Ecclesiastes 1:13

“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.”

"And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith." - Ecclesiastes 1:13
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What does Ecclesiastes 1:13 mean?

Ecclesiastes 1:13 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith." This verse comes from the book…

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The Pursuit of Wisdom: Embracing Life's Sore Travail

Ecclesiastes 1:13 (KJV) reads: "And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith." In the opening chapter of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon, the…

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A Prayer for Wisdom and Understanding in Life's Travail

O Sovereign God, our Creator and Sustainer, I come before You with a humble heart, echoing the profound wisdom of Ecclesiastes 1:13, which tells us, "And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God…

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Ecclesiastes 1:13 - "And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith."
Ecclesiastes 1:3 - "What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?"
Ecclesiastes 2:13 - "Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness."
Ecclesiastes 10:13 - "The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness."
Ecclesiastes 4:13 - "¶ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished."
Ecclesiastes 9:13 - "¶ This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:"
Ecclesiastes 7:13 - "Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?"
"What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?" - Ecclesiastes 1:3
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ecclesiastes 12:1
Ecclesiastes 3:13 - "And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God."
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Ecclesiastes 3:1
Ecclesiastes 5:13 - "There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt."
Ecclesiastes 12:13 - "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man."
Ecclesiastes 1:1 - "The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem."
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Ecclesiastes 12:13  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:14  For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Ecclesiastes 8:13 - "But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God."
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ecclesiastes 12:1-8
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Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
Ecclesiastes 1:12 - "¶ I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem."
Ecclesiastes 3:1 – "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens."
Ecclesiastes 3:1 - "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:"
Ecclesiastes 1:2 - "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity."