“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:” — Ecclesiastes 7:25

What Is Happening in the Passage

Solomon wanted to understand life carefully. He searched for wisdom, asked questions, and tried to understand why things happen the way they do.

But Solomon had also learned that there are some things people cannot fully understand. That did not make him stop seeking wisdom. It taught him to search humbly.

Wisdom keeps learning what God has revealed. Foolishness acts as though we should be able to know everything.

What This Teaches Us About God

God knows everything completely. Nothing is confusing to Him, and He never has to discover something He did not already know.

God has also chosen to tell us many things in His Word. He wants us to listen carefully to what He has said, while trusting Him with the things He has not explained.

Supportive Scripture: “Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.” — Psalm 147:5

What This Teaches Us About Us

We like to know what is going to happen. Sometimes we want to understand every problem, every decision, and every part of the future.

But we are creatures, not God. We can learn much, ask good questions, and grow in wisdom without knowing everything.

Wisdom says, “I will learn what God has shown me and trust Him with what I cannot see.”

Supportive Scripture: “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5

How This Leads Us to Jesus

Jesus is perfectly wise. The Bible says that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are found in Him.

Jesus knew the Father perfectly, yet when He lived among us, He obeyed the Father faithfully. He went to the cross, died for sinners, was buried, and rose again.

We do not need to understand everything before we can trust Him. We can follow the One who knows what we cannot.

Supportive Scripture: “In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” — Colossians 2:3

What This Means for Our Hearts

God wants us to ask questions, study His Word, and grow in wisdom. But He does not want us to become proud or restless when we cannot understand everything.

There is peace in knowing that God has told us what we need in order to trust and obey Him today.

When something remains confusing, we can keep learning without pretending to know what God has not revealed.

Supportive Scripture: “The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us.” — Deuteronomy 29:29

Words to Know

Wisdom — Understanding God’s truth and learning to live according to it.

Folly — Foolish thinking or living that ignores God’s truth.

Revealed — Something God has made known.

Secret things — Things God has not chosen to make known to us.

Humility — Remembering that God is God and we are His creatures.

Written October 16, 2026

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