Quotes About Wisdom

Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;

Jehoshaphat son of Paruah in Issachar;

And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Solomonís provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal,

For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.

And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.

Solomonís wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.

Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.

So men of all nations came to listen to Solomonís wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his fatherís place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:

When Hiram received Solomonís message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”

So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,

And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.

So Solomonís and Hiramís builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.

Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying:

Solomon built the inner courtyard with three rows of dressed stone and one row of trimmed cedar beams.

Solomon, however, took thirteen years to complete the construction of his entire palace.

All the doorways had rectangular frames, with the openings facing one another in three tiers.

In addition, he built a hall for the throne, the Hall of Justice, where he was to judge. It was paneled with cedar from floor to ceiling.

And the palace where Solomon would live, set further back, was of similar construction. He also made a palace like this hall for Pharaohís daughter, whom he had married.

The foundations were laid with large, costly stones, some ten cubits long and some eight cubits long.