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:

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Reason - The same word is translated “account” (Ecclesiastes 7:27), “invention” (Ecclesiastes 7:29), and “device” ([…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The reason of things. The corresponding verb “to count” is common. This noun is almost exclusive to this book, where it …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out
wisdom

Or, "I and my hea…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Solomon, in his search into the nature and reason of things, had been miserably deluded. But he here speaks with godly sorrow. He alone who constan…

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