Quotes About Understanding

What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?

I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.

“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.

Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A manís wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.

I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me:

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

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

A wise manís heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.

Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.

The words of a wise manís mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.

Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?

The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.

As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a motherís womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.

Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its masterís manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”

Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.

to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ëBe ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.í

By the time He knows enough to reject evil and choose good, He will be eating curds and honey.

And the LORD spoke to me further: