The Wisdom of Solomon
Love justice.
(Wisdom of Solomon 1:1)
Dishonest thoughts separate a person from God.
(Wisdom of Solomon 1:3)
God knows our feelings and thoughts.
(Wisdom of Solomon 1:6)
Lying will destroy your soul.
(Wisdom of Solomon 1:11)
God did not invent death, and when living creatures die, it gives him no pleasure. He created everything so that it might continue to exist, and everything he created is wholesome and good.
(Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-14)
God’s justice does not die.
(Wisdom of Solomon 1:15)
When God created us, he did not intend for us to die; he made us like himself.
(Wisdom of Solomon 2:23)
It is a foolish mistake to think that righteous people die and that their death is a terrible evil. They leave us, but it is not a disaster. In fat, the righteous are at peace.
(Wisdom of Solomon 3:2-3, Good News Bible)
Those who have put their trust in God will come to understand the truth of his ways. Those who have been faithful will live with his in his love.
(Wisdom of Solomon 3:9, Good News Bible)
A man who has no use for wisdom or education has a miserable life in store for him.
(Wisdom of Solomon 3:11, Good News Bible)
Your virtue will be recognized by other people band by god, and you will be remembered for it forever.
(Wisdom of Solomon 4:1, Good News Bible)
Wisdom and righteousness are signs of the maturity that should come with old age.
(Wisdom of Solomon 4:9, Good News Bible)
People can be so fascinated by evil that they cannot recognize what is good even when they are looking right at it.
(Wisdom of Solomon 4:12)
Judgment is especially severe on those in power.
(Wisdom of Solomon 6:5)
Common people may be mercifully forgiven for their wrongs, but those in power will face a severe judgment.
(Wisdom of Solomon 6:6, Good News Bible)
Wisdom begins when you sincerely want to learn.
(Wisdom of Solomon 6:17, Good News Bible)
For all of us, there is one way into life, and there is one way out.
(Wisdom of Solomon 7:6, Good News Bible)
When Wisdom came to me, all good things came with her.
(Wisdom of Solomon 7:11, Good News Bible)
It is he who gave me true knowledge of the forces of nature: what the world is made of; how the elements behave; how the calendar is determined by the movements of the sun, the changing seasons, the constellations, and the cycles of years..
(Wisdom of Solomon 7:17-19, Good News Bible)
The spirit of Wisdom is intelligent and holy.
(Wisdom of Solomon 7:22, Good News Bible)
All the virtues are the result of Wisdom’s work: justice and courage, self-control and understanding.
(Wisdom of Solomon 8:7, Good News Bible)
Because of Wisdom I will gain immortality; I will live forever in the memory of those who come after me.
(Wisdom of Solomon 8:13, Good News Bible)
I would never receive Wisdom unless God gave her to me - and knowing that only God could give her to me was itself a sign of understanding.
(Wisdom of Solomon 8:20, Good News Bible)
Who can ever learn the will of God? Human reason is not adequate for the task, and our philosophies tend to mislead us, because our mortal bodies weigh our souls down. The body is a temporary structure made of earth a burden to the active mind
(Wisdom of Solomon 9:13-15, Good News Bible)
No one has ever learned your will, unless you first gave him Wisdom, and sent your holy spirit down to him.
(Wisdom of Solomon 9:17)
Nothing can make a person stronger than serving God.
(Wisdom of Solomon 10:12, Good News Bible)
Wisdom gave speech to those who could not speak.
(Wisdom of Solomon 10:21, Good News Bible)
Punishment for sin takes the same form as the sin itself.
(Wisdom of Solomon 11:16)
Your almighty power, Lord, created the world out of material that had no form at all.
(Wisdom of Solomon 11:17, Good News Bible)
You have chosen to measure, count, and weight everything you do
(Wisdom of Solomon 11:20, Good News Bible)
You are powerful enough to do anything, but you are merciful to everyone; you overlook our sins and give us time to repent.
(Wisdom of Solomon 11:23, Good News Bible)
You love everything that exists; you do not despise anything that you have made.
(Wisdom of Solomon 11:24, Good News Bible)
You show your strength when people doubt that your power is perfect, and you punish anyone who knows your power but dares to ignore it.
(Wisdom of Solomon 12;17, Good News Bible)
A person who is righteous must also be kind.
(Wisdom of Solomon 12:19, Good News Bible)
When we realize how vast and beautiful the creation is, we are learning about the Creator at the same time.
(Wisdom of Solomon 13:5, Good News Bible)
The most miserable people of all are those who rest their hopes on lifeless things, who worship things that have been made by human hands.
(Wisdom of Solomon 13:10, Good News Bible)
It is your will that the things you have made by your wisdom be put to use.
(Wisdom of Solomon 14:5, Good News Bible)
The worship of idols, whose names should never be spoken, is the beginning and the end, the cause and the result of every evil.
(Wisdom of Solomon 14:27)
You rule the universe with mercy.
(Wisdom of Solomon 15:1, Good News Bible)
Knowing you is perfect righteousness. Recognizing your power is where righteousness begins.
(Wisdom of Solomon 15:3, Good News Bible)
No one can ever make a god that is equal to a human being. Every person will sooner or later die, but anything he makes with his wicked hands is dead from the start. He himself is better than what he worships. He at least is alive, but what he worships is not, and never has been.
(Wisdom of Solomon 15:16-17, Good News Bible)
You have power over life and death; you can b ring a person to the brink of death and back again.
(Wisdom of Solomon 16:13, Good News Bible)
Wickedness is cowardly in itself and stands self-condemned.
(Wisdom of Solomon 17:11)
Fear is nothing but failure to use the help that reason gives.
(Wisdom of Solomon 17:12, Good News Bible)
It was through your people that the eternal light of the Law was going to be given to the world
(Wisdom of Solomon 18:4, Good News Bible)
With the same act you punished our enemies and did us the glorious honor of calling us to yourself.
(Wisdom of Solomon 18:8, Good News Bible)
The whole nature of the universe was changed by your command.
(Wisdom of Solomon 19:6)
Every nation will be punished if it does not welcome foreigners.
(Wisdom of Solomon 19:15, Good News Bible)