Ecclesiastes 1:18
“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 1:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn bei viel Weisheit ist viel Verdruß: und wer Erkenntnis mehrt, mehrt Kummer.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque en la mucha sabiduría hay mucha molestia; y quien añade ciencia, añade dolor.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque na muita sabedoria há muito aborrecimento, e aquele que aumenta em conhecimento aumenta em angústia.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois na abundância da sabedoria há muita frustração, e aquele que aumenta o saber, aumenta o sofrimento.
📖 Ecclesiastes 1:18 in Context
16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
17And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
18For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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