Verse 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)

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 3:10 : 10 I haue seene the trauaile that God hath giuen to ye sonnes of men to humble them thereby.
• Eccl 1:17 : 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.
• Gen 3:19 : 19 In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne to the earth: for out of it wast thou taken, because thou art dust, and to dust shalt thou returne.
• Eccl 7:25 : 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 8:16-17 : 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.
• Eccl 12:12 : 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.
• 1 Tim 4:15 : 15 These things exercise, and giue thy selfe vnto them, that it may be seene howe thou profitest among all men.
• Eccl 8:9 : 9 All this haue I seene, and haue giuen mine heart to euery worke, which is wrought vnder the sunne, and I sawe a time that man ruleth ouer man to his owne hurt.
• Ps 111:2 : 2 The workes of the Lord are great, and ought to be sought out of al them that loue them.
• Prov 2:2-4 : 2 And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding, 3 (For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding: 4 If thou seekest her as siluer, & searchest for her as for treasures,
• Prov 4:7 : 7 Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.
• Prov 18:1 : 1 For the desire thereof hee will separate himselfe to seeke it, and occupie himselfe in all wisdome.
• Prov 18:15 : 15 A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.
• Prov 23:26 : 26 My sonne, giue mee thine heart, and let thine eyes delite in my wayes.
• 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 2:26 : 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 4:4 : 4 Also I beheld all trauaile, & all perfection of workes that this is ye enuie of a man against his neighbour: this also is vanitie & vexation of spirit.