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Ecclesiastes 1:18

Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Free Bible Version, FBV)

For with great wisdom comes great frustration. The greater the knowledge, the greater the pain.


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NLT, Ecclesiastes 1:18

The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.

NCV, Ecclesiastes 1:18

With much wisdom comes much disappointment; the person who gains more knowledge also gains more sorrow.

NAS, Ecclesiastes 1:18

Because in much wisdom there is much grief; and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.

NKJ, Ecclesiastes 1:18

For in much wisdom is much grief, And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

NIV, Ecclesiastes 1:18

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

KJV, Ecclesiastes 1:18

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

LSV, Ecclesiastes 1:18

for in abundance of wisdom is abundance of sadness, and he who adds knowledge adds pain.”

ASV, Ecclesiastes 1:18

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

WEB, Ecclesiastes 1:18

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

YLT, Ecclesiastes 1:18

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

AMP, Ecclesiastes 1:18

For in much [human] wisdom there is much displeasure and exasperation; increasing knowledge increases sorrow.

AMP, Ecclesiastes 1:18

For in much [human] wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.

GNV, Ecclesiastes 1:18

For in the multitude of wisedome is much griefe: and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorowe.

GW, Ecclesiastes 1:18

With a lot of wisdom ⌞comes⌟ a lot of heartache. The greater ⌞your⌟ knowledge, the greater ⌞your⌟ pain.

CSB, Ecclesiastes 1:18

For with much wisdom is much sorrow; as knowledge increases, grief increases.

ERV, Ecclesiastes 1:18

With much wisdom comes frustration. The one who gains more wisdom also gains more sorrow.

EAS, Ecclesiastes 1:18

The more wisdom you have, the more you will worry. The more you learn, the more you suffer.

KJV, Ecclesiastes 1:18

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