Ecclesiastes 7:25

I and my heart went round about to know, 1 And to examine, and to seek wisdom, and the account of things, 1 And to know the folly and trouble 1 And madness of the ungodly man. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

24That which is far beyond what was, 1 And a great depth, who shall find it out? 1

26And I find her to be, and I will pronounce to be 1 More bitter than death the woman which is a snare, 1 And her heart nets, 1 Who has a band in her hands: 1 He that is good in the sight of God shall be delivered from her; 1 But the sinner shall be caught by her. 1

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Cross References

Joshua 7:13Rise, sanctify the people and tell them to sanctify themselves for the morrow: thus says the Lord God of Israel, The accursed thing is among you; ye shall not be able to stand before your enemies, until ye shall have removed the cursed thing from among you.

Proverbs 17:12Care may befall a man of understanding; 1 But fools will meditate evils. 1

Ecclesiastes 1:13And I applied my heart to seek out 1 And examine by wisdom concerning all things 1 That are done under heaven, 1 For God has given to the sons of men 1 An evil trouble 1 To be troubled therewith. 1

Ecclesiastes 2:1I said in my heart, 1 Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, and behold thou good: 1 And, behold, this is also vanity. 1

Ecclesiastes 2:15And I said in my heart, 1 As the event of the fool is, 1 So shall it be to me, even to me; 1 And to what purpose have I gained wisdom? 1 I said moreover in my heart, 1 This is also vanity, 1 Because the fool speaks of his abundance. 1

Ecclesiastes 3:16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, 1 There was the ungodly one; 1 And the place of righteousness, 1 There was the godly one. 1

Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:24-29

The Evil of Sin. 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? 25 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: 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… Read the whole commentary →

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