Ecclesiastes 1:13

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Summary

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

I gave

This sore

General references

Ecclesiastes 3:10

Bible References

I gave

And I gave my heart to know wisdom and knowledge and to know folly and those who are mad; I learned in the end that this also is vexation of spirit.

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 and the madness of error;

All this I have seen and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: the time in which one man rules over another to his own hurt.

Gimel The works of the LORD are great, Daleth sought out by all those that have pleasure therein.

so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to intelligence,

Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Whosoever goes astray seeks according to his own lust and shall meddle with every doctrine.

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Occupy thyself in these things with care, for in this is everything, that thy profiting may be manifest unto all.

This sore

I have seen the travail which God has given to the sons of men that they may be occupied in it.

Again, I considered all travail and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

My son, in addition to this, be admonished: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread until thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken, for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

General references

I have seen the travail which God has given to the sons of men that they may be occupied in it.