New International Version (NIV)
29This only have I found:
God created mankind upright,
but they have gone in search of many schemes.”
Ecclesiastes 7:29
Ecclesiastes 7:29 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
29Behold, I have found only this, that God made people upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
29Behold, I have found only this [as a reason]: God made man upright anduncorrupted, but they [both men and women] have sought out many devices [for evil].”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
29Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
American Standard Version (ASV)
29Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
29Beholde, sayth the Preacher, this haue I found, seeking one by one to finde the count:
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
29Behold, I have only found this: that God made mankind upright; but they search for many inventions.”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
29Here’s the only other thing I found.
God created human beings as honest.
But they’ve made many evil plans.”
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
29I did learn this:
God made people to do what is right.
But people have chosen their own way to do things.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
29See, this alone I have found, that God made man upright, and they have sought out many inventions.