Ecclesiastes 7:25

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

Ecclesiastes 1:13

Ecclesiastes 2:1

The reason

Know

Proverbs 26:11

General references

Job 28:12

Bible References

I applied mine heart

And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself.” And behold, it too was futility.

The reason

“Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “adding one thing to another to find an explanation,

Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in the hand of God. Man does not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him.

Righteous are You, O Lord, that I would plead my case with You;

Indeed I would discuss matters of justice with You:
Why has the way of the wicked prospered?
Why are all those who deal in treachery at ease?

and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

Know this first of all, that in the last days mockers will come with their mocking, following after their own lusts,

Know

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for all men. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterwards they go to the dead.

the beginning of his talking is folly and the end of it is wicked madness.

Now the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry because he had done a

disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.

Rise up! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for thus the Lord, the God of Israel, has said, “There are things under the ban in your midst, O Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you have removed the things under the ban from your midst.”

But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful thing!

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

Like a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who repeats his folly.

General references

“But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?