Proverbs 30:3 BSB
Old Testament
I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.
Proverbs 31:26 BSB
Old Testament
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
Ecclesiastes 1:13 BSB
Old Testament
And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
Ecclesiastes 1:16 BSB
Old Testament
I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
Ecclesiastes 1:17 BSB
Old Testament
So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 BSB
Old Testament
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.
Ecclesiastes 2:3 BSB
Old Testament
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.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 BSB
Old Testament
So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.
Ecclesiastes 2:12 BSB
Old Testament
Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
Ecclesiastes 2:13 BSB
Old Testament
And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
Ecclesiastes 2:21 BSB
Old Testament
When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
Ecclesiastes 2:26 BSB
Old Testament
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Ecclesiastes 7:11 BSB
Old Testament
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 BSB
Old Testament
For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
Ecclesiastes 7:19 BSB
Old Testament
Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
Ecclesiastes 7:23 BSB
Old Testament
All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.
Ecclesiastes 7:25 BSB
Old Testament
I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 BSB
Old Testament
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
Ecclesiastes 8:16 BSB
Old Testament
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—
Ecclesiastes 9:10 BSB
Old Testament
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
Ecclesiastes 9:13 BSB
Old Testament
I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:
Ecclesiastes 9:15 BSB
Old Testament
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:16 BSB
Old Testament
And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
Ecclesiastes 9:18 BSB
Old Testament
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 BSB
Old Testament
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.