The Source of Real Wisdom

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

Religion & Spirituality, Education

5 • 725 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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(Ecclesiastes 7:23-25) Well-meaning and highly educated people can still be foolish. Even the greatest of knowledge found in this world, when divorced from God, is worthless, because it lacks wisdom. You cannot have this wisdom without having Jesus. (09177250723) Keep Studying Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. 👉 Take the next step on your journey with Jesus —start today at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides thousands of Bible studies and resources for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/ Thank You! All new and returning donors will receive FREE access to two of Scott's audiobooks (read by him). You may make a one-time gift or set up a fully customizable recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Solomon closes the book of Ecclesiastes with these words. Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter.
0:14.6	Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man each of us have been given only one
0:23.4	life what will we do with it life it's not a game and in this journey through the
0:29.9	book of Ecclesiastes Scott Pauley will guide us to better understand the true
0:34.7	meaning of life.
0:45.5	It is possible to be intelligent and to be ignorant at the same time.
0:55.7	Because intellectual prowess or educational experience, degrees, information, data collected.
0:57.8	That is not the same thing as wisdom.
1:02.2	This is why the Bible says, the fool has said in his heart, there is no God.
1:05.3	There are many people who are very bright, intelligent people.
1:13.2	They may be very articulate, but if they deny God, they are denying the source of real wisdom.
1:18.0	We return today to Ecclesiastes Chapter 7, which I find interesting.
1:22.2	I think it's one of the most neglected chapters in the book of Ecclesiastes. We tend to know the early books and, of course, the final chapters, of course, course of this book but right in the middle in
1:30.7	ecclesiastity seven there's so much rich truth and that's why i'm just taking my time with you
1:35.5	walking through it we come now to verses 23 24 and 25 where solomon says all this have i
1:43.0	proved by wisdom i said i, I will be wise, but it was far from me.
1:49.9	That which is far off and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
1:54.8	I applied my heart to know and to search and to seek out wisdom and the reason of things
2:00.5	and to know the wickedness of folly
2:02.4	even of foolishness and madness.
2:06.7	Do you see how he's on a pursuit?
2:10.0	This is the wisest man that ever lived.
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