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Ecclesiastes 12

Ec. 12:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The preacher
qoheleth (Hebrew #6953)
a (female) assembler (i.e. lecturer): abstractly, preaching (used as a "nom de plume", Koheleth)
KJV usage: preacher.
Pronounce: ko-heh'-leth
Origin: feminine of active participle from 6950
sought
baqash (Hebrew #1245)
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
KJV usage: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
Pronounce: baw-kash'
Origin: a primitive root
to find out
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
δacceptable
chephets (Hebrew #2656)
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
KJV usage: acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly.
Pronounce: khay'-fets
Origin: from 2654
words
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
: and that which was written
kathab (Hebrew #3789)
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
KJV usage: describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
Pronounce: kaw-thab'
Origin: a primitive root
was upright
yosher (Hebrew #3476)
the right
KJV usage: equity, meet, right, upright(-ness).
Pronounce: yo'-sher
Origin: from 3474
, even words
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
of truth
'emeth (Hebrew #571)
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
KJV usage: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
Pronounce: eh'-meth
Origin: contracted from 539
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words of delight.

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Preacher.
acceptable words.
Heb. words of delight.
written.
Pr. 1:1‑6• 1Los proverbios de Salomón, hijo de David, rey de Israel:
2Para entender sabiduría y doctrina; Para conocer las razones prudentes;
3Para recibir el consejo de prudencia, Justicia, y juicio y equidad;
4Para dar sagacidad á los simples, Y á los jóvenes inteligencia y cordura.
5Oirá el sabio, y aumentará el saber; Y el entendido adquirirá consejo;
6Para entender parábola y declaración; Palabras de sabios, y sus dichos oscuros.
(Pr. 1:1‑6)
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Pr. 8:6‑10• 6Oid, porque hablaré cosas excelentes; Y abriré mis labios para cosas rectas.
7Porque mi boca hablará verdad, Y la impiedad abominan mis labios.
8En justicia son todas las razones de mi boca; No hay en ellas cosa perversa ni torcida.
9Todas ellas son rectas al que entiende, Y razonables á los que han hallado sabiduría.
10Recibid mi enseñanza, y no plata; Y ciencia antes que el oro escogido.
(Pr. 8:6‑10)
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Pr. 22:17‑21• 17Inclina tu oído, y oye las palabras de los sabios, Y pon tu corazón á mi sabiduría:
18Porque es cosa deleitable, si las guardares en tus entrañas; Y que juntamente sean ordenadas en tus labios.
19Para que tu confianza sea en Jehová, Te las he hecho saber hoy á ti también.
20¿No te he escrito tres veces En consejos y ciencia,
21Para hacerte saber la certidumbre de las razones verdaderas, Para que puedas responder razones de verdad á los que á ti enviaren?
(Pr. 22:17‑21)
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Lc. 1:1‑4• 1Habiendo muchos tentado á poner en orden la historia de las cosas que entre nosotros han sido ciertísimas,
2Como nos lo enseñaron los que desde el principio lo vieron por sus ojos, y fueron ministros de la palabra;
3Me ha parecido también á mí, después de haber entendido todas las cosas desde el principio con diligencia, escribírtelas por orden, oh muy buen Teófilo,
4Para que conozcas la verdad de las cosas en las cuales has sido enseñado.
(Lc. 1:1‑4)
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Jn. 3:11• 11De cierto, de cierto te digo, que lo que sabemos hablamos, y lo que hemos visto, testificamos; y no recibís nuestro testimonio. (Jn. 3:11)
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Col. 1:5• 5A causa de la esperanza que os está guardada en los cielos, de la cual habéis oído ya por la palabra verdadera del evangelio: (Col. 1:5)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth.