17 occurrences

'Wise Man' in the Bible

And Amnon hath a friend, and his name is Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David's brother, and Jonadab is a very wise man,

and now, acquit him not, for a wise man thou art, and thou hast known that which thou dost to him, and hast brought down his old age with blood to Sheol.'

And now, send to me a wise man to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and knowing to grave gravings with the wise men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father prepared;

'And now, I have sent a wise man having understanding, of Huram my father,

Doth a wise man answer with vain knowledge? And fill with an east wind his belly?

Return, and come in, I pray you, And I find not among you a wise man.

To God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable?

Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.

The fury of a king is messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,

The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.

then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find.

and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!

Who is the wise man? and he understandeth this, And he to whom the mouth of Jehovah spake? And he doth declare it, For what hath the land perished? It hath been burnt up as a wilderness, Without any passing through.

'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

unto your shame I speak: so there is not among you one wise man, not even one, who shall be able to discern in the midst of his brethren!