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Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved, "I will be wise," but it was beyond me.
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English Standard Version
23 All this I have tested by wisdom. I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
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King James Version
23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
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The Message Bible
23 I tested everything in my search for wisdom. I set out to be wise, but it was beyond me,
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New American Standard Bible
23 I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
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New International Version
23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said, “I am determined to be wise”— but this was beyond me.
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New King James Version
23 All this I have proved by wisdom. I said, "I will be wise"; But it was far from me.
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New Living Translation
23 I have always tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself, “I am determined to be wise.” But it didn’t work.
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New Revised Standard
23 All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
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American Standard Version
23 All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
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The Bible in Basic English
23 All this I have put to the test by wisdom; I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.
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Common English Bible
23 I tested all of this by wisdom. I thought, I will be wise, but it eluded me.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
23 I tested all of this by wisdom. I thought, I will be wise, but it eluded me.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
23 All this I have put to the test of wisdom; I said, "I will acquire wisdom"; but wisdom remained far away from me.
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The Darby Translation
23 All this have I tried by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
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Good News Translation
23 I used my wisdom to test all of this. I was determined to be wise, but it was beyond me.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
23 I used my wisdom to test all of this. I was determined to be wise, but it was beyond me.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
23 I used wisdom to test all of this. I said, "I want to be wise, but it is out of my reach."
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Hebrew Names Version
23 All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
23 All this I have proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise, but it was far from me.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said , I will be wise ; but it was far from me.
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Lexham English Bible
23 All this I have tested with wisdom. I said, "I will be wise!" but {it was beyond my grasp}.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
23 For many times he shall trespass against thee, and repeatedly shall he afflict thine heart; for thus also hast thou cursed others.
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New Century Version
23 I used wisdom to test all these things. I wanted to be wise, but it was too hard for me.
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New International Reader's Version
23 I used wisdom to put all of those things to the test. I said, "I've made up my mind to be wise." But it was more than I could accomplish.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
23 All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
23 (7-24) I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me,
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Revised Standard Version
23 All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, "I will be wise"; but it was far from me.
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
23 All this I have tested by wisdom; I said, "I will be wise"; but it was far from me.
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Third Millennium Bible
23 All this have I tested by wisdom: I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
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23 All this have I tested by wisdom: I said, "I will be wise," but it was far from me.
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The Latin Vulgate
23 scit enim tua conscientia quia et tu crebro maledixisti aliis
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
23 scit enim tua conscientia quia et tu crebro maledixisti aliis
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The Webster Bible
23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it [was] far from me.
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World English Bible
23 All this have I proved in wisdom. I said, "I will be wise;" but it was far from me.
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Wycliffe
23 I assayed all things in wisdom; I said, I shall be made wise, and it went away further from me (I said, I shall be made wise, but it went farther away from me),
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Young's Literal Translation
23 All this I have tried by wisdom; I have said, `I am wise,' and it [is] far from me.
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