Quotes about Wisdom
So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.
— Ecclesiastes 11:8
Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment.
— Ecclesiastes 11:9
Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
— Ecclesiastes 12:1
before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is darkened, and the clouds return after the rain,
— Ecclesiastes 12:2
Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,
— Ecclesiastes 12:6
“Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”
— Ecclesiastes 12:8
Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
— Ecclesiastes 12:9
The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.
— Ecclesiastes 12:10
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
And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.
— Ecclesiastes 12:12
This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.
— Song of Solomon 1:1
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you by the gazelles and does of the field: Do not arouse or awaken love until the time is right.
— Song of Solomon 2:7