86 Bible Verses about Wisdom, Human Importance

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

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

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

The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

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

Understanding is a well-spring of life to him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Riches and honor are with me; durable riches and righteousness.

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

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honor.

Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established:

For the pastors have become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

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

But whoever hearkeneth to me shall dwell in safety, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.read more.
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; and every good path. When wisdom entereth into thy heart, and knowledge is pleasant to thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding 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 trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoever walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like to thee.

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

So that thou incline thy ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding;

The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

Bow down thy ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.

Walk in wisdom towards them that are without, redeeming the time.

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show by a good deportment his works with meekness of wisdom.

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

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

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

For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall in them.

For your obedience is come abroad to all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise to that which is good, and simple 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, and to desire that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye may walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, demoniacal. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.read more.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:read more.
But the wise 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 cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil: for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Take ye wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers 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 hath given to David a wise son over this great people.

Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

For the transgression of a land many are its princes: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.

Yes, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

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

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

Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge 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 great people?

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

A wise king scatterreth the wicked, and bringeth 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 a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath 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 provisions in due season?

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

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

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

My son, attend to my wisdom, and bow thy ear to my understanding:

Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and on her tongue is the law of kindness.

And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.

However, we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to naught: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world to our glory:

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

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

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels:

The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to 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 commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go to the wise.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

And delivered him from all his afflictions, and gave him favor 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 chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains 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 children of Israel hearkened to him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.

To bring about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are on the earth.

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

Then came there two women, that were harlots, to 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, save us two in the house.read more.
And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. 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 nurse my child, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I bore. And the other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king. Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead; and the other saith, No; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. 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 spoke the woman whose the living child was to 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: she is the mother of it. And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.