Ecclesiastes 1:16

14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.

15 ^aWhat is crooked cannot be made straight,
And what is lacking cannot be numbered.

16 I communed with my heart, saying, “Look, I have attained greatness, and have gained ^amore wisdom than all who were before me in Jerusalem. My heart has¹ understood great wisdom and knowledge.”

17 ^aAnd I set my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also is grasping for the wind.

18 For ^ain much wisdom is much grief,
And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

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Definitions of words in Ecclesiastes 1:16:

All {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Before {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Have {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Heart {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Heart {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Look {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Wisdom {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Jerusalem {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jerusalem {Hitchcock's Bible Names}

Other definition entries containing Ecclesiastes 1:16:

Ecclesiastes, The Preacher {I.S.B.E.}

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