Ecclesiastes 7:25 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Ecclesiastes 7:25 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 7:25 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 7:25 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.”
Ecclesiastes 7:25 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:25 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness. ”
Ecclesiastes 7:25 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:25 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“I have turned round, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and of foolishness the madness.”
Ecclesiastes 7:25 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:25 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I turned, I and my heart, to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom and reason, and to know wickedness to be folly, and foolishness to be madness; ”
Ecclesiastes 7:25 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:25 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“All this haue I prooued by wisedome: I thought I will be wise, but it went farre from me.”
Ecclesiastes 7:25 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:25 in Context — Ecclesiastes 7
23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
25 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:
26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account:
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What Does Ecclesiastes 7:25 Mean?
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