17 Bible Verses about Man's Wisdom

Most Relevant Verses

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice.

Psalm 49:3

My mouth will speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.

Proverbs 10:13

On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.

Daniel 11:33

Those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for many days.

Ecclesiastes 8:1

Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam.

Ecclesiastes 9:13

Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me.

Job 13:5

“O that you would be completely silent,
And that it would become your wisdom!

Jeremiah 49:7

Concerning Edom.
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman?
Has good counsel been lost to the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?

Proverbs 21:11

When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise;
But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 8:5

He who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.

Luke 16:8

And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.

Bible Theasaurus

Never miss a post

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org