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Ecclesiastes 1:18

18  For win much wisdom is much vexation,

and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

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Ecclesiastes 1:18 — The New International Version (NIV)

18 For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;

the more knowledge, the more grief.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

18 The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief.

To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

18 For in much wisdom is much grief,

And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — New Century Version (NCV)

18 With much wisdom comes much disappointment;

the person who gains more knowledge also gains more sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

18 For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

18 For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

18 With a lot of wisdom ⸤comes⸥ a lot of heartache. 

The greater ⸤your⸥ knowledge, the greater ⸤your⸥ pain. 

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

18 For with much wisdom is much sorrow;

as knowledge increases, grief increases.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

18 For in much wisdom is much vexation,

and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

18 For in much wisdom is much frustration,

and whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

18 A lot of human wisdom leads to a lot of sorrow.

More knowledge only brings more sadness.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

18 Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.


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