Quotes about Influence
As no man has power over the wind to contain it, so no one has authority over his day of death. As no one can be discharged in wartime, so wickedness will not release those who practice it.
— Ecclesiastes 8:8
The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
— Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
— Ecclesiastes 12:11
“I will make mere lads their leaders, and children will rule over them.”
— Isaiah 3:4
A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”
— Isaiah 3:6
Youths oppress My people, and women rule over them. O My people, your guides mislead you; they turn you from your paths.
— Isaiah 3:12
For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up.
— Isaiah 9:16
He brings the princes to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth meaningless.
— Isaiah 40:23
Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.
— Isaiah 55:4
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.
— Ezekiel 5:5
His power will be great, but it will not be his own. He will cause terrible destruction and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men along with the holy people.
— Daniel 8:24
He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape.
— Daniel 11:42