Ecclesiastes 1:13

Qohelet Introduces His Quest

¹² I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. ¹³ And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with. ¹⁴ I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind.

All Things

Great Tribulation

In the World

On Earth

Put on

Sons of Men

Children Of Men

Ecclesiastes 3:10

I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

Genesis 3:19

By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread,
Till you return to the ground,
Because from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

Ecclesiastes 7:25

I directed my mind to know, to investigate and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the evil of folly and the foolishness of madness.

Psalm 111:2

Great are the works of the Lord;
They are studied by all who delight in them.

Proverbs 2:2-4

Make your ear attentive to wisdom,
Incline your heart to understanding;

Proverbs 4:7

“The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom;
And with all your acquiring, get understanding.

Proverbs 18:1

He who separates himself seeks his own desire,
He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

Proverbs 18:15

The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 23:26

Give me your heart, my son,
And let your eyes delight in my ways.

Ecclesiastes 2:23

Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 8:9

All this I have seen and applied my mind to every deed that has been done under the sun wherein a man has exercised authority over another man to his hurt.

Ecclesiastes 8:16-17

When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the task which has been done on the earth (even though one should never sleep day or night),

Ecclesiastes 12:12

But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body.

1 Timothy 4:15

Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.