17 Bible Verses about Man's Wisdom

[The] mouth of [the] righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart [will be] understanding.

On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod [is] for the back of one who lacks {sense}.

Give to a wise one and he will become more wise; {teach} a righteous one and he will increase learning.

And those who have insight {will instruct} the many, but they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder {for some time}.

Who [is] like the sage? Who knows [the] interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

Walk with the wise and be wise, but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.

By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established.

But the [ones] having insight will shine like the brightness of the expanse, and [the ones] providing justice [for] the many [will be] like the stars {forever and ever}.

I have also seen this [example of] wisdom under the sun, and it [seemed] great to me.

{O that} you would keep completely silent, and [that] it would become wisdom for you.

Concerning Edom, thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel become lost from [those who] understand? Is their wisdom rotting?

With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise, and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.

Whoever obeys [his] command will not suffer disaster. The wise mind knows the [proper] time and the right [procedure].

whom we proclaim, [by] admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person mature in Christ,

Who [is] wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good behavior his works, with the humility of wisdom.

And the master praised the dishonest manager, because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are shrewder than the sons of light with regard to their own generation.