18 Bible Verses about Acquiring Wisdom

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Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding;
don’t forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 8:5

Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;
develop common sense, you who are foolish.

Deuteronomy 32:29

If only they were wise, they would figure it out;
they would understand their fate.

Proverbs 23:15

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

Proverbs 7:4

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call understanding your relative.

Proverbs 2:2

listening closely to wisdom
and directing your heart to understanding;

Luke 1:17

And he will go before Him
in the spirit and power of Elijah,
to turn the hearts of fathers
to their children,
and the disobedient
to the understanding of the righteous,
to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

Proverbs 1:2

For learning what wisdom and discipline are;
for understanding insightful sayings;

Ecclesiastes 8:16

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the activity that is done on the earth (even though one’s eyes do not close in sleep day or night),

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