86 Bible Verses about Wisdom, Human Importance

Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Blessed is the man that has found wisdom and who brings to light intelligence,

Receive my chastening and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than precious stones; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

The way of life is uphill to the wise, that he may separate himself from Sheol below.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he that wins souls is wise.

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: if thou shalt find it, and in the end thy hope shall not be cut off.

And those that understand shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and those that teach righteousness to the multitude as the stars in perpetual eternity.

Riches and honour are with me, yea, durable riches and righteousness.

My son, forget not my law, but let thine heart keep my commandments: For they shall add length of days and long life and peace unto thee.

He that gets wisdom loves his own soul; he keeps intelligence that he might find that which is good.

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spends it up. He that follows after righteousness and mercy shall find life, righteousness, and honour.

Through wisdom the house shall be built, and with intelligence it shall be established:

For the pastors are become carnal and have not sought the LORD; therefore they did not understand, and all their flocks scattered.

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee; love her, and she shall keep thee.

But whosoever hearkens unto me shall dwell safely and shall rest from the fear of evil.

For the LORD gives wisdom; out of his mouth comes knowledge and intelligence. He keeps the person of the upright; he is a buckler to those that walk perfectly, keeping the paths of judgment and the way of his merciful ones.read more.
Then shalt thou understand righteousness and judgment and equity, yea, every good path. When wisdom enters into thine heart and knowledge is sweet unto thy soul, discretion shall preserve thee, intelligence shall keep thee

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

He that trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whosoever walks in wisdom, he shall be saved.

behold, I have done according to thy words: behold, I have given thee a wise and understanding heart so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

Who put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who gave intelligence to understanding?

Behold, thou dost desire truth in the inward parts, and in the secret things thou hast made me to know wisdom.

so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to intelligence,

The heart of the wise causes his mouth to be prudent, and with his lips he shall increase doctrine.

Bow down thine ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my wisdom.

Walk in wisdom towards outsiders, winning the occasion.

Who is wise and ready among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

to receive the chastening of prudence, justice, judgment, and equity;

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have caused thee to walk in right paths.

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of understanding, but the man who is intelligent walks uprightly.

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and straighten thy heart in the way.

For my people are foolish; the ignorant sons with no understanding have not known me; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Who is wise that he might understand this? and prudent that he might know this? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them; but the rebellious shall fall therein.

For your obedience is come abroad unto all places. I am glad therefore on your behalf, but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good and innocent concerning evil.

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, asking that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding, that ye might walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing him in everything, being fruitful in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not and do not be liars against the truth. This wisdom is not that which descends from above, but is earthly, natural, diabolical. For where there is envy and contention, there is confusion and every perverse work.read more.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, modest, benevolent, full of mercy and of good fruits, not judgmental, unfeigned.

Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened unto ten virgins who, taking their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were prudent, and five were foolish. Those that were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them;read more.
but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our lamps are going out. But the prudent answered, saying, Lest there be not enough for us and you, but go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and those that were ready went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.

The wisdom of the sane is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and receive hurt.

A prudent man foresees the evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are hurt by it.

By me the kings reign, and the princes decree justice. By me the princes rule, and all of the governors judge the earth.

therefore, brethren, seek out among you seven men of whom you bear witness, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Give me from among you, of your tribes, wise and understanding and expert men, and I will make them the head over you.

And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, who has given unto David a wise son over this great people.

Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding and give thee commandments for Israel, and that thou keep the law of the LORD thy God.

Understand now therefore, O ye kings: receive chastening, ye judges of the earth.

To bind his princes at his pleasure and teach his elders wisdom.

By the rebellion of the land, many are its princes, but by the man of understanding and wisdom the land shall remain stable.

And these anxious dogs are insatiable, and even the shepherds did not know enough to understand: they all look to their own ways, each one for his gain, from his quarter.

And I will give you pastors according to my heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

And all Israel heard of that judgment which the king had judged, and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to judge.

Give, therefore, thy slave a hearing heart to judge thy people that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this thy so great a people?

Give me now wisdom and knowledge that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?

Pe The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue brings forth judgment.

A wise king scatters the wicked and brings the wheel over them.

These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

Who then is the faithful and prudent slave, whom his lord has made ruler over his household to give them food in due season?

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward whom his lord shall make ruler over his household to give them their portion of food in due season?

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brothers?

My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart intelligence.

Wisdom cries without; she utters her voice in the streets: She cries in the chief place of concourse, in the entrance to the gates of the city she utters her words, saying,

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my intelligence;

Doth not wisdom cry, and give her voice to intelligence?

The wise in heart is called a man of understanding; and the sweetness of the lips shall increase doctrine.

Pe She opened her mouth with wisdom, and the law of mercy is upon her tongue.

And the wise among the people shall give wisdom to many, yet they shall fall by the sword, and by fire, by captivity, and by spoil, for some days.

For we speak perfect wisdom of God, and not the wisdom of this age nor of the princes of this age, that come to nought, but we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God predestined before the ages unto our glory,

whom we preach, warning every man and teaching in all wisdom that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus,

Let the word of the Christ dwell in you in abundance in all wisdom, teaching you and exhorting you one to another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with grace singing in your hearts unto the Lord.

If the wise will hear them, doctrine shall increase, and the man of understanding shall acquire wise counsel:

The ear that hears the reproof of life shall abide among the wise.

Hearken, ye sons, unto the chastening of the father, and pay attention that ye might know understanding.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

The wise in heart will receive the commandments, but he who speaks foolishness shall fall.

He that walks with wise men shall be wise, but the companion of fools shall be destroyed.

The scorner does not love the one that reproves him, neither will he go unto the wise.

Hear counsel, and receive chastening that thou may be wise in thy old age.

and delivered him out of all his afflictions and gave him grace and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

So I took the principals of your tribes, wise men and experts, and made them princes over you, princes over thousands and princes over hundreds and princes over fifties and princes over tens and officers among your tribes.

And Joshua, the son of Nun, was full of the Spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him; and the sons of Israel hearkened unto him and did as the LORD commanded Moses.

to bring about this form of speech thy slave Joab has done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know that which is done in the earth.

So he fed them out of the integrity of his heart and guided them by the intelligence of his hands.

In that season two women, that were harlots, came unto the king and stood before him. And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house, and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. And it came to pass the third day after I was delivered that this woman was delivered also and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, except the two of us in the house.read more.
And this woman's child died in the night because she lay on top of him. And she arose at midnight and took my son from beside me while thy handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom and laid her dead child in my bosom. And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I had given birth to. And the other woman said, No, but my son is alive, and thy son is dead. And this one said, No, but thy son is dead, and my son is alive. Thus they spoke before the king. Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that is alive, and thy son is dead. And the other saith, No; but thy son is dead, and my son is alive. And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. And the king said, Divide the living child in two and give half to the one and half to the other. Then the woman, of whom the living child was, spoke unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it, for she is its mother. And all Israel heard of that judgment which the king had judged, and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to judge.