Quotes about Wisdom
For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
— Ecclesiastes 7:6
The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
— Ecclesiastes 7:8
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
— Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
— Ecclesiastes 7:10
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
— Ecclesiastes 7:11
For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
— Ecclesiastes 7:12
Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?
— Ecclesiastes 7:13
In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him.
— Ecclesiastes 7:14
Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
— Ecclesiastes 7:16
Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
— Ecclesiastes 7:17
It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
— Ecclesiastes 7:18
Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
— Ecclesiastes 7:19