Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For where much wisdom is, there is also great travail and disquietness; and the more knowledge a man hath, the more is his care.

New American Standard Bible

Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.

King James Version

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Holman Bible

For with much wisdom is much sorrow;
as knowledge increases, grief increases.

International Standard Version

For with much wisdom there is much sorrow; the more someone adds to knowledge, the more someone adds to grief.

A Conservative Version

For in much wisdom is much grief, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

American Standard Version

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Amplified

For in much [human] wisdom there is much displeasure and exasperation; increasing knowledge increases sorrow.

Bible in Basic English

Because in much wisdom is much grief, and increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow.

Darby Translation

For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Julia Smith Translation

For in abundance of wisdom, abundance of trouble: and he adding knowledge will increase pain.

King James 2000

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For in much wisdom [is] much frustration, and whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow.

Modern King James verseion

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

NET Bible

For with great wisdom comes great frustration; whoever increases his knowledge merely increases his heartache.

New Heart English Bible

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

The Emphasized Bible

For, in much wisdom, is much vexation, - and, he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth pain.

Webster

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

World English Bible

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

Youngs Literal Translation

for, in abundance of wisdom is abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

כּעשׂ כּעס 
Ka`ac 
Usage: 25

and he that increaseth
יסף 
Yacaph 
Usage: 208

דּעת 
Da`ath 
Usage: 91

יסף 
Yacaph 
Usage: 208

Verse Info

Context Readings

Qohelet Introduces His Quest

17 for thereunto I applied my mind: that I might know what were wisdom and understanding, what were error and foolishness. And I perceived that this also was but a vexation of mind: 18 For where much wisdom is, there is also great travail and disquietness; and the more knowledge a man hath, the more is his care.

Cross References

Job 28:28

And unto man he said, 'Behold, to fear the LORD is wisdom: and to forsake evil, is understanding.'"

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Then thought I in my mind, "If it happeneth unto the fool as it doth unto me, what needeth me then to labour any more for wisdom?" So I confessed within my heart, that this also was but vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

but heaviness, sorrow and disquietness all the days of his life? Insomuch that his heart cannot rest in the night. Is not this also a vain thing?

Ecclesiastes 7:16

Therefore be thou neither too righteous nor over wise, that thou perish not:

Ecclesiastes 12:12-13

Therefore beware, my son, that above these thou make them not many and innumerable books, nor take divers doctrines in hand, to weary thy body withal.

1 Corinthians 3:18-20

Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.

James 3:13-17

If any man be wise and endued with learning among you, let him show the works of his good conversation in meekness that is coupled with wisdom.

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