Quotes About Wisdom

I wish that my words were recorded and inscribed in a book,

by an iron stylus on lead, or chiseled in stone forever.

If you say, ëLet us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,í

Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:

I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.

Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,

Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,

He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.

Then Job answered:

“Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me.

Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.

Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.

Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.

It is said that God lays up oneís punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it.

Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high?

Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.

Have you never asked those who travel the roads? Do you not accept their reports?

So how can you comfort me with empty words? For your answers remain full of falsehood.”

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?

Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?

Yet you say: ëWhat does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?

Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?

But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.