Ecclesiastes 12:12

New International Reader's Version

My son, be careful not to pay attention to anything added to them. Books will never stop being written. Too much studying makes people tired.

Cross References

1 Kings 4:32

He spoke 3,000 proverbs. He wrote 1,005 songs.

Ecclesiastes 1:18

A lot of human wisdom leads to a lot of sorrow. More knowledge only brings more sadness.

John 20:31

But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. If you believe this, you will have life because you belong to him.

John 21:25

Jesus also did many other things. What if every one of them were written down? I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

John 5:39

You study the Scriptures carefully. You study them because you think they will give you eternal life. The Scriptures you study are a witness about me.