Ecclesiastes 1:16

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Ecclesiastes 1:16

I said to myself, “Look, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has thoroughly grasped wisdom and knowledge.”

1 Kings 4:30

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

Ecclesiastes 2:9

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me.

1 Kings 3:12-13

I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.

1 Kings 10:7

But I didn’t believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, I was not even told half. Your wisdom and prosperity far exceed the report I heard.

1 Kings 10:23-24

King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom.

Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the man of God, thought: My master has let this Aramean Naaman off lightly by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.

2 Chronicles 1:10-12

Now grant me wisdom and knowledge so that I may lead these people, for who can judge this great people of Yours?”

2 Chronicles 2:12

Hiram also said:

May the Lord God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth, be praised! He gave King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

2 Chronicles 9:22-23

King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and wisdom.

Psalm 4:4

Be angry and do not sin;
on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still.Selah

Psalm 77:6

At night I remember my music;
I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.

Isaiah 10:7-14

But this is not what he intends;
this is not what he plans.
It is his intent to destroy
and to cut off many nations.

Jeremiah 22:14

who says, “I will build myself a massive palace,
with spacious upper rooms.”
He will cut windows in it,
and it will be paneled with cedar
and painted with vermilion.

Ezekiel 38:10-11

“This is what the Lord God says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

Daniel 4:30

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for the mature—for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ecclesiastes 1:16

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Communed

Daniel 4:30

Lo

2 Chronicles 9:22

Great experience of

Hebrews 5:14

General references

Ecclesiastes 2:9

Bible References

Communed

Be angry and do not sin;
on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still.Selah

At night I remember my music;
I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.

But this is not what he intends;
this is not what he plans.
It is his intent to destroy
and to cut off many nations.

who says, “I will build myself a massive palace,
with spacious upper rooms.”
He will cut windows in it,
and it will be paneled with cedar
and painted with vermilion.

“This is what the Lord God says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built by my vast power to be a royal residence and to display my majestic glory?”

Lo

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me.

I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

But I didn’t believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, I was not even told half. Your wisdom and prosperity far exceed the report I heard.

Now grant me wisdom and knowledge so that I may lead these people, for who can judge this great people of Yours?”

King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and wisdom.

Great experience of

But solid food is for the mature—for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.

General references

So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me.