Ecclesiastes 1:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

I said to myself, “You are by far the wisest person who has ever lived in Jerusalem. You are eager to learn, and you have learned a lot.”

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:9

I was the most famous person who had ever lived in Jerusalem, and I was very wise.

1 Kings 4:30

He was wiser than anyone else in the world, including the wisest people of the east and of Egypt. He was even wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Mahol's three sons, Heman, Calcol, and Darda. Solomon became famous in every country around Judah and Israel.

1 Kings 10:7

But I didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes! And there's so much I didn't hear about. You are wiser and richer than I was told.

Hebrews 5:14

Solid food is for mature people who have been trained to know right from wrong.

Psalm 4:4

But each of you had better tremble and turn from your sins. Silently search your heart as you lie in bed.

2 Chronicles 2:12

Praise the Lord God of Israel who made heaven and earth! He has given David a son who isn't only wise and smart, but who has the knowledge to build a temple for the Lord and a palace for himself.

Jeremiah 22:14

You put in big windows and used cedar paneling and red paint. But you were unfair and forced the builders to work without pay. *

Psalm 77:6

Each night my mind is flooded with questions:

2 Kings 5:20

Gehazi said to himself, “Elisha let that Syrian off too easy. He should have taken Naaman's gift. I swear by the living Lord that I will talk to Naaman myself and get something from him.”

1 Kings 5:9

My workers will carry them down from Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea. They will tie the logs together and float them along the coast to wherever you want them. Then they will untie the logs, and your workers can take them from there. To pay for the logs, you can provide the grain I need for my household.

Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said to myself, “Have fun and enjoy yourself!” But this didn't make sense.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Finally, I said to myself, “Being wise got me nowhere! The same thing will happen to me that happens to fools. Nothing makes sense.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

So I told myself that God has set a time and a place for everything. He will judge everyone, both the wicked and the good.