Ecclesiastes 1:16

English Standard Version 2016

I said in my heart, “I have acquired great wisdom, surpassing all who were over Jerusalem before me, and my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.”

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:9

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

1 Kings 4:30

so that Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

1 Kings 10:7

but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I heard.

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

Psalm 4:4

Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

2 Chronicles 2:12

Hiram also said, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, who will build a temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

Daniel 4:30

and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

Jeremiah 22:14

who says, ‘I will build myself a great house with spacious upper rooms,’ who cuts out windows for it, paneling it with cedar and painting it with vermilion.

Psalm 77:6

I said, “Let me remember my song in the night; let me meditate in my heart.” Then my spirit made a diligent search:

2 Kings 5:20

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

1 Kings 5:9

My servants shall bring it down to the sea from Lebanon, and I will make it into rafts to go by sea to the place you direct. And I will have them broken up there, and you shall receive it. And you shall meet my wishes by providing food for my household.”

Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But behold, this also was vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Then I said in my heart, “What happens to the fool will happen to me also. Why then have I been so very wise?” And I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work.