Top 70 Solomon Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”

— Solomon

2. “Money is the answer for everything.”

— Solomon

3. “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

— Solomon

4. “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.”

— Solomon

5. “The tongue has the power of life and death.”

— Solomon

6. “Knowledge is of more value than gold.”

— Solomon

7. “In much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”

— Solomon

8. “Give me the gift of a listening heart.”

— Solomon

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9. “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.”

— Solomon

10. “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.”

— Solomon

11. “Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.”

— Solomon

12. “Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit – YOU choose.”

— Solomon

13. “Under the Sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor wealth to the intelligent, nor success to the skillful, but time and chance govern all. For man does not know his time.”

— Solomon

14. “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

— Solomon

15. “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

— Solomon

16. “There is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.”

— Solomon

17. “Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.”

— Solomon

18. “Fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

— Solomon

19. “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”

— Solomon

20. “My beloved is mine and I am his.”

— Solomon

21. “One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.”

— Solomon

22. “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”

— Solomon

23. “The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.”

— Solomon

24. “The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.”

— Solomon

25. “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”

— Solomon

26. “Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel.”

— Solomon

27. “A fool is wise in his own eyes.”

— Solomon

28. “Love is as strong as death; its jealousy as unyielding as the grave. It burns like a blazing fire; like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love, rivers cannot wash it away.”

— Solomon

29. “Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.”

— Solomon

30. “One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.”

— Solomon

31. “Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”

— Solomon

32. “A good name is rather to be chosen than riches.”

— Solomon

33. “A wise person will listen and take in more instruction.”

— Solomon

34. “All problems are people problems. And most people problems are people refusing to act like people.”

— Solomon

35. “The lesser of two evils is still evil.”

— Solomon

36. “Who is the wise man? He who sees what’s going to be born.”

— Solomon

37. “All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full.”

— Solomon

38. “Being cheerful keeps you healthy.”

— Solomon

39. “The sleep of a laboring man is sweet.”

— Solomon

40. “Comfort me with apples, for I am sick of love.”

— Solomon

41. “Start with God – the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.”

— Solomon

42. “Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.”

— Solomon

43. “The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul...”

— Solomon

44. “Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.”

— Solomon

45. “To gain riches is wise; to pay for riches with happiness is foolish.”

— Solomon

46. “If you desire wisdom like money and buried treasures, then you’ll find it!”

— Solomon

47. “Without vision a people perishes.”

— Solomon

48. “A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.”

— Solomon

49. “Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.”

— Solomon

50. “Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be broken beyond repair.”

— Solomon