That which is crooked can`t be made straight; and that which is lacking can`t be counted.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

He saw clearly both the disorder and incompleteness of human actions (compare the marginal reference), and also man’s impotence to rectify them.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Made straight. —The verb occurs only in this book (Ecclesiastes 7:13; Ecclesiastes 12:9, set in order

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

[That which is] crooked cannot be made straight By all the art and cunning, wisdom and knowledge of man, that he can atta…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Solomon tried all things and found them vanity. He found his searches for knowledge weariness, not only to the flesh, but to the mind. The more he …

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