Ecclesiastes 2:14; Ecclesiastes 2:16; Ecclesiastes 2:19; Ecclesiastes 4:13; Ecclesiastes 6:8; Ecclesiastes 7:4; Ecclesiastes 7:5; Ecclesiastes 7:7; Ecclesiastes 7:19; Ecclesiastes 8:1; Ecclesiastes 8:5; Ecclesiastes 8:17; Ecclesiastes 9:1; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Ecclesiastes 9:15; Ecclesiastes 9:17; Ecclesiastes 10:2; Ecclesiastes 10:12; Ecclesiastes 12:9; Ecclesiastes 12:11

Ecclesiastes 2:14

14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.

Ecclesiastes 2:16

16 For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die!

Ecclesiastes 2:19

19 And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored by acting wisely under the sun. This too is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 4:13

13 A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.

Ecclesiastes 6:8

8 For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have, knowing how to walk before the living?

Ecclesiastes 7:4

4 The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.

Ecclesiastes 7:5

5 It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:7

7 For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.

Ecclesiastes 7:19

19 Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

1 Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man's wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam.

Ecclesiastes 8:5

5 He who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.

Ecclesiastes 8:17

17 and I saw every work of God, I concluded that man cannot discover the work which has been done under the sun. Even though man should seek laboriously, he will not discover; and though the wise man should say, "I know," he cannot discover.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

1 For I have taken all this to my heart and explain it that righteous men, wise men, and their deeds are in the hand of God. Man does not know whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

11 I again saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift and the battle is not to the warriors, and neither is bread to the wise nor wealth to the discerning nor favor to men of ability; for time and chance overtake them all.

Ecclesiastes 9:15

15 But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

17 The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

Ecclesiastes 10:2

2 A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man's heart directs him toward the left.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

12 Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

Ecclesiastes 12:9

9 In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out and arranged many proverbs.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

11 The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.