Ecclesiastes 7:23

New International Reader's Version

I used wisdom to test all these things. I said, “I’ve made up my mind to be wise.” But it was more than I could accomplish.

Cross References

Genesis 3:5

“God knows that when you eat fruit from that tree, you will know things you have never known before. Like God, you will be able to tell the difference between good and evil.”

Ecclesiastes 1:17

Then I used my mind to understand what it really means to be wise. And I wanted to know what foolish pleasure is all about. But I found out that it’s also like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also given people a sense of who he is. But they can’t completely understand what God has done from beginning to end.

Ecclesiastes 7:22

Many times you yourself have cursed others. Deep down inside, you know that’s true.

Ecclesiastes 8:17

I saw everything God has done. No one can understand what happens on earth. People might try very hard to figure it out. But they still can’t discover what it all means. Wise people might claim they know. But they can’t really understand it either.

Romans 1:22

They claimed to be wise. But they made fools of themselves.

1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where are the great thinkers of our time? Hasn’t God made the wisdom of the world foolish?