Ecclesiastes 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.”
Ecclesiastes 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.”
Ecclesiastes 1:17 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.”
Ecclesiastes 1:17 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this <FI>is<Fi> vexation of spirit;”
Ecclesiastes 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I applied my heart to the knowledge of wisdom, and to the knowledge of madness and folly: I perceived that this also is a striving after the wind.”
Ecclesiastes 1:17 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I gaue mine heart to knowe wisdome and knowledge, madnes and foolishnes: I knew also that this is a vexation of the spirit.”
Ecclesiastes 1:17 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 1:17 in Context — Ecclesiastes 1
15 Ce qui est courbé ne peut se redresser, et ce qui manque ne peut être compté.
16 J’ai dit en mon cœur: Voici, j’ai grandi et surpassé en sagesse tous ceux qui ont dominé avant moi sur Jérusalem, et mon cœur a vu beaucoup de sagesse et de science.
17 J’ai appliqué mon cœur à connaître la sagesse, et à connaître la sottise et la folie; j’ai compris que cela aussi c’est la poursuite du vent.
18 Car avec beaucoup de sagesse on a beaucoup de chagrin, et celui qui augmente sa science augmente sa douleur.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 1:17 Mean?
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