Ecclesiastes 7:25 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	I applied	סַבּ֨וֹתִֽי	h5437
1		אֲנִ֤י	h589
2	mine heart	וְלִבִּי֙	h3820
8	of things and to know	וְלָדַ֙עַת֙	h3045
4	and to search	וְלָת֔וּר	h8446
5	and to seek out	וּבַקֵּ֥שׁ	h1245
6	wisdom	חָכְמָ֖ה	h2451
7	and the reason	וְחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן	h2808
8	of things and to know	וְלָדַ֙עַת֙	h3045
9	the wickedness	רֶ֣שַׁע	h7562
10	of folly	כֶּ֔סֶל	h3689
11	even of foolishness	וְהַסִּכְל֖וּת	h5531
12	and madness	הוֹלֵלֽוֹת׃	h1947

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

American Standard Version (ASV)

I turned about, and my heart `was set' to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason `of things', and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

I gave my mind to knowledge and to searching for wisdom and the reason of things, and to the discovery that sin is foolish, and that to be foolish is to be without one's senses.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

I turned, I and my heart, to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom and reason, and to know wickedness to be folly, and foolishness to be madness;

World English Bible (WEB)

I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

I have turned round, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and of foolishness the madness.