Quotes About Wisdom

So Lamech lived a total of 777 years, and then he died.

So Noah lived a total of 950 years, and then he died.

And after he had become the father of Eber, Shelah lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.

So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didnít you tell me she was your wife?

You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.

I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”

Abimelech also asked Abraham, “What prompted you to do such a thing?”

Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ëSurely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.í

Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.

By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.

Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there.

Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ëPlease let down your jar that I may drink,í and who responds, ëDrink, and I will water your camels as wellí—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”

My master made me swear an oath and said, ëYou shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I dwell,

and she replies, ëDrink, and I will draw water for your camels as well,í may she be the woman the LORD has appointed for my masterís son.

So they said, “We will call the girl and ask her opinion.”

Abraham lived a total of 175 years.

And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

“Look,” said Esau, “I am about to die, so what good is a birthright to me?”

because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

But when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”

“What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”

When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.

“Look,” said Isaac, “I am now old, and I do not know the day of my death.

Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you.