Ecclesiastes 2:19
"And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity."
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- James 3:17
"But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 3:22
"Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?"
Read in chapter → - 2 Chronicles 12:9
"So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made."
Read in chapter → - James 1:17
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 12:14
"And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 9:13
"This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:"
Read in chapter → - 2 Chronicles 10:13
"And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,"
Read in chapter → - Luke 16:8
"And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 14:25
"And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:"
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