Ecclesiastes 1:17
“And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.”
King James Version (KJV)
Other Translations of Ecclesiastes 1:17
“And I gaue my heart to know wisedome, and to know madnesse and folly: I perceiued that this also is vexation of spirit.”King James Version (1611) -
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“And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.”New American Standard Version (1995)
“And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.”American Standard Version (1901)
“And I gave my heart to getting knowledge of wisdom, and of the ways of the foolish. And I saw that this again was desire for wind.”Basic English Bible
“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.”Darby Bible
“And I have given my heart to know prudence, and learning, and errors, and folly: and I have perceived that in these also there was labour, and vexation of spirit, ”Douay Rheims Bible
“And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. ”Webster's Bible
“I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.”World English Bible
“And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this [is] vexation of spirit;”Youngs Literal Bible
“ And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly--I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.”Jewish Publication Society Bible
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