Ecclesiastes 12:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 12:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 12:10 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. acceptabl..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 12:10 — KJV
“The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. acceptable...: Heb. words of delight”
— Ecclesiastes 12:10 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 12:10 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 12:10
“Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. kept...: Heb. bound”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:10: words, truth, heb
“And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: he...: Heb. no blood shall be to him”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:10: find, even, heb
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. both...: Heb. from small even unto great”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:10: words, even, heb
“To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel; morning...: Heb. in the morning, and in the evening”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:10: written, even, heb
“Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 12:10: sought, even, heb
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