Ecclesiastes 10:10

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But wisdom will make any job easier. It is very hard to cut with a dull knife. But if you sharpen the knife, the job is easier.

Cross References

James 1:5

Do any of you need wisdom? Ask God for it. He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. So he will give you wisdom.

Colossians 4:5

Be wise in the way you act with those who are not believers. Use your time in the best way you can.

Ecclesiastes 10:15

Fools aren’t smart enough to find their way home, so they must work hard all their lives.

1 Corinthians 14:20

Brothers and sisters, don’t think like children. In evil things be like babies, but in your thinking you should be like full-grown adults.

1 Kings 3:9

So I ask you to give me the wisdom to rule and judge them well and to help me know the difference between right and wrong. Without such great wisdom, it would be impossible to rule this great nation.”

Romans 16:19

Everyone has heard that you do what you were taught, and I am very happy about that. But I want you to be wise about what is good and to know nothing about what is evil.

Matthew 10:16

“Listen! I am sending you, and you will be like sheep among wolves. So be smart like snakes. But also be like doves and don’t hurt anyone.

1 Chronicles 12:32

From the family of Issachar there were 200 wise leaders. These men understood the right thing for Israel to do at the right time. Their relatives were with them and under their command.

Deuteronomy 32:41

I swear, I will sharpen my flashing sword. I will use it to punish my enemies. I will give them the punishment they deserve.

Ecclesiastes 2:13

I saw that wisdom is better than foolishness in the same way that light is better than darkness.

Ecclesiastes 10:9

If you are moving large stones, you might be hurt by them. If you cut down a tree, you are in danger of it falling on you.

Ecclesiastes 10:11

Someone might know how to control snakes. But that skill is useless if a snake bites when that person is not around.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one fool can destroy much good.