10 Truths We Learn about Wisdom in Ecclesiastes 7

1. A Wise Person Knows the Value of a Good Reputation

Ecclesiastes 7:1 - “A good name is better than a good ointment, and the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.”

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2. A Wise Person Views Life through the Lens of Eternity

3. A Wise Person Is Discerning about the Advice They Take

Ecclesiastes 7:5-6 – “It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man than for one to listen to the song of fools. For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; and this too is futility.”

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4. A Wise Person Seeks Justice for Himself and Others

5. A Wise Person Waits on God before Acting

Ecclesiastes 7:8-9 – “The end of a matter is better than its beginning; patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit. Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, for anger resides in the bosom of fools.”

6. A Wise Person Trusts God’s Sovereignty

7. A Wise Person Lives Practically and Prudently

Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 – “Wisdom along with an inheritance is good and an advantage to those who see the sun. For wisdom is protection just as money is protection, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its possessors."

8. A Wise Person Lives a Balanced Life in the Fear of God

9. A Wise Person Lives with Grace and Humility

Ecclesiastes 7:19-22 – “Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city. Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins. Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you. For you also have realized that you likewise have many times cursed others.”

10. A Wise Person Acknowledges His Fallen Nature