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Ecclesiastes 1:18
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — English Standard Version (ESV)
18 For in much wisdom is much vexation,
and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — New Living Translation (NLT)
18 The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief.
To increase knowledge only increases sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
18 For in much wisdom is much grief,
And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — New Century Version (NCV)
18 With much wisdom comes much disappointment;
the person who gains more knowledge also gains more sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — American Standard Version (ASV)
18 For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
18 For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
18 With a lot of wisdom ⸤comes⸥ a lot of heartache.
The greater ⸤your⸥ knowledge, the greater ⸤your⸥ pain.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
18 For with much wisdom is much sorrow;
as knowledge increases, grief increases.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
18 For in much wisdom is much vexation,
and those who increase knowledge increase sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
18 For in much wisdom is much frustration,
and whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
18 A lot of human wisdom leads to a lot of sorrow.
More knowledge only brings more sadness.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
18 Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.
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