Ecclesiastes 7:25

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.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

Ecclesiastes 7:27

Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, laying one thing to another, to find out the account;

Ecclesiastes 2:20

Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then said I in my heart, that this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.

Proverbs 26:11

As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So is a fool that repeateth his folly.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

2 Samuel 13:12

And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

Joshua 7:13

Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow: for thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, There is a devoted thing in the midst of thee, O Israel; thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the devoted thing from among you.

Genesis 34:7

And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.