Ecclesiastes 7:29 (DBY)

Passage

Only see this which I have found: that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.

Nearby Context

Ecclesiastes 7:27 See this which I have found, saith the Preacher, [searching] one by one to find out the reason;

Ecclesiastes 7:28 which my soul yet seeketh, and I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found, but a woman among all those have I not found.

Ecclesiastes 7:29 Only see this which I have found: that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "only", "found", "upright", "sought", and "devices". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "only" and "found", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "which my soul yet seeketh and I...", giving immediate footing for "only" and "found". In Ecclesiastes context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "only" and "found" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.