Ecclesiastes 7:11

Wisdom Gives Life

¹⁰ Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?”
since it is not wise of you to ask this.
¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance
and an advantage to those who see the sun,
¹² because wisdom is protection as money is protection,
and the advantage of knowledge
is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

As an Inheritance

Ecclesiastes 11:7

Light is sweet,
and it is pleasing for the eyes to see the sun.

1 Kings 3:6-9

And Solomon replied, “You have shown great and faithful love to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and integrity. You have continued this great and faithful love for him by giving him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.

Proverbs 8:10-11

Accept my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.

Ecclesiastes 2:13

And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness.

Ecclesiastes 9:15-18

Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Luke 16:8-9

“The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people.

1 Timothy 6:17-19

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.