Ecclesiastes 7:25

King James Version 1611 (Original)

I 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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  • Eccl 10:13 : 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
  • Jer 12:1-2 : 1 Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? 2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
  • 2 Pet 2:3-9 : 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; 7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 8 For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
  • 2 Pet 3:3-9 : 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
  • Gen 34:7 : 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
  • Josh 7:13 : 13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.
  • 2 Sam 13:12 : 12 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.
  • Prov 17:12 : 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
  • Prov 26:11 : 11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
  • Eccl 1:13-17 : 13 And 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. 14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. 16 I 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. 17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
  • Eccl 2:1-3 : 1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. 2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
  • Eccl 2:12 : 12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
  • 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 2:20 : 20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
  • Eccl 3:16-17 : 16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. 17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
  • Eccl 7:27 : 27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
  • Eccl 9:1-3 : 1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. 2 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. 3 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

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  • Eccl 1:13-18
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    13 And 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.

    14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

    15 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

    16 I 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.

    17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

    18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

  • Eccl 2:1-3
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    1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

    2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

    3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

  • Eccl 7:23-24
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    23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

    24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

  • Eccl 8:16-17
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    16 When 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:)

    17 Then 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.

  • Eccl 2:10-15
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    10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

    11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

    12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

    13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

    14 The 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.

    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 2:19-20
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    19 And 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.

    20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

  • Eccl 7:4
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    4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

  • Prov 8:12
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    12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

  • Prov 7:7
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    7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

  • Eccl 7:26-27
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    26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

    27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:

  • Prov 19:3
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    3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

  • Prov 18:1-2
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    1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

    2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

  • Ps 73:16
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    16 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;

  • Prov 17:16
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    16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

  • Prov 14:8
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    8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 8:5
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    5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

  • Eccl 9:1
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    1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

  • Prov 1:2
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    2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

  • Prov 18:15
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    15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  • Prov 1:6
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    6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

  • Job 28:12
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    12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

  • Eccl 9:13
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    13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

  • Prov 17:24
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    24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

  • Job 42:3
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    3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

  • Prov 8:14
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    14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

  • Prov 2:10
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    10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

  • Prov 15:7
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    7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

  • Eccl 7:7
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    7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

  • Eccl 2:25
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    25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?

  • Prov 16:22
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    22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

  • Prov 2:2
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    2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;