Ecclesiastes 7:28

Ecclesiastes 7:28 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

28while I was still searching
but not finding—
I found one upright man among a thousand,
but not one upright woman among them all.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

28which 7:28 Lit my soul still seeksI am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

28which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

28which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one 7:28 Or person.man among a thousand [who pleases God], but I have not found [such] a woman among all these [a thousand in my harem]. [1 Kin 11:3]

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

28While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

28I searched and searched
but found very little.
I did find one honest man among a thousand.
But I didn’t find one honest woman among a thousand.

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