Ecclesiastes 7:23
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.”Ecclesiastes 7:23
What Does Ecclesiastes 7:23 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 7:23 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 7, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 7:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 28:12“But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?”Romans 1:22“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”Ecclesiastes 7:28“Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.”Ecclesiastes 8:17“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”Genesis 3:5“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”Job 28:20“Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?”1 Corinthians 1:20“Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?”1 Kings 3:11“And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;”1 Kings 11:1“But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;”Ecclesiastes 1:17“And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.”
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