Ecclesiastes 1:18
“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For in much wisdom is much grief,.... In getting it, and losing it when it is gotten: or "indignation" (t), at himself…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
We become more sensible of our ignorance and impotence, and therefore sorrowful, in proportion as we discover more of…
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
in much wisdom is much grief The same sad sentence was written on the study of man's nature in its greatness and its…
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