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Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes.
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The Origin of Human Sin
All commentators agree this verse identifies the origin of human sin. 'God made man upright' refers to the original, perfect state of Adam and Eve. However, humanity is responsible for its own fall. By choosing to seek their own 'many inventions' instead of following God, they introduced sin and misery into the world. This verse establishes that God is not the author of evil; the fault lies with humanity's own choices.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
God has made — Rather, God made. This is a definite allusion to the original state of man, in which he was exempt from vanity.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Lo, this only have I found, that God has made man upright , &c.] The first man Adam, as the Targum and Jarchi interpret it; an…
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…
