Ecclesiastes 1:16; Ecclesiastes 1:18; Ecclesiastes 2:21; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes 7:12; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Ecclesiastes 12:9

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Ecclesiastes 1:16

16 I said to myself, "Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge."
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Ecclesiastes 1:18

18 Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.
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Ecclesiastes 2:21

21 When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge and skill, then he gives his legacy to one who has not labored with them. This too is vanity and a great evil.
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Ecclesiastes 2:26

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.
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Ecclesiastes 7:12

12 For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.
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Ecclesiastes 9:10

10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
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Ecclesiastes 12:9

9 In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs.
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