“Human insight cannot give a clue as to what is meaningful; only ‘the wisdom that comes from heaven’ can imbue one’s life with lasting purpose.  To illustrate the value of divine wisdom, the Teacher then gives several proverbs and wise sayings of the type contained in the more complete book of Proverbs.”

Value of Wisdom

PROVERBS OF THE TEACHER     Ecclesiastes 12:9-10

VARIOUS PROVERBS     Ecclesiastes 7:7-12, 7:19-26, 10:1-11:6

SAYINGS OF THE WISE     Ecclesiastes 12:11-12

WISDOM COMES FROM SORROW     Ecclesiastes 7:1-6

DANGER OF EXTREMISM     Ecclesiastes 7:15-18

FEW CHOOSE WISDOM     Ecclesiastes 7:27-29

ENRICHING NATURE OF WISDOM     Ecclesiastes 8:1

All quotations taken from The Daily Bible.