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Ecclesiastes 7:25-26

25 So I turned my mind to understand,
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.

26 I find more bitter than death
the woman who is a snare,
whose heart is a trap
and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
but the sinner she will ensnare.

Cross References for Ecclesiastes 7:25-26

Ecclesiastes 1:13 - I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:13

Ecclesiastes 9:3 - This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:3 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:3

Proverbs 17:12 - Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly. Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:12 Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:12

Ecclesiastes 10:13 - At the beginning his words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness— Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 10:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 10:13

Genesis 34:7 - Now Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were... Click to read the verse Genesis 34:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 34:7

2 Samuel 13:12 - “Don’t, my brother!” she said to him. “Don’t force me. Such a thing should not be done in Israe... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 13:12 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 13:12

Joshua 7:13 - “Go, consecrate the people. Tell them, ‘Consecrate yourselves in preparation for tomorrow; for ... Click to read the verse Joshua 7:13 Click to read the verse Joshua 7:13

Proverbs 22:17 - Sayings of the Wise Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to wh... Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:17 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:17

Jeremiah 12:1-2 - Jeremiah’s Complaint You are always righteous, O Lord, when I bring a case before you. Yet I wo... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 12:1-2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 12:1-2

2 Peter 2:16 - But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—a beast without speech—who spoke with a man’s... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:16 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:16

Proverbs 26:11 - As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly. Click to read the verse Proverbs 26:11 Click to read the verse Proverbs 26:11

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

Ecclesiastes 9:1-3 - A Common Destiny for All So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wi... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:1-3 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:1-3

Mark 7:22 - greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. Click to read the verse Mark 7:22 Click to read the verse Mark 7:22

Ecclesiastes 2:3 - I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:3 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:3

Ecclesiastes 9:1 - A Common Destiny for All So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wi... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:1 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:1

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 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

Ecclesiastes 7:27 - “Look,” says the Teacher, “this is what I have discovered: “Adding one thing to another to disc... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:27 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 7:27

Ecclesiastes 2:15 - Then I thought in my heart, “The fate of the fool will overtake me also. What then do I gain by... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:15 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:15

Ecclesiastes 2:12 - Wisdom and Folly Are Meaningless Then I turned my thoughts to consider wisdom, and also madness... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:12 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:12

Ecclesiastes 2:20 - So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun. Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:20 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:20

Ecclesiastes 2:1-3 - Pleasures Are Meaningless I thought in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to fi... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:1-3 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:1-3

2 Peter 2:3-9 - In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnati... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:3-9 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:3-9

Ecclesiastes 3:16-17 - And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment—wickedness was there, in the p... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:16-17 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 3:16-17

2 Peter 3:3-9 - First of all, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and follow... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:3-9 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 3:3-9

Ecclesiastes 1:13-17 - I devoted myself to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:13-17 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 1:13-17