18For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.


In Context

15 What is twisted cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted.

16 I thought to myself, "Look, I have grown and increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge."

17 Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.

18 For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

Ecclesiastes 1:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:18Because In much wisdom there is much indignation: and he that addeth knowledge, addeth also labour.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:18For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:18for, in abundance of wisdom is abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:18For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.