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

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

Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

I remember my song in the night; I muse in mine own heart, and my spirit maketh diligent search.

But he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; for it is in his heart to extirpate and cut off nations not a few.

that saith, I will build me a wide house, and spacious upper chambers; and he cutteth out for himself windows; and it is wainscoted with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

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

the king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

Lo

And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

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

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

but I gave no credit to the words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half was not told me: in wisdom and prosperity thou exceedest the report that 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 great people?

And Huram said, Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, that made the heavens and the earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, who will build a house for Jehovah and a house for his kingdom.

And king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

Great experience of

but solid food belongs to full-grown men, who, on account of habit, have their senses exercised for distinguishing both good and evil.

General references

And I became great, and increased more than all that had been before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.