Ecclesiastes 7:25

I set my 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;

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is wicked madness.

Genesis 34:7

And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard. And the men were furious, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Israel, in lying with the daughter of Jacob. And it ought not to be done so.

Joshua 7:13

Up! Sanctify the people and say, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow. For thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, A cursed thing is in the midst of you, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the cursed thing from among you.

2 Samuel 13:12

And she answered him, No, my brother, do not humble me. For no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Do not do this folly.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 26:11

As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.

Ecclesiastes 1:13-17

And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all which is done under the heavens. It is a sad task God has given to the sons of men to be humbled by it.

Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

I said in my heart, Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore consider and behold goodness; this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

And I turned to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what can the man do who comes after the king, when they have already done it?

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Then I said in my heart, As it happens to the fool, so it happens even to me; and why was I then more wise? And I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:20

And I turned to cause my heart to despair over all the labor which I did under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 3:16-17

And again I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.

Ecclesiastes 7:27

Behold, this I have found, says the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the sum,

Ecclesiastes 9:1-3

For all this I took to heart, even to make all this clear, that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. No man knows either love or hatred by all that is before them.

Jeremiah 12:1-2

Righteous are You, O Jehovah, that I might contend with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal treacherously?

2 Peter 2:3-9

And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep.

2 Peter 3:3-9

First, knowing this, that there will come in the last days scoffers walking according to their own lusts

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

General references

Bible References

I applied mine heart

Ecclesiastes 1:13
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all which is done under the heavens. It is a sad task God has given to the sons of men to be humbled by it.
Ecclesiastes 2:1
I said in my heart, Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore consider and behold goodness; this also is vanity.

The reason

Ecclesiastes 7:27
Behold, this I have found, says the Preacher, counting one by one, to find out the sum,
Ecclesiastes 3:16
And again I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
Ecclesiastes 9:1
For all this I took to heart, even to make all this clear, that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of God. No man knows either love or hatred by all that is before them.
Jeremiah 12:1
Righteous are You, O Jehovah, that I might contend with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal treacherously?
2 Peter 2:3
And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep.
2 Peter 3:3
First, knowing this, that there will come in the last days scoffers walking according to their own lusts

Know

Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event to all. Yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
Ecclesiastes 10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is wicked madness.
Genesis 34:7
And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard. And the men were furious, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Israel, in lying with the daughter of Jacob. And it ought not to be done so.
Joshua 7:13
Up! Sanctify the people and say, Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow. For thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, A cursed thing is in the midst of you, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the cursed thing from among you.
2 Samuel 13:12
And she answered him, No, my brother, do not humble me. For no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Do not do this folly.
Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.

General references

Job 28:12
But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?