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Ecclesiastes 1:13-14

13 I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid on men!

14 I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 1:13-14

Genesis 3:19 - By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it ... Click to read the verse Genesis 3:19 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:19

Ecclesiastes 4:4 - And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man’s envy of his neighbor. This too i... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:4 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:4

Ecclesiastes 4:8 - There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet hi... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:8 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 4:8

Ecclesiastes 2:26 - To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he giv... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:26 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:26

Proverbs 23:26 - My son, give me your heart and let your eyes keep to my ways, Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:26 Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:26

1 Kings 3:12 - I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 3:12 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 3:12

1 Timothy 4:15 - Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progr... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:15 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:15

Ecclesiastes 3:1 - A Time for Everything There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under hea... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:1 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:1

Proverbs 18:1 - An unfriendly man pursues selfish ends; he defies all sound judgment. Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:1 Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:1

Judges 19:16 - That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was living in Gibeah (the men of ... Click to read the verse Judges 19:16 Click to read the verse Judges 19:16

Proverbs 4:7 - Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Click to read the verse Proverbs 4:7 Click to read the verse Proverbs 4:7

Psalms 119:45 - I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:45 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:45

Job 28:3 - Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest dark... Click to read the verse Job 28:3 Click to read the verse Job 28:3

Psalms 111:2 - Great are the works of the Lord; they are pondered by all who delight in them. Click to read the verse Psalms 111:2 Click to read the verse Psalms 111:2

Proverbs 18:15 - The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise seek it out. Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:15 Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:15

Ecclesiastes 2:23 - All his days his work is pain and grief; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is mean... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:23 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:23

Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 - When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe man’s labor on earth—his eyes not seeing s... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:16-17

Ecclesiastes 8:16 - When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe man’s labor on earth—his eyes not seeing s... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:16 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:16

Ecclesiastes 7:25 - So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of th... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:25 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:25

Ecclesiastes 8:9 - All this I saw, as I applied my mind to everything done under the sun. There is a time when a m... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:9 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:9

Proverbs 2:2-4 - turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding, Click to read the verse Proverbs 2:2-4 Click to read the verse Proverbs 2:2-4

Ecclesiastes 3:10 - I have seen the burden God has laid on men. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:10

Ecclesiastes 12:12 - Be warned, my son, of anything in addition to them. Of making many books there is no end, and m... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 12:12 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 12:12

Ecclesiastes 1:17 - Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I lear... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:17 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:17

Ecclesiastes 2:18 - I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:18 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:18