40 result(s) for Solomon Quotes.
"He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him."
"A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother."
"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall."
"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
"Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city."
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens."
"Meaningless! Meaningless!… Everything is meaningless!"
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"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief."
"As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly."
"There is nothing new under the sun."
"Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools."
"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it."
"The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but as for the rich, their abundance permits them no sleep."
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up."
"A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom."
"A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold."
"Like golden apples in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given."
"The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice."
"The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down."
"Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm."
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"A truthful witness gives honest testimony, but a false witness tells lies."
"Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise."
"Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor."
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life."
"The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin."
"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."
"The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice."
"A truthful witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies."
"Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion."
"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted."
"As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly."
"Meaningless! Meaningless! says the Teacher. Meaningless! Everything is meaningless!"
"For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten."
"Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun."
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"A fool’s mouth is his undoing, and his lips are a snare to his soul."
"He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity."
"Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong."
"Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but a fool is consumed by his own lips."
"Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth."
