Ecclesiastes 7:25

Absolute Wisdom Is Unattainable

²⁴ Far away, is that which hath been, - and deep, deep, who can find it out? ²⁵ Resolved, I, in my heart, to know and search out, and to seek wisdom, and a conclusion, - and to know lawlessness to be stupidity, and folly to be madness. ²⁶ I, could indeed find, to be, more bitter than death, the woman, whose heart is, snares and nets, and her hands, bonds, - whoso is pleasing before God, shall escape from her, but, he that sinneth, shall be captured by her.

Sin

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of the words of his mouth, is folly, - but, the latter end of his speech, is mischievous madness.

Genesis 34:7

Now the sons of Jacob came in from the field as soon as they heard, and the men were grieved, and it was vexing to them exceedingly, - for, a disgraceful deed, had he done with Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter, seeing that so, it should not be done.

Joshua 7:13

Up! hallow the people, and thou shalt say, Hallow yourselves by to-morrow, - for, Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel: A devoted thing, is in the midst of thee O Israel, Thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye have put away the devoted thing out of your midst.

2 Samuel 13:12

But she said to him - Nay! my brother, do not force me, for it should not be done so in Israel, - do not commit this vileness.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!

Proverbs 26:11

As, a dog, returneth onto his own vomit, a dullard, repeateth his folly.

Ecclesiastes 1:13-17

And I gave my heart to seek and to search out, wisely, concerning all things which are done under the heavens, - the same, is the vexatious employment God hath given to the sons of men, to work toilsomely therein,

Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

Said, I, in my heart, Come now! I will prove thee with gladness, and look thou on blessedness, - but lo! even that, was vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

Thus turned, I, to look at wisdom, and madness and folly, - for what can the man do more who cometh after the king? save that which, already, men have done.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Then said, I, in my heart, As it happeneth to the dullard, even to me, will it happen, but wherefore, then, became, I, wise to excess? Therefore spake I, in my heart, Even this, is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:20

Then resolved I, to give my heart over to despair, - concerning all the toil, wherein I had toiled, under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 3:16-17

Then, again, I saw under the sun, the place of justice, that there was lawlessness, and, the place of righteousness, that there was lawlessness.

Ecclesiastes 7:27

See! this, have I found, saith the Proclaimer counting one by one, to find a conclusion;

Ecclesiastes 9:1-3

For, unto all this, I applied my heart, and, my heart, considered all this, that, the righteous and the wise and their servants, were in the hand of God, - neither love nor hatred, could any man know, every one, was before Him.

Jeremiah 12:1-2

Righteous, art thou O Yahweh, when I present my pleading unto thee, - Yet, concerning the things that are right, let me speak with thee, - Wherefore hath, the way of the lawless, prospered? Wherefore have all, utter traitors, been at ease?

2 Peter 2:3-9

And, in greed, with forged words, will they, of you, make merchandise: for whom, the sentence from of old, is not idle, and, their destruction, doth not slumber.

2 Peter 3:3-9

Of this, first, taking note - that there will come, in the last of the days, with scoffing, scoffers, after their own covetings, going on,