Ecclesiastes 2:9

New Living Translation

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

Cross References

1 Kings 10:23

So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth.

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 3:12

I will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding heart such as no one else has had or ever will have!

1 Chronicles 29:25

And the Lord exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and he gave Solomon greater royal splendor than any king in Israel before him.

2 Chronicles 1:1

Solomon son of David took firm control of his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him very powerful.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

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.”

Ecclesiastes 5:11

The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!