Quotes About Wisdom

“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ëI am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.í Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!

By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,

behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.

Will you still say, ëI am a god,í in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.

Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ëYou were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude: ëWho can be compared to your greatness?

Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ëSince it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,

Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.

Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

When your people ask you, ëWonít you explain to us what you mean by these?í

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.

young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the kingís palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.

Among these young men were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,

Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

“Please test your servants for ten days. Let us be given only vegetables to eat and water to drink.

So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.