Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



So give Your servant an obedient heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”


I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.

God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore.


Accept my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.

The one who brings ruin on his household
will inherit the wind,
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.

Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;
she is known even among fools.

My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart will indeed rejoice.


A discerning mind seeks knowledge,
but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;
she is known even among fools.



Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;
she is known even among fools.

My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart will indeed rejoice.





For I think God has displayed us, the apostles, in last place, like men condemned to die: we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored!

Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;
she is known even among fools.


Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent,
discerning when he seals his lips.


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Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.

Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;
she is known even among fools.

Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind. Doesn't the ear test words as the palate tastes food? read more.
Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life. Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His. Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt; whoever He imprisons cannot be released. When He withholds the waters, everything dries up, and when He releases them, they destroy the land. True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.

Where then does wisdom come from, and where is understanding located? It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the sky. Abaddon and Death say, "We have heard news of it with our ears." read more.
But God understands the way to wisdom, and He knows its location. For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. When God fixed the weight of the wind and limited the water by measure, when He established a limit for the rain and a path for the lightning, He considered wisdom and evaluated it; He established it and examined it. He said to mankind, "Look! The fear of the Lord-that is wisdom, and to turn from evil is understanding."