Ecclesiastes 1:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I said to myself, “I am very wise. I am wiser than all the kings who ruled Jerusalem before me. I know what wisdom and knowledge really are.”

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:9

I became very rich and famous. I was greater than anyone who lived in Jerusalem before me. My wisdom was always there to help me.

1 Kings 4:30

He was wiser than anyone in the East or in Egypt.

1 Kings 10:7

I did not believe it until I came and saw it with my own eyes. Now I see that it is even greater than what I heard. Your wealth and wisdom are much greater than people told me.

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food is for people who have grown up. From their experience they have learned to see the difference between good and evil.

Psalm 4:4

Tremble with fear, and stop sinning. Think about this when you go to bed, and calm down. Selah

2 Chronicles 2:12

Hiram also said, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel! He made heaven and earth. He gave a wise son to King David. Solomon, you have wisdom and understanding. You are building a Temple for the Lord. You are also building a palace for yourself.

Jeremiah 22:14

“Jehoiakim says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with huge rooms upstairs.’ So he built it with large windows. He used cedar wood for paneling, and he painted it red.

Psalm 77:6

During the night, I thought about my songs. I talked to myself, trying to understand what is happening.

2 Kings 5:20

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has let Naaman the Aramean go without accepting the gift that he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after Naaman and get something from him.”

1 Kings 5:9

My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea. Then I will tie them together and float them down the shore to the place you choose. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them from there. As payment for this, you will give food to all those who live in my palace.”

Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said to myself, “I should have fun—I should enjoy everything as much as I can.” But I learned that this is also useless.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

I thought to myself, “The same thing that happens to a fool will also happen to me. So why have I tried so hard to become wise?” I said to myself, “Being wise is also useless.”

Ecclesiastes 3:17

So I said to myself, “God has planned a time for everything, and he has planned a time to judge everything people do. He will judge good people and bad people.”