Compare Translations for Ecclesiastes 12:10

10 The Teacher sought to find delightful sayings and to accurately write words of truth.
10 The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
10 The Quester did his best to find the right words and write the plain truth.
10 The Preacher sought to find delightful words and to write words of truth correctly.
10 The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.
10 The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was upright--words of truth.
10 The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly.
10 The Teacher sought to find pleasing words, and he wrote words of truth plainly.
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, [even] words of truth.
10 The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.
10 The Teacher searched for pleasing words, and he wrote truthful words honestly.
10 The Teacher searched for pleasing words, and he wrote truthful words honestly.
10 Kohelet worked to develop an attractive writing style, in which he expressed the truth straightforwardly.
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth.
10 The Philosopher tried to find comforting words, but the words he wrote were honest.
10 The Philosopher tried to find comforting words, but the words he wrote were honest.
10 The spokesman tried to find just the right words. He wrote the words of truth very carefully.
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
10 The preacher sought to find willing words and upright writings, even words of truth.
10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
10 The Teacher sought to find delightful words, and he wrote what is upright--truthful words.
10 The Preacher sought diligently to find out acceptable words, and a correct writing, words of truth.
10 The Teacher looked for just the right words to write what is dependable and true.
10 He did his best to find just the right words. And what he wrote was honest and true.
10 The Teacher sought to find pleasing words, and he wrote words of truth plainly.
10 He sought profitable words, and wrote words most right, and full of truth.
10 The Preacher sought to find pleasing words, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
10 The Preacher sought to find pleasing words, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth!
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth!
10 quaesivit verba utilia et conscripsit sermones rectissimos ac veritate plenos
10 quaesivit verba utilia et conscripsit sermones rectissimos ac veritate plenos
10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth.
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
10 he sought (out) profitable words, and he wrote most rightful words, and full of truth.
10 The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written [by] the upright, words of truth.

Ecclesiastes 12:10 Commentaries