Ecclesiastes 7:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

I applied mine heart

Ecclesiastes 1:13

Ecclesiastes 2:1

The reason

Know

Proverbs 26:11

General references

Job 28:12

Bible References

I applied mine heart

And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do.

I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure--but it was to no purpose.

The reason

Look! this I have seen, said the Preacher, taking one thing after another to get the true account,

And again, I saw under the sun, in the place of the judges, that evil was there; and in the place of righteousness, that evil was there.

All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.

You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?

And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.

Having first of all the knowledge that in the last days there will be men who, ruled by their evil desires, will make sport of holy things,

Know

This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.

The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

Now the sons of Jacob came in from the fields when they had news of it, and they were wounded and very angry because of the shame he had done in Israel by having connection with Jacob's daughter; and they said, Such a thing is not to be done.

Up! make the people holy; say to them, Make yourselves holy before tomorrow, for the Lord, the God of Israel, has said, There is a cursed thing among you, O Israel, and you will give way before your attackers in the fight till the cursed thing has been taken away from among you.

And answering him, she said, O my brother, do not put shame on me; it is not right for such a thing to be done in Israel: do not this evil thing.

It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.

Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

General references

But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?