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


In Context

15 That which is crooked can't be made straight; and that which is lacking can't be counted.

16 I said to myself, |Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.|

17 I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

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

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:18For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

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 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.