Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ecclesiastes 7:23 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Ecclesiastes 7:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ecclesiastes chapter 7 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.”
Ecclesiastes 7:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Ecclesiastes 7:23
All this have I proved by wisdom (כָּל־זֹה נִסִּיתִי בַחָכְמָה, kol-zoh nissiti bachokhmah)—'all this I have tested/examined through wisdom,' from nasah (to test, try, prove). I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me (אָמַרְתִּי אֶחְכָּמָה וְהִיא רְחוֹקָה מִמֶּנִּי, amarti echkamah vehi rechokah mimmenni)—'I said I will become wise, but it was distant from me.' The verb echkamah is the reflexive form, 'I will make myself wise.'After chapters of wisdom observations, Qoheleth confesses his own project's ultimate failure: despite rigorous examination (nissiti, systematic testing), true wisd...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 7:23
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“they became fools”
“Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?”
“your eyes will be opened”
“Because you have asked this thing”
“together with the daughter of Pharaoh”