Quotes About Wisdom

God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.

Increase the days of the kingís life; may his years span many generations.

Lowborn men are but a vapor, the exalted but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.

Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.

For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.

If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.

When I tried to understand all this, it was troublesome in my sight

Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.

When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,

I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before You.

You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.

“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly.