In Ecclesiastes 1:14, all works are vanity — the same context explaining why wisdom brings sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 2:15 shows the Preacher realizing his wisdom doesn't spare him from the fool's fate — a concrete example of 1:18's grief from knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 7:16 warns against being overly wise, applying 1:18's principle that much wisdom brings grief and ruin.

Ecclesiastes 12:12 warns that endless study wearies the body, echoing 1:18's claim that increasing knowledge increases pain.

Ecclesiastes 6:11 says many words increase vanity, similar to how much wisdom increases sorrow — both highlight futility.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 contrasts the grief of wisdom by offering the solution: fear God, which redirects from the pain described in 1:18.

In 1 Corinthians 3:18-20, Paul calls worldly wisdom foolishness to God, echoing the sorrow of human knowledge here.

In Job 28:28, true wisdom is fear of the Lord, contrasting with the sorrowful wisdom described here.

James 3:13-17 contrasts earthly wisdom (envy, disorder) with heavenly wisdom, paralleling the grief from worldly wisdom here.