Ecclesiastes 1:16

New Living Translation

I said to myself, “Look, I am wiser than any of the kings who ruled in Jerusalem before me. I have greater wisdom and knowledge than any of them.”

Cross References

1 Kings 10:7

I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not heard the half of it! Your wisdom and prosperity are far beyond what I was told.

1 Kings 4:30

In fact, his wisdom exceeded that of all the wise men of the East and the wise men of Egypt.

1 Kings 5:9

My servants will bring the logs from the Lebanon mountains to the Mediterranean Sea and make them into rafts and float them along the coast to whatever place you choose. Then we will break the rafts apart so you can carry the logs away. You can pay me by supplying me with food for my household.”

2 Kings 5:20

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, “My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his gifts. As surely as the Lord lives, I will chase after him and get something from him.”

2 Chronicles 2:12

Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son, gifted with skill and understanding, who will build a Temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

Psalm 4:4

Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. Interlude

Psalm 77:6

when my nights were filled with joyful songs. I search my soul and ponder the difference now.

Ecclesiastes 2:1

I said to myself, “Come on, let’s try pleasure. Let’s look for the ‘good things’ in life.” But I found that this, too, was meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 2:15

Both will die. So I said to myself, “Since I will end up the same as the fool, what’s the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!”

Ecclesiastes 2:9

So I became greater than all who had lived in Jerusalem before me, and my wisdom never failed me.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

I said to myself, “In due season God will judge everyone, both good and bad, for all their deeds.”

Jeremiah 22:14

He says, ‘I will build a magnificent palace with huge rooms and many windows. I will panel it throughout with fragrant cedar and paint it a lovely red.’

Daniel 4:30

As he looked out across the city, he said, ‘Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.’

Hebrews 5:14

Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.