Ecc 1:13, 16, Luk 21:15 | ESV | STEP | And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven . It is an unhappy business that God has given to the children of man to be busy with.

Ecclesiastes 1:13

13 And I ^aapplied my heart ^{▼▼The Hebrew term denotes the center of one’s inner life, including mind, will, and emotions} to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven. It is an unhappy ^cbusiness that God has given to the children of man to be busy with.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

16 I said in my heart, “I have acquired great ^dwisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

Luke 21:15

15 for ^eI will give you a mouth and ^fwisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or ^gcontradict.