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Ecclesiastes 12

Eccl. 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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Cross References

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Preacher.
Eccl. 1:1,12• 1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
 12I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. (Eccl. 1:1,12)
acceptable words.
Heb. words of delight.
Prov. 15:23,26• 23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it!
 26The thoughts of the evil man are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant. (Prov. 15:23,26)
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Prov. 16:21‑24• 21The wise in heart is called intelligent, and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
 22Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.
 23The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips increaseth learning.
 24Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones. (Prov. 16:21‑24)
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Prov. 25:11‑12• 11As apples of gold in pictures of silver, is a word spoken in season.
 12An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear. (Prov. 25:11‑12)
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1 Tim. 1:15• 15Faithful is the word, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom *I* am the first. (1 Tim. 1:15)
written.
Prov. 1:1‑6• 1Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
 2to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;
 3to receive the instruction of wisdom, righteousness and judgment, and equity;
 4to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
 5He that is wise will hear, and will increase learning; and the intelligent will gain wise counsels:
 6to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas. (Prov. 1:1‑6)
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Prov. 8:6‑10• 6Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
 7For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
 8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.
 9They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
 10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold: (Prov. 8:6‑10)
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Prov. 22:17‑21• 17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
 18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips.
 19That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
 20Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge,
 21that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee? (Prov. 22:17‑21)
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Luke 1:1‑4• 1Forasmuch as many have undertaken to draw up a relation concerning the matters fully believed among us,
 2as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,
 3it has seemed good to *me* also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,
 4that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed. (Luke 1:1‑4)
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John 3:11• 11Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and we bear witness of that which we have seen, and ye receive not our witness. (John 3:11)
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Col. 1:5• 5on account of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings, (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.