Solomon quotes
The best-known lines of Solomon from The Wisdom of Solomon, The Psalms of Solomon, The Odes of Solomon, each with the book and section it comes from, so you can read it in context.
- 1
“The Lord rests on my head like a crown, and I shall never be without him.”
- 2
“Wisdom will not enter a malicious soul, nor take up residence in a body enslaved to sin.”
- 3
“For God did not make death, and he takes no pleasure in the ruin of the living.”
- 4
“Hatred shall be taken from the earth, and jealousy shall be drowned along with it, for ignorance has been destroyed because the knowledge of the Lord has arrived.”
- 5
“Truth is an everlasting crown, forever. Blessed are they who set it on their heads.”
- 6
“But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them.”
- 7
“The dwelling place of the Word is humanity, and its truth is love.”
- 8
“For the fruit of honest labor is glorious, and the root of wisdom will never wither away.”
- 9
“But the righteous, even if death comes early, will find rest. For honorable old age is not measured by length of years or counted by the number of days lived.”
- 10
“Rather, wisdom is the gray hair that truly matters, and a life without blemish is the truest old age.”
- 11
“For the spell of evil obscures what is honorable, and the restless drift of desire undermines an innocent mind.”
- 12
“The lowliest may be pardoned out of mercy, but the mighty will be mightily called to account.”
- 13
“For the Lord of all will show no favoritism and will not be overawed by anyone's greatness; he made both small and great, and he cares for all alike.”
- 14
“Wisdom is glorious and never fades; she is readily seen by those who love her and found by those who seek her.”
- 15
“Our works are subject to our own choice and power — to do right or wrong in the works of our hands — and in Your righteousness You judge the sons of men.”
- 16
“But the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world, and a wise king is the upholding of his people.”
- 17
“All men have one entrance into life, and the same way out.”
- 18
“For wisdom is more mobile than any motion; she passes through and pervades all things by reason of her purity.”
- 19
“Do not remove your mercy from me, O God, nor let the thought of you depart from my heart until I die.”
- 20
“Guard my tongue and my lips with words of truth; drive anger and unreasoning wrath far from me.”
- 21
“Support my soul with goodwill and cheerfulness; when you strengthen my soul, whatever is given to me will be enough.”
- 22
“We can barely guess at the things that are on earth, and we find what is right before us only with great effort — but who has ever searched out the things that are in heaven?”
- 23
“For you love all things that exist, and you loathe nothing that you have made, for you would never have made anything if you had hated it.”
- 24
“For through the greatness and beauty of created things, their maker is seen by comparison.”
- 25
“I thought in my heart that I was full of righteousness, because I was prosperous and had been blessed with many children.”
- 26
“Love righteousness, you who are judges of the earth. Think of the Lord with goodness, and seek him with sincerity of heart.”
- 27
“My hope is in the Lord, and I will not be afraid. The Lord is my salvation, and I will not fear.”
- 28
“When I saw the prince of demons, I glorified the Lord God, Maker of heaven and earth, and I said: ‘Blessed are you, Lord God Almighty, who have given to your servant Solomon wisdom, the companion of the wise, and have subjected to me all the power of the devil.’”
- 29
“So do not press me with too many questions, for your kingdom too will before long be broken apart, and your glory lasts only for a season.”
- 30
“Now behold, you princes of the earth, the judgment of the Lord, for he is a great king and righteous, judging all that is under heaven.”
- 31
“For the Lord is good to those who call upon him in patience, acting in mercy toward his faithful ones and establishing them always before him in strength.”
- 32
“Why do you sleep, O my soul, and not bless the Lord? Sing a new song to God, who is worthy to be praised.”
- 33
“The righteous continually search their house, to root out entirely every wrong they have committed through error.”
- 34
“For there is abundant room in Your Paradise, and nothing in it is wasted, but everything is filled with fruit. Glory be to You, O God, the delight of Paradise, forever.”
- 35
“By power I raise up tyrants and pull down kings. To all who rebel I give strength.”
- 36
“But God has shown himself righteous in his judgments upon the nations of the earth, and the faithful servants of God are like innocent lambs in their midst.”
- 37
“And to whom does He forgive sins, if not to those who have sinned? You bless the righteous and do not charge them with the sins they have committed; and Your goodness is upon those who sin when they repent.”
- 38
“Stand on the heights, O Jerusalem, and look: your children are being gathered from the East and from the West by the Lord.”
- 39
“I, Solomon, seeing the stone raised aloft and set in place, said, Truly the Scripture is fulfilled which says: 'The stone which the builders rejected on trial, that same has become the head of the corner.'”
- 40
“My spirit was darkened, and I became a plaything of idols and demons. This is why I have written out this Testament — so that those who come to possess it may take pity, and fix their minds on the last things rather than the first, and so find grace for ever and ever.”
- 41
“Since you are righteous yourself, you order all things righteously, for you consider it unworthy of your power to condemn one who does not deserve punishment.”
- 42
“But miserable are those whose hope rests in dead things — those who call gods the work of human hands: gold and silver fashioned to display artistry, likenesses of animals, or a useless stone shaped by some craftsman long ago.”
- 43
“For it was neither herb nor soothing ointment that restored them to health, but your word, O Lord, which heals all things.”
- 44
“For in all things, O Lord, you magnified and glorified your people; you did not neglect them, but stood by them in every time and place.”
- 45
“When I, Solomon, heard the name of the archangel, I prayed and glorified God, the Lord of heaven and earth. I sealed the demon and set him to work cutting stone, so that he might cut the stones for the Temple that lay along the shore, brought there by the Sea of Arabia.”
- 46
“And I, Solomon, praised God and commanded another demon to present himself to me. And one came before me who carried his face high up in the air, while the rest of his spirit coiled away like a snail.”
- 47
“And he answered, ‘I am called Envy. I delight in devouring heads, for I long to secure a head for myself, but I am never satisfied, and I am consumed with desire for such a head as yours.’”
- 48
“Turn your mercy upon us, O God, and have pity on us. Gather together the scattered of Israel with mercy and goodness, for your faithfulness is with us.”
- 49
“Lo, we have heard, and it has been heard to all the ends of the earth, concerning the wisdom granted to you, and that you are a man shown mercy by the Lord. And understanding has been given you over all the spirits of the air, and on earth, and under the earth.”
- 50
“Faithful is the Lord in all his judgments which he executes upon the earth.”
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