Ecclesiastes 1:17
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.”Ecclesiastes 1:17
What Does Ecclesiastes 1:17 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 1:17 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 1, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wisdom.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 1:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 2:12“And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.”Ecclesiastes 2:3“I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.”Ecclesiastes 1:13“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.”Ecclesiastes 9:3“This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto 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.”1 Thessalonians 5:21“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”Ecclesiastes 1:14“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.”Ecclesiastes 5:10“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”Ecclesiastes 2:10“And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.”Ecclesiastes 6:11“Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?”Ecclesiastes 7:23“All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.”Ecclesiastes 9:1“For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.”
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