NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For in muchrob (robe) abundance (in any respect) -- abundance(-antly), all, common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), very (age). wisdom chokmah (khok-maw') wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. is much rob (robe) abundance (in any respect) -- abundance(-antly), all, common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), very (age). grief ka`ac (kah'-as) vexation -- anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, sore, sorrow, spite, wrath. and he that increaseth yacaph (yaw-saf') to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing) knowledge da`ath (dah'-ath) knowledge -- cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly). increaseth yacaph (yaw-saf') to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing) sorrow mak'ob (mak-obe') anguish or (figuratively) affliction -- grief, pain, sorrow. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Because in much wisdom there is much grief, and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain. King James Bible For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Holman Christian Standard Bible For with much wisdom is much sorrow; as knowledge increases, grief increases. International Standard Version For with much wisdom there is much sorrow; the more someone adds to knowledge, the more someone adds to grief. NET Bible For with great wisdom comes great frustration; whoever increases his knowledge merely increases his heartache. GOD'S WORD® Translation With a lot of wisdom [comes] a lot of heartache. The greater [your] knowledge, the greater [your] pain. King James 2000 Bible For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow. Links Ecclesiastes 1:18Ecclesiastes 1:18 NIV Ecclesiastes 1:18 NLT Ecclesiastes 1:18 ESV Ecclesiastes 1:18 NASB Ecclesiastes 1:18 KJV |