Ecclesiastes 7:23

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

I have tested all this by wisdom. I resolved, ‘I will be wise,’ but it was beyond me.

Cross References

Romans 1:22

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the one who is wise? Where is the teacher of the law?  Where is the debater of this age?  Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish?

Genesis 3:5

‘In fact, God knows that when  you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything appropriate  in its time.  He has also put eternity in their hearts,  but no one can discover the work God has done from beginning to end.

Ecclesiastes 7:22

for in your heart you know that many times you yourself have cursed others.

Ecclesiastes 8:17

I observed all the work of God and concluded that a person is unable to discover the work that is done under the sun. Even though a person labours hard to explore it, he cannot find it;  even if a wise person claims to know it, he is unable to discover it.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

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