Ecclesiastes 7:29
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Context
This verse from Ecclesiastes Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. A collection of wisdom observations including: a good name is better than precious ointment and the day of death is better than the day of birth. The Preacher declares he found one upright man in a thousand but not one …
Other Translations
Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they--they have sought out many devices.
This only have I seen, that God made men upright, but they have been searching out all sorts of inventions.
Cross References
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the …
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created …
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, …
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves …
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of …
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts …
And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the …
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; …