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Proverbs 14:22 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Do they not err () that devise () evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise () good.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Πλανώμενοι () τεκταίνουσι κακά, () ἔλεον () δὲ () καὶ () ἀλήθειαν () τεκταίνουσιν ἀγαθοί. () Οὐκ () ἐπίστανται () ἔλεον () καὶ () πίστιν () τέκτονες () κακῶν, () ἐλεημοσύναι () δὲ () καὶ () πίστεις () παρὰ () τέκτοσιν () ἀγαθοῖς. ()

Proverbs 15:3 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Beholding () the evil and the good.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ἐν () παντὶ () τόπῳ () ὀφθαλμοὶ () κυρίου, () σκοπεύουσιν κακούς () τε () καὶ () ἀγαθούς. ()

Proverbs 15:15 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

All the days of the afflicted are evil: But he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Πάντα () τὸν () χρόνον () οἱ () ὀφθαλμοὶ () τῶν () κακῶν () προσδέχονται () κακά, () οἱ () δὲ () ἀγαθοὶ () ἡσυχάζουσιν () διὰ () παντός. ()

Proverbs 15:16 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Better is little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρείσσων () μικρὰ () μερὶς () μετὰ () φόβου () κυρίου () () θησαυροὶ () μεγάλοι () μετὰ () ἀφοβίας.

Proverbs 15:17 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a stalled () ox and hatred therewith.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρείσσων () ξενισμὸς λαχάνων () πρὸς () φιλίαν () καὶ () χάριν () () παράθεσις μόσχων () μετὰ () ἔχθρας. ()

Proverbs 15:23 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

King James w/Strong’s #s:

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: And a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

Proverbs 15:23 Heb. in his season

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Οὐ () μὴ () ὑπακούσῃ () () κακὸς () αὐτῇ () οὐδὲ () μὴ () εἴπῃ καίριόν τι () καὶ () καλὸν () τῷ () κοινῷ. ()

Proverbs 15:30 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

The light of the eyes rejoiceth () the heart: And a good report maketh the bones fat. ()

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Θεωρῶν () ὀφθαλμὸς () καλὰ () εὐφραίνει () καρδίαν, () φήμη () δὲ () ἀγαθὴ () πιαίνει ὀστᾶ.

Proverbs 16:8 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Better is a little with righteousness Than great revenues without right.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

() ζητῶν () τὸν () κύριον () εὑρήσει () γνῶσιν () μετὰ () δικαιοσύνης, () οἱ () δὲ () ὀρθῶς () ζητοῦντες () αὐτὸν () εὑρήσουσιν () εἰρήνην. ()

Proverbs 16:16 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

How much better is it to get () wisdom than gold! And to get () understanding rather to be chosen () than silver!

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Νοσσιαὶ () σοφίας () αἱρετώτεραι χρυσίου, () νοσσιαὶ () δὲ () φρονήσεως () αἱρετώτεραι ὑπὲρ () ἀργύριον. ()

Proverbs 16:19 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, () Than to divide () the spoil with the proud.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρείσσων () πραύθυμος μετὰ () ταπεινώσεως () () ὃς () διαιρεῖται () σκῦλα () μετὰ () ὑβριστῶν. ()

Proverbs 16:20 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

He that handleth a matter wisely () shall find () good: And whoso trusteth () in the Lord, happy is he.

Proverbs 16:20 Or, he that understandeth a matter

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Συνετὸς () ἐν () πράγμασιν () εὑρετὴς ἀγαθῶν, () πεποιθὼς () δὲ () ἐπὶ () θεῷ () μακαριστός.

Proverbs 16:29 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

A violent man enticeth () his neighbour, And leadeth () him into the way that is not good.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ἀνὴρ () παράνομος ἀποπειρᾶται φίλων () καὶ () ἀπάγει () αὐτοὺς () ὁδοὺς () οὐκ () ἀγαθάς. ()

Proverbs 16:32 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth () his spirit than he that taketh () a city.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρείσσων () ἀνὴρ () μακρόθυμος ἰσχυροῦ, () () δὲ () κρατῶν () ὀργῆς () κρείσσων () καταλαμβανομένου () πόλιν. ()

Proverbs 17:1 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, Than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

Proverbs 17:1 Or, good cheer

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρείσσων () ψωμὸς μεθ’ () ἡδονῆς () ἐν () εἰρήνῃ () () οἶκος () πλήρης () πολλῶν () ἀγαθῶν () καὶ () ἀδίκων () θυμάτων μετὰ () μάχης. ()

Proverbs 17:13 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Whoso rewardeth () evil for good, Evil shall not depart () () () from his house.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ὃς () ἀποδίδωσιν () κακὰ () ἀντὶ () ἀγαθῶν, () οὐ () κινηθήσεται () κακὰ () ἐκ () τοῦ () οἴκου () αὐτοῦ. ()

Proverbs 17:20 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

One who has a perverse heart doesn’t find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

He that hath a froward heart findeth () no good: And he that hath a perverse () tongue falleth () into mischief.

