Ecclesiastes 7:25

New Century Version

I studied and tried very hard to find wisdom, to find some meaning for everything. I learned that it is foolish to be evil, and it is crazy to act like a fool.

Cross References

Genesis 34:7

When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they came in from the field. They were very angry that Shechem had done such a wicked thing to Israel. It was wrong for him to have sexual relations with Jacob’s daughter; a thing like this should not be done.

2 Samuel 13:12

Tamar said to him, “No, brother! Don’t force me! This should never be done in Israel! Don’t do this shameful thing!

Proverbs 17:12

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to meet a fool doing foolish things.

Proverbs 26:11

A fool who repeats his foolishness is like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

A fool begins by saying foolish things and ends by saying crazy and wicked things.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

Then I began to think again about being wise, and also about being foolish and doing crazy things. But after all, what more can anyone do? He can’t do more than what the other king has already done.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

I thought to myself, “What happens to a fool will happen to me, too, so what is the reward for being wise?” I said to myself, “Being wise is also useless.”

Ecclesiastes 2:20

So I became sad about all the hard work I had done here on earth.

Ecclesiastes 7:27

The Teacher says, “This is what I learned: I added all these things together to find some meaning for everything.

Joshua 7:13

“Now go! Make the people holy. Tell them, ‘Set yourselves apart to the Lord for tomorrow. The Lord, the God of Israel, says some of you are keeping things he commanded you to destroy. You will never defeat your enemies until you throw away those things.