Ecclesiastes 7:29
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. ”
עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
בָּקַשׁ
they have sought
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בָּקַשׁ
Seek, search. Baqash. To search diligently. Seek the LORD while He may be found. This is not passive looking but intense searching with your whole heart.
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מָצָא
I have found
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מָצָא
To find, to discover, to encounter. Matsa. God is findable. He is not playing hide and seek. He actively reveals Himself to genuine seekers.
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רָאָה
consider
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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חִשָּׁבוֹן
schemes
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חִשָּׁבוֹן
a contrivance, i.e. actual (a warlike machine) or mental (a machination)
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רַב
many
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רַב
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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יָשָׁר
upright
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יָשָׁר
straight (literally or figuratively)
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