Ecclesiastes 1:18
For in the multitude of wisedome is much griefe: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorowe.
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- Eccl 12:12-13 : 12 And of other things beside these, my sone, take thou heede: for there is none ende in making many bookes, and much reading is a wearines of the flesh. 13 Let vs heare the end of all: feare God and keepe his commandements: for this is the whole duetie of man.
- 1 Cor 3:18-20 : 18 Let no man deceiue himselfe: If any man among you seeme to be wise in this world, let him be a foole, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdome of this worlde is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their owne craftinesse. 20 And againe, The Lord knoweth that the thoughtes of the wise be vaine.
- Job 28:28 : 28 And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.
- Eccl 2:15 : 15 Then I thought in mine heart, It befalleth vnto me, as it befalleth to ye foole. Why therefore doe I then labour to be more wise? And I sayd in mine heart, that this also is vanitie.
- Eccl 2:23 : 23 For all his dayes are sorowes, and his trauaile griefe: his heart also taketh not rest in the night: which also is vanitie.
- Eccl 7:16 : 16 (7:18) Be not thou iust ouermuch, neither make thy selfe ouerwise: wherefore shouldest thou be desolate?
- Jas 3:13-17 : 13 Who is a wise man & endued with knowledge among you? let him shew by good conuersation his workes in meekenesse of wisdome. 14 But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts, reioyce not, neither be liars against the trueth. 15 This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, and deuilish. 16 For where enuying and strife is, there is sedition, and all maner of euill workes. 17 But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easie to be intreated, full of mercie & good fruites, without iudging, and without hipocrisie.
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- Eccl 1:13-175 verses85%
13 And I haue giuen mine heart to search and finde out wisdome by all things that are done vnder the heauen: (this sore trauaile hath GOD giuen to the sonnes of men, to humble them thereby)
14 I haue considered all the workes that are done vnder the sunne, and beholde, all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.
15 That which is crooked, can none make straight: and that which faileth, cannot be nombred.
16 I thought in mine heart, and said, Behold, I am become great, and excell in wisdome all them that haue bene before me in Ierusalem: and mine heart hath seene much wisedome and knowledge.
17 And I gaue mine heart to knowe wisdome and knowledge, madnes and foolishnes: I knew also that this is a vexation of the spirit.
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25 (7:27) I haue compassed about, both I and mine heart to knowe and to enquire and to search wisedome, and reason, and to knowe the wickednesse of follie, and the foolishnesse of madnesse,
- Eccl 2:19-224 verses75%
19 And who knoweth whether he shalbe wise or foolish? yet shall hee haue rule ouer all my labour, wherein I haue trauailed, and wherein I haue shewed my selfe wise vnder the sunne. This is also vanitie.
20 Therefore I went about to make mine heart abhorre all the labour, wherein I had trauailed vnder the sunne.
21 For there is a man whose trauaile is in wisdome, and in knowledge and in equitie: yet to a man that hath not trauailed herein, shal he giue his portion: this also is vanitie and a great griefe.
22 For what hath man of all his trauaile and griefe of his heart, wherein he hath trauailed vnder the sunne?
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26 Surely to a man that is good in his sight, God giueth wisdome, and knowledge, and ioy: but to the sinner he giueth paine, to gather, and to heape to giue to him that is good before God: this is also vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.
- Eccl 7:3-42 verses75%
3 (7:5) Anger is better then laughter: for by a sad looke the heart is made better.
4 (7:6) The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning: but the heart of fooles is in the house of mirth.
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12 And of other things beside these, my sone, take thou heede: for there is none ende in making many bookes, and much reading is a wearines of the flesh.
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5 A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,
6 To vnderstand a parable, & the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.
7 The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.
- Eccl 2:13-175 verses74%
13 Then I saw that there is profite in wisdome, more then in follie: as the light is more excellent then darkenes.
14 For the wise mans eyes are in his head, but the foole walketh in darknes: yet I know also that the same condition falleth to them all.
15 Then I thought in mine heart, It befalleth vnto me, as it befalleth to ye foole. Why therefore doe I then labour to be more wise? And I sayd in mine heart, that this also is vanitie.
16 For there shalbe no remembrance of the wise, nor of the foole for euer: for that that now is, in the dayes to come shall all be forgotten; howe dyeth the wise man, as doeth the foole?
17 Therefore I hated life: for the worke that is wrought vnder the sunne is grieuous vnto me: for all is vanitie, and vexation of the spirit.
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16 Then thought I to know this, but it was too painefull for me,
- Eccl 8:16-172 verses74%
16 When I applied mine heart to knowe wisedome, and to behold the busines that is done on earth, that neither day nor night the eyes of man take sleepe,
17 Then I behelde the whole worke of God, that man cannot finde out ye worke that is wrought vnder the sunne: for the which man laboureth to seeke it, and cannot finde it: yea, and though the wise man thinke to knowe it, he cannot finde it.
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4 And by knowledge shall the chambers bee filled with all precious, and pleasant riches.
5 A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength.
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15 A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.
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13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.
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18 Better is wisedome then weapons of warre: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
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10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,
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2 To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,
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18 The foolish do inherite follie: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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10 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lorde, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.
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3 The foolishnesse of a man peruerteth his way, and his heart freateth against the Lord.
- Eccl 7:11-122 verses73%
11 (7:13) Wisedome is good with an inheritance, and excellent to them that see the sunne.
12 (7:14) For man shall rest in the shadowe of wisedome, and in the shadowe of siluer: but the excellencie of the knowledge of wisedome giueth life to the possessers thereof.
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13 Euen in laughing the heart is sorowful, and the ende of that mirth is heauinesse.
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8 For what hath the wise man more then the foole? what hath the poore that knoweth how to walke before the liuing?
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22 Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.
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13 I haue also seene this wisedome vnder the sunne, and it is great vnto me.
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9 And I was great, & increased aboue all that were before me in Ierusalem: also my wisedome remained with me.
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23 (7:2) All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I thought I will be wise, but it went farre from me.
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7 Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.
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21 Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.
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11 (7:1) Svrely there be many things that increase vanitie: and what auaileth it man?
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12 But where is wisdome found? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
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2 Vanitie of vanities, sayth the Preacher: vanitie of vanities, all is vanitie.
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6 For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
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6 A scorner seeketh wisdome, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easie to him that will vnderstande.