Ecclesiastes 7:25 - New Revised Standard Version

²⁵ I turned my mind to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the sum of things, and to know that wickedness is folly and that foolishness is madness.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ I turned about [penitent] and my heart was set to know and to search out and to seek [true] wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that wickedness is folly and that foolishness is madness [and what had led me into such wickedness and madness].

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ 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.

Common English Bible

²⁵ I turned my mind to know, to investigate, and to seek wisdom, along with an account of things, to know that wickedness is foolishness and folly is madness.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ so much more than it was before. Wisdom is very profound, so who shall reveal her?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁵ Much more than it was: it is a great depth, who shall find it out?

Ecclesiastes 7:25 Cross References

Genesis 34:7

just as the sons of Jacob came in from the field. When they heard of it, the men were indignant and very angry, because he had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.

2 Samuel 13:12

She answered him, “No, my brother, do not force me; for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do anything so vile!

Proverbs 17:12

Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs than to confront a fool immersed in folly.

Proverbs 26:11

Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who reverts to his folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The words of their mouths begin in foolishness, and their talk ends in wicked madness;

Ecclesiastes 2:12

So I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what can the one do who comes after the king? Only what has already been done.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Then I said to myself, “What happens to the fool will happen to me also; why then have I been so very wise?” And I said to myself that this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:20

So I turned and gave my heart up to despair concerning all the toil of my labors under the sun,

Ecclesiastes 7:27

See, this is what I found, says the Teacher, adding one thing to another to find the sum,

Joshua 7:13

Proceed to sanctify the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow; for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “There are devoted things among you, O Israel; you will be unable to stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted things from among you.”