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Ecclesiastes 2:3 (100.00%)

I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold of folly, until I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their lives.

I sought H8446 (8804) in mine heart H3820 to give H4900 (8800) myself H1320 unto wine H3196, yet acquainting H5090 (8802) mine heart H3820 with wisdom H2451; and to lay hold H270 (8800) on folly H5531, till I might see H7200 (8799) what [was] that good H2896 for the sons H1121 of men H120, which they should do H6213 (8799) under the heaven H8064 all H4557 the days H3117 of their life H2416.

I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where is this-the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

Ecclesiastes 2:13 (100.00%)

Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.

Then I saw H7200 (8804) that H3426 wisdom H2451 excelleth H3504 folly H5531, as far as light H216 excelleth H3504 darkness H2822.

And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.

Ecclesiastes 1:17 (100.00%)

I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

And I gave H5414 (8799) my heart H3820 to know H3045 (8800) wisdom H2451, and to know H3045 (8800) madness H1947 and folly H5531: I perceived H3045 (8804) that this H1571 also is vexation H7475 of spirit H7307.

And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this is vexation of spirit;

Ecclesiastes 2:12 (100.00%)

I turned myself to consider wisdom, madness, and folly; for what can the king’s successor do? Just that which has been done long ago.

And I turned H6437 (8804) myself to behold H7200 (8800) wisdom H2451, and madness H1947, and folly H5531: for what [can] the man H120 [do] that cometh H935 (8799) after H310 the king H4428? [even] that which hath been already H3528 done H6213 (8804).

And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what is the man who cometh after the king? that which is already-they have done it!

Ecclesiastes 7:25 (100.00%)

I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.

I applied H5437 (8804) mine heart H3820 to know H3045 (8800), and to search H8446 (8800), and to seek out H1245 (8763) wisdom H2451, and the reason H2808 [of things], and to know H3045 (8800) the wickedness H7562 of folly H3689, even of foolishness H5531 [and] madness H1947:

I have turned round, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and of foolishness the madness.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 (100.00%)

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

Dead H4194 flies H2070 cause the ointment H8081 of the apothecary H7543 (8802) to send forth H5042 (8686) a stinking savour H887 (8686): [so doth] a little H4592 folly H5531 him that is in reputation H3368 for wisdom H2451 [and] honour H3519.

Dead flies cause a perfumer’s perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom- By reason of honour-a little folly!

Ecclesiastes 10:13 (100.00%)

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

The beginning H8462 of the words H1697 of his mouth H6310 [is] foolishness H5531: and the end H319 of his talk H6310 [is] mischievous H7451 madness H1948.

The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly, And the latter end of his mouth Is mischievous madness.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.