Ecclesiastes 1:17

Which verses does Ecclesiastes 1:17 point to?

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1. Ecclesiastes 2:36 votes

   I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

2. 1 Thessalonians 5:214 votes

   but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.

3. Ecclesiastes 1:13–142 votes

   And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them! I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.

4. Ecclesiastes 2:10–122 votes

   Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor. Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun. …

5. Ecclesiastes 7:23–252 votes

   All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me. What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it? …

Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 1:17?

Ranked by reader votes.

• Ecclesiastes 2:12 8
• Ecclesiastes 1:13 5
• Ecclesiastes 2:3 5
• Ecclesiastes 9:3 4
• Ecclesiastes 1:14 3
• Ecclesiastes 5:10 3
• Ecclesiastes 2:1 2
• Ecclesiastes 6:11 2
• Ecclesiastes 7:25 2
• Ecclesiastes 9:1 -2