Ecclesiastes 7:25
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 7:25 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 7:25 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickednes..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 7:25 — 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: I applied...: Heb. I and mine heart compassed”
— Ecclesiastes 7:25 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 7:25 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 7:25
“I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee. present: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:25: mine, heart, know
“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. to be...: or, to afflict them”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:25: heart, search, seek
“I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. had...: Heb. had seen much”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:25: mine, heart, know
“And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:25: heart, know, wisdom
“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. to give...: Heb. to draw my flesh with wine all...: Heb. the number of the days of their life”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 7:25: mine, heart, wisdom
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