Ecclesiastes 1:18

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 1:18

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Berean Standard Bible

For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.

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KJV

King James Version

For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

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WEB

World English Bible

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

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Ecclesiastes 1

¹⁶ I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

¹⁷ So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.

¹⁸ For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.

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