Ecclesiastes 7:11

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Ecclesiastes 7:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible

9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.

12 For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

13 Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?

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Ecclesiastes 9:15

Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Ecclesiastes 9:16

And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

Ecclesiastes 9:17

The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

1 Kings 3:6

Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.

1 Kings 3:7

And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.

1 Kings 3:8

Your servant is here among the people You have chosen, a people too numerous to count or number.

1 Kings 3:9

Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

Luke 16:8

The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

Luke 16:9

I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

1 Timothy 6:18

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

1 Timothy 6:19

treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Ecclesiastes 11:7

Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.