Ecclesiastes 2:9 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And I became great, and increased above every one who had been before me in Jerusalem; also, my wisdom stood with me.

English ASV

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

English Amplified

So I became great and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me and stood by me.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So I became great and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me and stood by me.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

English EASY 2024

As a result, I was greater than anyone who had ever lived in Jerusalem before me. And I continued to follow the way of wisdom.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I became very rich and famous. I was greater than anyone who lived in Jerusalem before me. My wisdom was always there to help me.

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Yes, I was great, greater than anyone else who had ever lived in Jerusalem, and my wisdom never failed me.

English God's Word - GW 1995

So I grew richer than anyone in Jerusalem before me. Yet, my wisdom remained with me.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Thus, I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me.

English KJV 1611

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

English LSB

Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

I became great and surpassed anyone who had been in Jerusalem before me. Also my wisdom remained with me.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

I became great, and I stored up more than all others before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom, too, stayed with me.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So I was far wealthier than all my predecessors in Jerusalem, yet I maintained my objectivity:

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I became far more important than anyone in Jerusalem had ever been before. And in spite of everything, I didn't lose my wisdom.

English NIV

I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.

English NKJ 1982

So I became great and excelled more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.

English NLT

So I became greater than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. And with it all, I remained clear-eyed so that I could evaluate all these things.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom remained with me.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom remained with me.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So I became greater than any of the kings in Jerusalem before me, and with it all I remained clear-eyed, so that I could evaluate all these things.

English Tyndale 1537

Shortly, I was greater and in more worship, than all my predecessors in Jerusalem. For wisdom remained with me:

Ecclesiastes 2:9 — Compare Translations