The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 7:22 Explained

Ecclesiastes 7:22

KJV: For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

YLT: For many times also hath thy heart known that thou thyself also hast reviled others.

Darby: For also thine own heart knoweth that oftentimes thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

ASV: for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For oftentimes  also thine own heart  knoweth  that thou thyself likewise hast cursed  others. 

What does Ecclesiastes 7:22 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 7

1  remedies against vanity are, a good name
2  mortification
7  patience
11  wisdom
23  The difficulty of wisdom

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 7:22 mean?

For also times many times has known your own heart that even you you have cursed others
כִּ֛י גַּם־ פְּעָמִ֥ים רַבּ֖וֹת יָדַ֣ע לִבֶּ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר גַּם־ [את] (אַתָּ֖ה) קִלַּ֥לְתָּ אֲחֵרִֽים

גַּם־  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
פְּעָמִ֥ים  times 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: פַּעַם  
Sense: stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrence.
רַבּ֖וֹת  many  times 
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
יָדַ֣ע  has  known 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
לִבֶּ֑ךָ  your  own  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
גַּם־  even 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
קִלַּ֥לְתָּ  have  cursed 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: קָלַל  
Sense: to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light.
אֲחֵרִֽים  others 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: אַחֵר  
Sense: another, other, following.

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