Proverbs 17:20 Heb. The froward of heart

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

() δὲ () σκληροκάρδιος οὐ () συναντᾷ () ἀγαθοῖς. () Ἀνὴρ () εὐμετάβολος γλώσσῃ () ἐμπεσεῖται () εἰς () κακά, ()

Proverbs 17:26 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Also to punish () the just is not good, Nor to strike () princes for equity.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ζημιοῦν () ἄνδρα () δίκαιον () οὐ () καλόν, () οὐδὲ () ὅσιον () ἐπιβουλεύειν δυνάσταις () δικαίοις. ()

Proverbs 18:5 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

It is not good to accept () the person of the wicked, To overthrow () the righteous in judgment.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Θαυμάσαι () πρόσωπον () ἀσεβοῦς () οὐ () καλόν, () οὐδὲ () ὅσιον () ἐκκλίνειν () τὸ () δίκαιον () ἐν () κρίσει. ()

Proverbs 18:22 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Whoso findeth () a wife findeth () a good thing, And obtaineth () favour of the Lord.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ὃς () εὗρεν () γυναῖκα () ἀγαθήν, () εὗρεν () χάριτας, () ἔλαβεν () δὲ () παρὰ () θεοῦ () ἱλαρότητα. () ὃς () ἐκβάλλει () γυναῖκα () ἀγαθήν, () ἐκβάλλει () τὰ () ἀγαθά· () () δὲ () κατέχων () μοιχαλίδα () ἄφρων () καὶ () ἀσεβής. ()

Proverbs 18:22 Originally verses 18:22 and 18:22a.

Proverbs 19:1 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Better is the poor () that walketh () in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Proverbs 19:2 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; And he that hasteth () with his feet sinneth. ()

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Proverbs 19:8 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

He that getteth () wisdom loveth () his own soul: He that keepeth () understanding shall find () good.

Proverbs 19:8 Heb. an heart

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

() κτώμενος () φρόνησιν () ἀγαπᾷ () ἑαυτόν· () ὃς () δὲ () φυλάσσει () φρόνησιν, () εὑρήσει () ἀγαθά. ()

Proverbs 19:22 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

The desire of a man is his kindness: And a poor man () is better than a liar.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Καρπὸς () ἀνδρὶ () ἐλεημοσύνη, () κρείσσων () δὲ () πτωχὸς () δίκαιος () () πλούσιος () ψεύστης. ()

Proverbs 20:23 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Yahweh detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not pleasing.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; And a false balance is not good.

Proverbs 20:23 Heb. balance of deceit

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Βδέλυγμα () κυρίῳ () δισσὸν στάθμιον, καὶ () ζυγὸς () δόλιος () οὐ () καλὸν () ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ. ()

Proverbs 21:9 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

It is better to dwell () in a corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling () woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 21:9a Heb. a woman of contentions
Proverbs 21:9b Heb. an house of society

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρεῖσσον () οἰκεῖν () ἐπὶ () γωνίας () ὑπαίθρου () ἐν () κεκονιαμένοις () μετὰ () ἀδικίας () καὶ () ἐν () οἴκῳ () κοινῷ. ()

Proverbs 21:19 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

It is better to dwell () in the wilderness, Than with a contentious () and an angry woman.

Proverbs 21:19 Heb. in the land of the desert

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρεῖσσον () οἰκεῖν () ἐν () γῇ () ἐρήμῳ () () μετὰ () γυναικὸς () μαχίμου καὶ () γλωσσώδους καὶ () ὀργίλου. ()

Proverbs 22:1 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

A good name is rather to be chosen () than great riches, And loving favour rather than silver and gold.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Αἱρετώτερον ὄνομα () καλὸν () () πλοῦτος () πολύς, () ὑπὲρ () δὲ () ἀργύριον () καὶ () χρυσίον () χάρις () ἀγαθή. ()

Proverbs 22:9 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; () For he giveth () of his bread to the poor.

Proverbs 22:9 Heb. good of eye

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

() ἐλεῶν () πτωχὸν () αὐτὸς () διατραφήσεται· τῶν () γὰρ () ἑαυτοῦ () ἄρτων () ἔδωκεν () τῷ () πτωχῷ. () νίκην () καὶ () τιμὴν () περιποιεῖται () δῶρα () δούς, () τὴν () μέντοι () ψυχὴν () ἀφαιρεῖται () τῶν () κεκτημένων. ()

Proverbs 22:9 Originally verses 22:9 and 22:9a.

