Ecclesiastes 7:25

New American Bible - revised edition

I turned my heart toward knowledge; I sought and pursued wisdom and its design, and I recognized that wickedness is foolishness and folly is madness. Critique of Advice on Women.

Cross References

Genesis 34:7

just as Jacob’s sons were coming in from the field. When they heard the news, the men were indignant and extremely angry. Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter; such a thing is not done.

2 Samuel 13:12

But she answered him, “No, my brother! Do not force me! This is not done in Israel. Do not commit this terrible crime.

Proverbs 17:12

Face a bear robbed of her cubs, but never fools in their folly!

Proverbs 26:11

As dogs return to their vomit, so fools repeat their folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of their words is folly, and the end of their talk is utter madness;

Ecclesiastes 2:12

What about one who succeeds a king? He can do only what has already been done. Study of Wisdom and Folly. I went on to the consideration of wisdom, madness and folly.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

So I said in my heart, if the fool’s lot is to befall me also, why should I be wise? Where is the profit? And in my heart I decided that this too is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:20

So my heart turned to despair over all the fruits of my toil under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:27

See, this have I found, says Qoheleth, adding one to one to find the sum.

Joshua 7:13

Get up, sanctify the people. Tell them, “Sanctify yourselves before tomorrow, for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: That which is banned is in your midst, Israel. You cannot stand up to your enemies until you remove it from among you.