Ecclesiastes 7:25

I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,

Genesis 34:7

Now Jacob's sons had come in from the field when they heard the news. They were offended and very angry because Shechem had disgraced Israel by sexually assaulting Jacob's daughter, a crime that should not be committed.

Joshua 7:13

Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this: 'Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because the Lord God of Israel says, "You are contaminated, O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you."

2 Samuel 13:12

But she said to him, "No, my brother! Don't humiliate me! This just isn't done in Israel! Don't do this foolish thing!

Proverbs 17:12

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 26:11

Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

Ecclesiastes 1:13-17

I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied.

Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

I thought to myself, "Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile." But I found that it also is futile.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

Next, I decided to consider wisdom, as well as foolish behavior and ideas. For what more can the king's successor do than what the king has already done?

Ecclesiastes 2:15

So I thought to myself, "The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?" So I lamented to myself, "The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!"

Ecclesiastes 2:20

So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so hard on earth.

Ecclesiastes 3:16-17

I saw something else on earth: In the place of justice, there was wickedness, and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 7:27

The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.

Ecclesiastes 9:1-3

So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated -- no one knows what lies ahead.

Jeremiah 12:1-2

Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

2 Peter 2:3-9

And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.

2 Peter 3:3-9

Above all, understand this: In the last days blatant scoffers will come, being propelled by their own evil urges

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
I decided to carefully and thoroughly examine all that has been accomplished on earth. I concluded: God has given people a burdensome task that keeps them occupied.
Ecclesiastes 2:1
I thought to myself, "Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile." But I found that it also is futile.

The reason

Ecclesiastes 7:27
The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
I saw something else on earth: In the place of justice, there was wickedness, and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 9:1
So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated -- no one knows what lies ahead.
Jeremiah 12:1
Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?
2 Peter 2:3
And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 3:3
Above all, understand this: In the last days blatant scoffers will come, being propelled by their own evil urges

Know

Ecclesiastes 9:3
This is the unfortunate fact about everything that happens on earth: the same fate awaits everyone. In addition to this, the hearts of all people are full of evil, and there is folly in their hearts during their lives -- then they die.
Ecclesiastes 10:13
At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,
Genesis 34:7
Now Jacob's sons had come in from the field when they heard the news. They were offended and very angry because Shechem had disgraced Israel by sexually assaulting Jacob's daughter, a crime that should not be committed.
Joshua 7:13
Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this: 'Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because the Lord God of Israel says, "You are contaminated, O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you."
2 Samuel 13:12
But she said to him, "No, my brother! Don't humiliate me! This just isn't done in Israel! Don't do this foolish thing!
Proverbs 17:12
It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 26:11
Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

General references

Job 28:12
"But wisdom -- where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?

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