Ecclesiastes 1:18

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And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.	For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.	I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also [is] vanity.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For in much^H7230 wisdom^H2451 is much^H7230 grief^H3708: and he that increaseth^H3254 knowledge^H1847 increaseth^H3254 sorrow^H4341.

Original Hebrew

כִּי בְּרֹב חָכְמָה רָב־כָּעַס וְיֹוסִיף דַּעַת יֹוסִיף מַכְאֹוב׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
כִּ֛י	ki	H3588	HC	for
בְּ/רֹ֥ב	be./Ro	H7230	HR/Ncbsc	(is) in/ abundance of
חָכְמָ֖ה	chokh.mah	H2451	HNcfsa	wisdom
רָב	rov-	H7227	HNcmsc	abundance of
כָּ֑עַס	Ka.'as	H3708	HNcmsa	frustration
וְ/יוֹסִ֥יף	ve./yo.Sif	H3254	HC/Vhi3ms	so/ someone may increase
דַּ֖עַת	Da.'at	H1847	HNcfsa	knowledge
יוֹסִ֥יף	yo.Sif	H3254	HVhi3ms	he will increase
מַכְאֽוֹב	makh.'ov	H4341	HNcmsa	pain

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H1847 — דַּעַת (daʻath, dah'-ath): from יָדַע; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
H2451 — חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, khok-maw'): from חָכַם; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
H3254 — יָסַף (yâçaph, yaw-saf'): a primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing); add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idiom] longer (bring, do, make, much, put), [idiom] (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, [idiom] yet, yield.
H3708 — כַּעַס (kaʻaç, kah'-as): or (in Job) כַּעַשׂ; from כַּעַס; vexation; anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.
H4341 — מַכְאֹב (makʼôb, mak-obe'): sometimes מַכְאוֹב; also (feminine Isaiah 53:3) מַכְאֹבָה; from כָּאַב; anguish or (figuratively) affliction; grief, pain, sorrow.
H7230 — רֹב (rôb, robe): from רָבַב; abundance (in any respect); abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).

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Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

For in — Job 28:28, Ecclesiastes 2:15, Ecclesiastes 7:16, Ecclesiastes 12:12-13, 1 Corinthians 3:18-20, James 3:13-17

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