Ecclesiastes 1:16; Ecclesiastes 2:4; Ecclesiastes 2:9

Ecclesiastes 1:16

16 I said to myself, "Behold, I have magnified and increased wisdom more than all who were over Jerusalem before me; and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge."

Ecclesiastes 2:4

4 I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for myself;

Ecclesiastes 2:9

9 Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.