Ecclesiastes 7:25

New English Translation

I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.

Cross References

Genesis 34:7

Now Jacob’s sons had come in from the field when they heard the news. They were offended and very angry because Shechem had disgraced Israel by sexually assaulting Jacob’s daughter, a crime that should not be committed.

2 Samuel 13:12

But she said to him, “No, my brother! Don’t humiliate me! This just isn’t done in Israel! Don’t do this foolish thing!

Proverbs 17:12

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 26:11

Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,

Ecclesiastes 2:12

Next, I decided to consider wisdom, as well as foolish behavior and ideas. For what more can the king’s successor do than what the king has already done?

Ecclesiastes 2:15

So I thought to myself, “The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?” So I lamented to myself, “The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!”

Ecclesiastes 2:20

So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so hard on earth.

Ecclesiastes 7:27

The Teacher says: I discovered this while trying to discover the scheme of things, item by item.

Joshua 7:13

Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this: ‘Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because the Lord God of Israel says, “You are contaminated, O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you.”