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Ecclesiastes 1:17-18 (NASB)
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17 And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind. 18 Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain. This passage relates to the following topic(s): (v. 18)
Word of God / Teaching / Knowledge - The more knowledge, the more grief
(v. 18)
Wisdom / Understanding / Stupidity - With much wisdom comes much sorrow
This passage relates to the following question(s): (v. 17)
Is wisdom a source of grief and sorrow or enjoyment? With much wisdom comes much sorrow