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Ecclesiastes 1:18
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| ESV |
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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| NIV |
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
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| NLT |
The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.
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| LXX |
ὅτι ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν
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Preposition meaning “in”. πλήθει σοφίας πλῆθος γνώσεως καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί
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Meaning
* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So
Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ
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The definite article προστιθεὶς γνῶσιν προσθήσει ἄλγημα
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| KJV |
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
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Ecclesiastes 1:17 ← Ecclesiastes 1:18 → Ecclesiastes 2:1
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