Quotes About Wisdom

Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.

I have not learned wisdom, and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!

Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.

Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die:

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.

There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—

As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.

There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:

the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up:

a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,

Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:

The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;

and the lizard can be caught in oneís hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:

If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

For as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”

These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:

What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?

Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,