Ecclesiastes 1:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 1:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 1:17 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 1:17 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 1:17 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 1:17
“For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. in his...: Heb. before him”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:17: know, wisdom, also
“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...: Heb. I and mine heart compassed”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:17: heart, know, wisdom
“For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:17: know, wisdom, also
“When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:17: heart, know, wisdom
“And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 1:17: heart, know, also
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