Cross References I have surveyed all things with my mind, to know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: and to know the wickedness of the fool, and the error of the imprudent: Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I proposed in my mind to seek and search out wisely concerning all things that are done under the sun. This painful occupation hath God given to the children of men, to be exercised therein. Ecclesiastes 1:15 The perverse are hard to be corrected, and the number of fools is infinite. Ecclesiastes 1:17 And I have given my heart to know prudence, and learning, and errors, and folly: and I have perceived that in these also there was labour, and vexation of spirit, Ecclesiastes 2:3 I thought in my heart, to withdraw my flesh from wine, that I might turn my mind to wisdom, and might avoid folly, till I might see what was profitable for the children of men: and what they ought to do under the sun, all the days of their life. Ecclesiastes 10:13 The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I have surveyed all things with my mind, to know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: and to know the wickedness of the fool, and the error of the imprudent: I applied mine heart Ecclesiastes 1:13-17 And I proposed in my mind to seek and search out wisely concerning all things that are done under the sun. This painful occupation hath God given to the children of men, to be exercised therein. . . . Ecclesiastes 2:1-3,12,20 I said in my heart: I will go, and abound with delights, and enjoy good things. And I saw that this also was vanity. . . . the reason Ecclesiastes 7:27 Lo this have I found, said Ecclesiastes, weighing one thing after another, that I might find out the account, Ecclesiastes 2:15 And I said in my heart: If the death of the fool and mine shall be one, what doth it avail me, that I have applied myself more to the study of wisdom? And speaking with my own mind, I perceived that this also was vanity. Ecclesiastes 3:16,17 I saw under the sun in the place of judgment wickedness, and in the place of justice iniquity. . . . Ecclesiastes 9:1,2 All these things have I considered in my heart, that I might carefully understand them: there are just men and wise men, and their works are in the hand of God: and yet man knoweth not whether he be worthy of love, or hatred: . . . Jeremiah 12:1,2 Thou indeed, O Lord, art just, if I plead with thee, but yet I will speak what is just to thee: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper: why is it well with all them that transgress, and do wickedly? . . . 2 Peter 2:3-9 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not: and their perdition slumbereth not. . . . 2 Peter 3:3-9 Knowing this first: That in the last days there shall come deceitful scoffers, walking after their own lusts, . . . know Ecclesiastes 9:3 This is a very great evil among all things that are done under the sun, that the same things happen to all men: whereby also the hearts of the children of men are filled with evil, and with contempt while they live, and afterwards they shall be brought down to hell. Ecclesiastes 10:13 The beginning of his words is folly, and the end of his talk is a mischievous error. Genesis 34:7 Behold his sons came from the field: and hearing what had passed, they were exceeding angry, because he had done a foul thing in Israel, and committed an unlawful act, in ravishing Jacob's daughter. Joshua 7:13 Arise, sanctify the people, and say to them: Be ye sanctified against tomorrow: for thus saith the Lord God of Israel: The curse is in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thy enemies, till he be destroyed out of thee, that is defiled with this wickedness. 2 Samuel 13:12 She answered him: Do not so, my brother, do not force me: for no such thing must be done in Israel. Do not thou this folly. Proverbs 17:12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than a fool trusting in his own folly. Proverbs 26:11 As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is the fool that repeateth his folly. Context The Limits of Human Wisdom…24Much more than it was: it is a great depth, who shall find it out? 25I have surveyed all things with my mind, to know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason: and to know the wickedness of the fool, and the error of the imprudent:26And I have found a woman more bitter than death, who is the hunter's snare, and her heart is a net, and her hands are bands. He that pleaseth God shall escape from her: but he that is a sinner, shall be caught by her.… Lexicon Iאֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I directed סַבּ֨וֹתִֽי (sab·bō·w·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5437: To turn about, go around, surround my mind וְלִבִּי֙ (wə·lib·bî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre to understand, לָדַ֣עַת (lā·ḏa·‘aṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know to explore, וְלָת֔וּר (wə·lā·ṯūr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 8446: To meander, about, for, trade, reconnoitring to search out וּבַקֵּ֥שׁ (ū·ḇaq·qêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after wisdom חָכְמָ֖ה (ḥāḵ·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2451: Wisdom and explanations, וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן (wə·ḥeš·bō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2808: Contrivance, intelligence and to understand וְלָדַ֙עַת֙ (wə·lā·ḏa·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1847: Knowledge the stupidity כֶּ֔סֶל (ke·sel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3689: Fatness, the loin, the viscera, silliness, trust of wickedness רֶ֣שַׁע (re·ša‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7562: Wickedness and the folly וְהַסִּכְל֖וּת (wə·has·siḵ·lūṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5531: Silliness of madness. הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ (hō·w·lê·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 1947: Madness Additional Translations I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.I applied my 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: I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things , and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness. I and my heart went round about to know, and to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, and to know the folly and trouble and madness of the ungodly man. I turned, I and my heart, to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom and reason, and to know wickedness to be folly, and foolishness to be madness; I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness: I applied my 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: I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness. I have turned round, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and of foolishness the madness. 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