Proverbs 24:13 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;

King James w/Strong’s #s:

My son, eat () thou honey, because it is good; And the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Φάγε () μέλι, () υἱέ, () ἀγαθὸν () γὰρ () κηρίον, () ἵνα () γλυκανθῇ σου () () φάρυγξ·

Proverbs 24:23 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect () of persons in judgment.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ταῦτα () δὲ () λέγω () ὑμῖν () τοῖς () σοφοῖς () ἐπιγινώσκειν· () αἰδεῖσθαι πρόσωπον () ἐν () κρίσει () οὐ () καλόν· ()

Proverbs 24:25 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

But to them that rebuke () him shall be delight, () And a good blessing shall come () upon them.

Proverbs 24:25 Heb. a blessing of good

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

οἱ () δὲ () ἐλέγχοντες () βελτίους φανοῦνται, () ἐπ’ () αὐτοὺς () δὲ () ἥξει () εὐλογία () ἀγαθή· ()

Proverbs 25:7 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

for it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For better it is that it be said () unto thee, Come up () hither; Than that thou shouldest be put lower () in the presence of the prince Whom thine eyes have seen. ()

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

κρεῖσσον () γάρ () σοι () τὸ () ῥηθῆναι Ἀνάβαινε () πρός () με, () () ταπεινῶσαί () σε () ἐν () προσώπῳ () δυνάστου. () () εἶδον () οἱ () ὀφθαλμοί () σου, () λέγε. ()

Proverbs 25:24 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

It is better to dwell () in the corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling () woman and in a wide house.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρεῖττον () οἰκεῖν () ἐπὶ () γωνίας () δώματος () () μετὰ () γυναικὸς () λοιδόρου () ἐν () οἰκίᾳ () κοινῇ. ()

Proverbs 25:25 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ὥσπερ () ὕδωρ () ψυχρὸν () ψυχῇ () διψώσῃ () προσηνές, οὕτως () ἀγγελία () ἀγαθὴ () ἐκ () γῆς () μακρόθεν. ()

Proverbs 25:27 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

It is not good to eat () much () honey: So for men to search their own glory is not glory.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ἐσθίειν () μέλι () πολὺ () οὐ () καλόν, () τιμᾶν () δὲ () χρὴ () λόγους () ἐνδόξους. ()

Proverbs 27:5 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Open () rebuke is better Than secret () love.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρείσσους () ἔλεγχοι () ἀποκεκαλυμμένοι () κρυπτομένης () φιλίας. ()

Proverbs 27:10 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake () not; Neither go () into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: For better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Φίλον () σὸν () () φίλον () πατρῷον () μὴ () ἐγκαταλίπῃς, () εἰς () δὲ () τὸν () οἶκον () τοῦ () ἀδελφοῦ () σου () μὴ () εἰσέλθῃς () ἀτυχῶν· κρείσσων () φίλος () ἐγγὺς () () ἀδελφὸς () μακρὰν () οἰκῶν. ()

Proverbs 28:6 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Better is the poor () that walketh () in his uprightness, Than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κρείσσων () πτωχὸς () πορευόμενος () ἐν () ἀληθείᾳ () πλουσίου () ψευδοῦς. ()

Proverbs 28:10 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he will fall into his own trap; but the blameless will inherit good.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray () in an evil way, He shall fall () himself into his own pit: But the upright shall have good things in possession. ()

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ὃς () πλανᾷ () εὐθεῖς () ἐν () ὁδῷ () κακῇ, () εἰς () διαφθορὰν () αὐτὸς () ἐμπεσεῖται· () οἱ () δὲ () ἄνομοι () διελεύσονται () ἀγαθὰ () καὶ () οὐκ () εἰσελεύσονται () εἰς () αὐτά. ()

Proverbs 28:21 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

To have respect () of persons is not good: For for a piece of bread that man will transgress. ()

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ὃς () οὐκ () αἰσχύνεται πρόσωπα () δικαίων, () οὐκ () ἀγαθός· () () τοιοῦτος () ψωμοῦ ἄρτου () ἀποδώσεται () ἄνδρα. ()

Proverbs 31:12 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

She will do () him good and not evil All the days of her life.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

ἐνεργεῖ () γὰρ () τῷ () ἀνδρὶ () ἀγαθὰ () πάντα () τὸν () βίον. ()

Proverbs 31:18 (100.00%)

World English Bible:

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn’t go out by night.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

She perceiveth () that her merchandise is good: Her candle goeth not out () by night.

