Ecclesiastes 10:2

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol, who shall give you thanks?

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

For Sheol can’t praise you. Death can’t celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can’t hope for your truth.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Therefore, even as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you will hear his voice,

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

A man’s steps are from Yahweh; how then can man understand his way?

Therefore I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.

For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

For he doesn’t know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?

Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

It shall be that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, you shall rise early and rush on the city. Behold, when he and the people who are with him come out against you, then may you do to them as you shall find occasion.”

All the people arose as one man, saying, “None of us will go to his tent, neither will any of us turn to his house.

Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, the bronze for the things of bronze, iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; also onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work, of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

After him, Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired another portion, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest.

“Surely I will not come into the structure of my house, nor go up into my bed;

Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.

The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn’t know how to go to the city.

“This is what Yahweh of Armies says: These people say, ‘The time hasn’t yet come, the time for Yahweh’s house to be built.’ ”

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

Wisdom is justified by all her children.”

But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;

Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money: every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread and a container of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder; and gave her the child, and sent her away. She departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, “Let’s go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it!”

Oh that there were such a heart in them that they would fear me and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!

Joshua therefore came to them suddenly. He marched from Gilgal all night.

Joshua said to the children of Israel, “How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you?

“Behold, today I am going the way of all the earth. You know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which Yahweh your God spoke concerning you. All have happened to you. Not one thing has failed of it.

Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people who were with him, rose up early and encamped beside the spring of Harod. Midian’s camp was on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

Of the children of Issachar, men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their heads were two hundred; and all their brothers were at their command.

Now set your heart and your soul to follow Yahweh your God. Arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of Yahweh God, to bring the ark of Yahweh’s covenant and the holy vessels of God into the house that is to be built for Yahweh’s name.”

David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Don’t be afraid, nor be dismayed; for Yahweh God, even my God, is with you. He will not fail you, nor forsake you, until all the work for the service of Yahweh’s house is finished.

He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, since they are burned?”

So we built the wall; and all the wall was joined together to half its height: for the people had a mind to work.

Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.

I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.

Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.

The wise man’s eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness—and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.

I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.

Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.

A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; and if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.

In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.

‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:

You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.

Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.

Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; Because he is intent in his pursuit of idols.

“Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom, and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes, and snatches away that which has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown by the roadside.

He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.

I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, “It was necessary that God’s word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from yourselves, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run like that, that you may win.

I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air,

Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Now if Timothy comes, see that he is with you without fear, for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.