Ecclesiastes 1:13
I applied my mind to seek and to search by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. It [is] a grievous task God has given to {humans}.
Ecclesiastes 3:10
I have seen the busyness God gives to {humans} to preoccupy them.
Ecclesiastes 1:17
So {I dedicated myself} to learn about wisdom and [to] learn about delusion and folly. However, I discovered that this also [is] chasing wind.
Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you shall eat bread, until your return to the ground. For from it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Ecclesiastes 7:25
I set my mind to try to seek wisdom and the plan, and to know that wickedness [is] foolishness and that folly [is] delusion.
Psalm 111:2
The works of Yahweh [are] great, studied by all [who] delight [in] them.
Proverbs 2:2-4
[in order] to incline your ear toward wisdom, [then] you shall apply your heart to understanding.
Proverbs 4:7
The beginning of wisdom: Get wisdom! With all [that is in] your possession, gain insight.
Proverbs 18:1
He who is selfish seeks a craving; against all sound judgment he shows contempt.
Proverbs 18:15
An intelligent {mind} will acquire knowledge, and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.
Proverbs 23:26
My child, may you give your heart to me, and may your eyes delight in my ways.
Ecclesiastes 2:23
All his days [are] painful, his labor [brings] grief, and his heart cannot rest at night. This also [is] vanity!
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to the person who [is] good in his eyes, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and heaping up only to give [it] to [him who is] pleasing to him. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!
Ecclesiastes 4:4
I also realized that all [of the] toil and all [of] the skillful work that is done--it [is] envy between one man and {another}. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!
Ecclesiastes 8:9
I saw all this as I applied my heart to all the deeds done under the sun: {sometimes those in authority harm others}.
Ecclesiastes 8:16-17
I applied my mind to know wisdom and to understand the business that is done on earth--how neither day nor night one's eyes see sleep.
Ecclesiastes 12:12
My son, be careful {about anything beyond these things}. For the writing of books is endless, and too much study {is wearisome}.
1 Timothy 4:15
Practice these [things]. Be [diligent] in these [things], in order that your progress may be evident to everyone.