Ecc 2:11 Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun. Ecc 2:12 So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done?
Ecc 2:9 Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.
Ecc 2:3 I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.
Ecc 2:1 I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility. Ecc 2:2 I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"
Ecc 1:17 And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.
Ecc 1:14 I have seen all the works which have been done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and striving after wind. Ecc 1:15 What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted.
Ecc 1:12 I, the Preacher, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. Ecc 1:13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
Ecc 1:9 That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun. Ecc 1:10 Is there anything of which one might say, "See this, it is new"? Already it has existed for ages Which were before us. Ecc 1:11 There is no remembrance of earlier things; And also of the later things which will occur, There will be for them no remembrance Among those who will come later still....
Ecc 1:8 All things are wearisome; Man is not able to tell it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor is the ear filled with hearing. Ecc 1:9 That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun.
Ecc 1:6 Blowing toward the south, Then turning toward the north, The wind continues swirling along; And on its circular courses the wind returns. Ecc 1:7 All the rivers flow into the sea, Yet the sea is not full. To the place where the rivers flow, There they flow again.
Ecc 1:4 A generation goes and a generation comes, But the earth remains forever.
Ecc 1:3 What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?
Ecc 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Ecc 1:2 "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity."
Pro 30:15 The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. Three things are never satisfied; four never say, “Enough”: Pro 30:16 Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, “Enough.”
Pro 30:11 There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers. Pro 30:12 There are those who are clean in their own eyes but are not washed of their filth. Pro 30:13 There are those—how lofty are their eyes, how high their eyelids lift!
Pro 30:7 Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die: Pro 30:8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, Pro 30:9 lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
Pro 30:5 Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Pro 30:6 Do not add to his words, lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Pro 29:25 The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is safe.
Pro 28:20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
Pro 28:21 To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
Pro 28:19 He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty. Pro 28:20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
Pro 28:14 How blessed is the man who fears always, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
Pro 28:9 He who turns away his ear from listening to the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.
Pro 28:6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is crooked though he be rich.
Pro 28:4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But those who keep the law strive with them.
Pro 29:22 An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
Pro 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, But happy is he who keeps the law.
Pro 29:11 A fool always loses his temper, But a wise man holds it back.
Pro 29:5 A man who flatters his neighbor Is spreading a net for his steps.
Pro 29:3 A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.
