Ecclesiastes 1:16

I said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”

Cross References (16)

  • Ecclesiastes 2:9 (8)

    So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.

  • 1 Kings 4:30 (7)

    Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

  • 1 Kings 10:7 (4)

    But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told to me. Your wis

  • Hebrews 5:14 (3)

    But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

  • 2 Chronicles 2:12 (3)

    And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a

  • 2 Chronicles 1:10–12 (3)

    Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?

  • 1 Kings 3:12–13 (3)

    behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been a

  • Psalms 4:4 (3)

    Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah

  • Ezekiel 38:10–11 (2)

    This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

  • Isaiah 10:7–14 (2)

    But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:22–23 (2)

    So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

  • Jeremiah 22:14 (2)

    who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with ceda

  • 2 Kings 5:20 (2)

    Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, by not accepting w

  • Daniel 4:30 (2)

    the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my po

  • Psalms 77:6 (2)

    At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:

  • 1 Kings 10:23–24 (2)

    So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.