Proverbs 31:18 Heb. she tasteth

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ἐγεύσατο ὅτι () καλόν () ἐστιν () τὸ () ἐργάζεσθαι, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἀποσβέννυται ὅλην () τὴν () νύκτα () () λύχνος () αὐτῆς. ()

World English Bible:

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

I said () in mine heart, Go to now, () I will prove () thee with mirth, therefore enjoy () pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Εἶπον ἐγὼ () ἐν () καρδίᾳ () μου () Δεῦρο () δὴ () πειράσω () σε () ἐν () εὐφροσύνῃ, () καὶ () ἰδὲ () ἐν () ἀγαθῷ· () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () καί () γε () τοῦτο () ματαιότης. ()

World English Bible:

I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

I sought () in mine heart to give () myself unto wine, yet acquainting () mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold () on folly, till I might see () what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do () under the heaven all the days of their life.

Ecclesiastes 2:3a Heb. to draw my flesh with wine
Ecclesiastes 2:3b Heb. the number of the days of their life

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Κατεσκεψάμην ἐν () καρδίᾳ () μου () τοῦ () ἑλκύσαι εἰς () οἶνον () τὴν () σάρκα () μου ()καὶ () καρδία () μου () ὡδήγησεν () ἐν () σοφίᾳ ()καὶ () τοῦ () κρατῆσαι () ἐπ’ () ἀφροσύνῃ, () ἕως () οὗ () ἴδω () ποῖον () τὸ () ἀγαθὸν () τοῖς () υἱοῖς () τοῦ () ἀνθρώπου, () () ποιήσουσιν () ὑπὸ () τὸν () ἥλιον () ἀριθμὸν () ἡμερῶν () ζωῆς () αὐτῶν. ()

World English Bible:

There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat () and drink, () and that he should make his soul enjoy () good in his labour. This also I saw, () that it was from the hand of God.

Ecclesiastes 2:24 Or, delight his senses

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἀγαθὸν () ἐν () ἀνθρώπῳ· () () φάγεται () καὶ () () πίεται () καὶ () () δείξει () τῇ () ψυχῇ () αὐτοῦ, () ἀγαθὸν () ἐν () μόχθῳ () αὐτοῦ. () Καί () γε () τοῦτο () εἶδον () ἐγὼ () ὅτι () ἀπὸ () χειρὸς () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐστιν· ()

World English Bible:

For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

For God giveth () to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner () he giveth () travail, to gather () and to heap up, () that he may give () to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 2:26 Heb. before him

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ὅτι () τῷ () ἀνθρώπῳ () τῷ () ἀγαθῷ () πρὸ () προσώπου () αὐτοῦ () ἔδωκεν () σοφίαν () καὶ () γνῶσιν () καὶ () εὐφροσύνην· () καὶ () τῷ () ἁμαρτάνοντι () ἔδωκεν () περισπασμὸν τοῦ () προσθεῖναι () καὶ () τοῦ () συναγαγεῖν () τοῦ () δοῦναι () τῷ () ἀγαθῷ () πρὸ () προσώπου () τοῦ () θεοῦ· () ὅτι () καί () γε () τοῦτο () ματαιότης () καὶ () προαίρεσις πνεύματος. ()

World English Bible:

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

I know () that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, () and to do () good in his life.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Ἔγνων () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἀγαθὸν () ἐν () αὐτοῖς () εἰ () μὴ () τοῦ () εὐφρανθῆναι () καὶ () τοῦ () ποιεῖν () ἀγαθὸν () ἐν () ζωῇ () αὐτοῦ· ()

World English Bible:

Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

And also that every man should eat () and drink, () and enjoy () the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

καί () γε () πᾶς () () ἄνθρωπος, () ὃς () φάγεται () καὶ () πίεται () καὶ () ἴδῃ () ἀγαθὸν () ἐν () παντὶ () μόχθῳ () αὐτοῦ, () δόμα () θεοῦ () ἐστιν. ()

World English Bible:

Therefore I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his works, for that is his portion; for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Wherefore I perceive () that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice () in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring () him to see () what shall be after him?

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Καὶ () εἶδον () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἀγαθὸν () εἰ () μὴ () () εὐφρανθήσεται () () ἄνθρωπος () ἐν () ποιήμασιν () αὐτοῦ, () ὅτι () αὐτὸ () μερὶς () αὐτοῦ· () ὅτι () τίς () ἄξει () αὐτὸν () τοῦ () ἰδεῖν () ἐν () () ἐὰν () γένηται () μετ’ () αὐτόν; ()

World English Bible:

Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen () the evil work that is done () under the sun.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

καὶ () ἀγαθὸς () ὑπὲρ () τοὺς () δύο () τούτους () ὅστις () οὔπω () ἐγένετο, () ὃς () οὐκ () εἶδεν () σὺν () τὸ () ποίημα () τὸ () πονηρὸν () τὸ () πεποιημένον () ὑπὸ () τὸν () ἥλιον. ()

World English Bible:

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s:

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ):

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.