Quotes About Wisdom

Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.

Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?

In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?

Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?

Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,

But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may acknowledge the righteousness of the LORD.í”

The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.

You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.

Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.

“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ëAsk the priests for a ruling.

Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever?

“What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.

“Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.

“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.

So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”

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

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age.

These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,

and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.