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which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

One man - One whose good qualities quite satisfy our expectation. Compare the expression one among a thousand (marginal reference).…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

One man among a thousand.— See Job 9:3; Job 33:23. The disparaging estimate of the female sex here expressed i…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Which yet my soul seeks, but I find not He was very earnest and diligent in his inquiry; he took a great deal of pains, a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Solomon, in his search into the nature and reason of things, had been miserably deluded. But he here speaks with godly sorrow. He alone who constan…

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