Ecclesiastes 1:17
“And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I gave my heart to know wisdom,.... Which is repeated, for the confirmation of it, from Ecc 1:13, and that it might…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
To know madness and folly - A knowledge of folly would help him to discern wisdom, and to exercise that chief function…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
Solomon, having asserted in general that all is vanity, and having given some general proofs of it, now takes the most…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And I gave my heart The apparent iteration of the phrase of Ecc 1:13 expresses the concentration of purpose. The writer…
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