Ecclesiastes 1:16

Good News Translation

I told myself, “I have become a great man, far wiser than anyone who ruled Jerusalem before me. I know what wisdom and knowledge really are.”

Cross References

1 Kings 10:7

But I couldn't believe it until I had come and seen it all for myself. But I didn't hear even half of it; your wisdom and wealth are much greater than what I was told.

1 Kings 4:30

Solomon was wiser than the wise men of the East or the wise men of Egypt.

1 Kings 5:9

My men will bring the logs down from Lebanon to the sea and will tie them together in rafts to float them down the coast to the place you choose. There my men will untie them, and your men will take charge of them. On your part, I would like you to supply the food for my men.”

2 Kings 5:20

when Elisha's servant Gehazi said to himself, “My master has let Naaman get away without paying a thing! He should have accepted what that Syrian offered him. By the living Lord I will run after him and get something from him.”

2 Chronicles 2:12

Praise the Lord God of Israel, Creator of heaven and earth! He has given King David a wise son, full of understanding and skill, who now plans to build a temple for the Lord and a palace for himself.

Psalm 4:4

Tremble with fear and stop sinning; think deeply about this, when you lie in silence on your beds.

Psalm 77:6

I spend the night in deep thought; I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:

Ecclesiastes 2:1

I decided to enjoy myself and find out what happiness is. But I found that this is useless, too.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

I thought to myself, “What happens to fools is going to happen to me, too. So what have I gained from being so wise?” “Nothing,” I answered, “not a thing.”

Ecclesiastes 2:9

Yes, I was great, greater than anyone else who had ever lived in Jerusalem, and my wisdom never failed me.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

I told myself, “God is going to judge the righteous and the evil alike, because every thing, every action, will happen at its own set time.”

Jeremiah 22:14

Doomed is the one who says, “I will build myself a mansion with spacious rooms upstairs.” So he puts windows in his house, panels it with cedar, and paints it red.

Daniel 4:30

he said, “Look how great Babylon is! I built it as my capital city to display my power and might, my glory and majesty.”

Hebrews 5:14

Solid food, on the other hand, is for adults, who through practice are able to distinguish between good and evil.