17 Bible Verses about Man's Wisdom
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The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
In the lips of him that hath understanding a man shall find wisdom; but the rod belongeth to the back of the foolish.
Give a discrete man but an occasion, and he will be the wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase.
Those also that have understanding among the people shall inform the multitude: and for a long season, they shall be persecuted with sword, with fire, with captivity and with the taking away of their goods.
Who is wise? Who hath knowledge to make an answer? Wisdom maketh a man's face to shine, but malice putteth it out of favour.
He that goeth in the company of wise men, shall be wise; but whoso is a companion of fools shall be hurt.
Through wisdom a house shall be builded, and with understanding it shall be set up.
The wise, such as have taught others, shall glister as the shining of heaven: and those that have instructed the multitude unto Godliness, shall be as the stars, world without end.
This wisdom have I seen also under the Sun, and me thought it a great thing.
"Upon the Edomites hath the LORD of Hosts spoken on this manner: Is there no wisdom in Tema? Is there no more good counsel among his people? Is their wisdom then turned clean to naught?
When the scornful is punished, the ignorant take the better heed; and when a wise man is warned, he will receive the more understanding.
Whoso keepeth the commandment, shall feel no harm: but a wise man's heart discerneth time and manner.
whom we preach warning all men, and teaching all men in all wisdom, to make all men perfect in Christ Jesus.
If any man be wise and endued with learning among you, let him show the works of his good conversation in meekness that is coupled with wisdom.
And the Lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely. For the children of this world, are in their kind, wiser than the children of light.
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