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31 For he was wiser [a]than all other men—than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. His fame was in all the nations round about.

32 He also originated 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.

33 He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he spoke also of beasts, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:31 “Wiser than all other men,” until Christ came. Jesus said, “Someone more and greater than Solomon is here” (Matt. 12:42).

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