Ecclesiastes 7:25

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

I compassed all things with my soul, to know, and to behold, and seek wisdom, and reason, and to know the wickedness of a fool, and the error of unprudent men.

Cross References

Genesis 34:7

lo! his sons came from the field. And when this thing that befelled was heard, they were wroth greatly; for he had wrought a foul thing in Israel, and he had done a thing unleaveful in the defouling of the daughter of Jacob.

2 Samuel 13:12

And she answered to him, My brother, do not thou, do not thou oppress me, for this is not leaveful in Israel; do not thou do this folly.

Proverbs 17:12

It speedeth more to meet a female bear, when her whelps be ravished, than a fool trusting to himself in his folly.

Proverbs 26:11

As a dog that turneth again to his spewing [or As an hound that turneth again to his vomit]; so is an unprudent man, that rehearseth his folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of his words is folly; and the last thing of his mouth is the worst error.

Ecclesiastes 2:12

I passed forth to behold wisdom, and errors, and folly; I said, What is a man, that he may pursue [or follow] the king, his maker?

Ecclesiastes 2:15

And I said in mine heart, If one death shall be both of the fool and of me, what profiteth it to me, that I gave more busyness to wisdom? And I spake with my soul, and perceived, that this also was vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:20

Wherefore I ceased, and mine heart forsook for to travail further under [the] sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:27

Lo! I found this, said Ecclesiastes, one and other, that I should find reason,

Joshua 7:13

Rise thou, hallow the people, and say thou to them, Be ye hallowed against tomorrow; for the Lord God of Israel saith these things, O thou Israel! cursing is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not be able to stand before thine enemies, till he that is defouled by this trespass, be done away from thee.