Ecclesiastes 1:18
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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- Eccl 12:12-13 : 12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
- 1 Cor 3:18-20 : 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
- Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
- Eccl 2:15 : 15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
- Eccl 2:23 : 23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
- Eccl 7:16 : 16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
- Jas 3:13-17 : 13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
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- Eccl 1:13-175 verses85%
13And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
17And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
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25I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
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19And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
20Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
21For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
22For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
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26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
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12And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
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5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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13Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
14The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
15Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
16For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
17Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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16When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
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16When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
17Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
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4And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
5A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
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15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
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13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
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18Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
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10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
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2To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
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18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
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10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
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3The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
- Eccl 7:11-122 verses73%
11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
12For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
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13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
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8For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
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22Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
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13This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:
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9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
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23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
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7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
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21Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
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11Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
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12But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
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2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
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6For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
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6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.