Ecclesiastes 1:16

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Summary

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

But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah

I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart; And my spirit maketh diligent search.

Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.

that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: It shall come to pass in that day, that things shall come into thy mind, and thou shalt devise an evil device:

The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

Lo

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me; thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people; for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?

Huram said moreover, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for Jehovah, and a house for his kingdom.

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

Great experience of

But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

General references

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.