Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Care » Worldly folly of » Profitless
Surely in a shadow a man will go about: surely they will be disquieted in vain: he will store up, and he knew not who shall gather them.
And I gave my heart to seek and to search out in wisdom concerning all which was done under the heavens: this evil business God gave to the sons of man to be occupied in it
Instruction » From nature
And I turned back, and I shall see all the oppressions which are doing under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and none comforting to them; and from the hand of those oppressing them was power, and none comforting to them.
I passed upon the field of the slothful man, and upon the vineyard of the man wanting heart; And behold, it came up all of it with thorns; brambles covered its face, and the wall of its stones was overthrown. And I shall see and set my heart: I looked, I took instruction. read more.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down: And thy poverty came going about, and thy want as a man of shield.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down: And thy poverty came going about, and thy want as a man of shield.
And I gave my heart to seek and to search out in wisdom concerning all which was done under the heavens: this evil business God gave to the sons of man to be occupied in it I saw all the works they did under the sun; and behold, all vanity and striving of the spirit The crooked thing shall not be able to be made straight: and the deficiency shall not be able to be numberd read more.
It spake with my heart, saying, Behold, I was magnified, and added wisdom over all that were before me at Jerusalem: and my heart saw much of wisdom and knowledge. And I will give my heart to know wisdom, and the knowledge of praise and understanding: I knew this also it is the striving of the spirit For in abundance of wisdom, abundance of trouble: and he adding knowledge will increase pain.
It spake with my heart, saying, Behold, I was magnified, and added wisdom over all that were before me at Jerusalem: and my heart saw much of wisdom and knowledge. And I will give my heart to know wisdom, and the knowledge of praise and understanding: I knew this also it is the striving of the spirit For in abundance of wisdom, abundance of trouble: and he adding knowledge will increase pain.
For this I say to you, Be not anxious about your soul, what ye eat, and what ye drink; nor about your body, what ye put on. Is not the soul more than food, and the body than dress? Look ye upon the fowls of heaven; for they neither sow, nor reap, nor collect into stores; and your heavenly Father nourishes them. Do ye not rather differ from them Which of you, being anxious, can add one cubit to his size? read more.
And about dress, why are ye anxious? Consider the white lilies of the field, how they grow; they are not wearied, neither do they spin: And I say to you that neither Solomon in all his glory was surrounded as one of these. And if the grass of the field, being this day, and to morrow cast into the furnace, God so clothes much rather you, ye of little faith!
And about dress, why are ye anxious? Consider the white lilies of the field, how they grow; they are not wearied, neither do they spin: And I say to you that neither Solomon in all his glory was surrounded as one of these. And if the grass of the field, being this day, and to morrow cast into the furnace, God so clothes much rather you, ye of little faith!
Science » Observations of, and deductions from, facts
He stretched out the north upon emptiness, he hung up the earth upon nothing. He bound up the waters in his clouds, and the cloud was not rent under them. Holding fast the face of the throne, he spread his cloud upon it read more.
He marked out with a compass the law upon the face of the waters, even till the end of light with darkness.. The pillars of the heavens shall be shaken, and be astonished from his reproof. By his power he caused the sea to tremble; by his understanding he smote through pride. By his spirit he polished the heavens; his hand pierced the flat serpent Behold these the ends of his ways; how transient a sound of the word was heard in him! and the thunder of his might who shall understand?
He marked out with a compass the law upon the face of the waters, even till the end of light with darkness.. The pillars of the heavens shall be shaken, and be astonished from his reproof. By his power he caused the sea to tremble; by his understanding he smote through pride. By his spirit he polished the heavens; his hand pierced the flat serpent Behold these the ends of his ways; how transient a sound of the word was heard in him! and the thunder of his might who shall understand?
And I gave my heart to seek and to search out in wisdom concerning all which was done under the heavens: this evil business God gave to the sons of man to be occupied in it I saw all the works they did under the sun; and behold, all vanity and striving of the spirit The crooked thing shall not be able to be made straight: and the deficiency shall not be able to be numberd read more.
It spake with my heart, saying, Behold, I was magnified, and added wisdom over all that were before me at Jerusalem: and my heart saw much of wisdom and knowledge. And I will give my heart to know wisdom, and the knowledge of praise and understanding: I knew this also it is the striving of the spirit
It spake with my heart, saying, Behold, I was magnified, and added wisdom over all that were before me at Jerusalem: and my heart saw much of wisdom and knowledge. And I will give my heart to know wisdom, and the knowledge of praise and understanding: I knew this also it is the striving of the spirit
Wisdom » True wisdom, general references to » The search for
And I gave my heart to seek and to search out in wisdom concerning all which was done under the heavens: this evil business God gave to the sons of man to be occupied in it
According as I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to see the labor that was done upon the earth: for also in the day and in the night he saw not sleep with his eyes.
My cry shall draw near before thee, O Jehovah: cause me to understand according to thy word.
If thou wilt seek her as silver, and dig for her as hidden treasure;
And I turned to see wisdom, madness, and folly: for what the man that shall come after the king? with those things they did already.
I went round about, I and my heart., to know, and to examine, and to search out wisdom and understanding, and to know the injustice of folly, and the folly of wickedness:
Worldly » Care, folly of » Profitless
Surely in a shadow a man will go about: surely they will be disquieted in vain: he will store up, and he knew not who shall gather them.
And I gave my heart to seek and to search out in wisdom concerning all which was done under the heavens: this evil business God gave to the sons of man to be occupied in it