65 Bible Verses about Wisdom, Human Nature

And Bezalel and Oholiab shall work, and every wise-hearted man, in whom LORD has put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that LORD has commanded.

And thou shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,read more.
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship. And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:

And Moses said to the sons of Israel, See, LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. And he has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, and to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,read more.
and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship. And he has put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. He has filled them with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of workmanship, of the engraver, and of the skilful workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of thos

And all the women who were wise-hearted spun with their hands, and brought that which they had spun: the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen. And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun the goats' [hair].

And all the wise-hearted men among them who wrought the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains, of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim; the work of the skilful workman made them.

Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all men who are skilful in every manner of work.

And, behold, there are the courses of the priests and the Levites for all the service of the house of God. And there shall be with thee in all manner of work every willing man who has skill, for any manner of service. Also the capt

Now therefore send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, [to be] with the skilful men who are with me in Judah and

And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a workman in brass. And he was filled with wisdom and understanding and skill, to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wroug

He who is too impoverished for [such] an oblation chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks for him a skilful workman to set up a graven image that shall not be moved.

There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith, blue and purple for their clothing. They are all the work of skilful men.

Thus says LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, and send for the skilful women, that they may come.

The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers. Thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee; they were thy pilots. The old men of Gebal and, the wise men thereof, were thy caulkers in thee. All the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to deal in thy merchandise.

The wisdom of a prudent man is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise.

He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and whoever errs thereby is not wise.

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of a wise man, but a foolish man swallows it up.

A fool utters all his anger, but a wise man keeps it back and calms it.

A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of the confidence of it.

For he has said, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding. And I have removed the bounds of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. And like a valiant man I have brought down those

By thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou have gotten thee riches, and have gotten gold and silver into thy treasures. By thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffic thou have increased thy riches. And thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches.

And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men of it. And Pharaoh told them his dream, but there was no man who could interpret them to

The rulers of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become brutish. How will ye say to Pharaoh, I am the son of wise men, the son of ancient kings?

And I will make drunk her rulers and her wise men, her governors and her deputies, and her mighty men. And they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, says the King, whose name is LORD of hosts.

Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation.

And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counselor, they cast lots, and his lot came out northward.

Also Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe. And Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons. And Ahithophel was the king's counselor. And Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.

Now therefore let Pharaoh look out for a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh do [this], and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years. And let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.read more.
And the food shall be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land not perish through the famine.

Thy servant Joab has done this thing to change the face of the matter. And my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an agent of God, to know all things that are on the earth.

And LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two made a league together.

Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers. And they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their enchantments.

which hearkens not to the voice of charmers, charming ever so wisely.

They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation of it, shall be clothed with p

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Inasmuch as God has shown thee all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou.

Who is the wise man, who may understand this, and he to whom the mouth of LORD has spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that none passes through?

Here is wisdom: He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is a number of a man. And its number is 666

Here is the mind that has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains where the woman sits on them.

Who is wise, that he may understand these things, prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them. But transgressors shall fall therein.

and that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacts of thee less than thine iniquity deserves.

He who is wise will give heed to these things, and they will consider the loving kindnesses of LORD.

Many shall purify themselves, and make themselves white, and be refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.

And to man he said, Behold, the fear of LORD, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.

The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and all who act accordingly have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.

The fear of LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Be not wise in thine own eyes. Fear LORD, and depart from evil.

The fear of LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding.

The voice of LORD cries to the city, and [the man of] wisdom will see thy name. Hear ye the rod, and who has appointed it.

and I have not learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.

And the Spirit of LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of LORD.

So that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in knowledge of him,

Because of this we also, from the day that we heard, cease not praying for you and making request that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.

Keep therefore and do them, for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

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

Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding put forth her voice? On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands. Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she cries aloud:read more.
To you, O men, I call. And my voice is to the sons of men.

Wisdom has built her house. She has hewn out her seven pillars. She has killed her beasts. She has mingled her wine. She has also furnished her table. She has sent forth her maidens. She cries out upon the highest places of the city:read more.
He who is simple, let him turn in here. As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him, Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. Forsake ye simpleness, and live, and walk in the way of understanding.

O ye simple, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be of an understanding heart. Hear, for I will speak excellent things. And the opening of my lips shall be right things. For my mouth shall utter truth. And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.read more.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them. They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge. 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. I, wisdom, have made prudence my dwelling, and find out knowledge [and] discretion. The fear of LORD is to hate evil. Pride, and arrogance, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate. Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge. I am understanding, I have might. By me kings reign, and rulers decree justice. By me rulers rule, and ranking men, [even] all the judges of the earth. I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently shall find me. Riches and honor are with me, durable wealth and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold, and my revenue than choice silver. I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice, that I may cause those who love me to inherit substance, and that I may fill their treasuries.

LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth was, when there were no depths. I was brought forth when there were no fountains abounding with water,read more.
before the mountains were settled, before the hills. I was brought forth while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world. When he established the heavens, I was there. When he set a circle upon the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong, when he gave to the sea its bound that the waters should not transgress his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was by him, a master workman. And I was daily [his] delight, rejoicing always before him, rejoicing in his habitable earth. And my delight was with the sons of men. Now therefore, ye sons, hearken to me. For blessed are those who keep my ways.

For the message of the cross is of course, foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is a power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will frustrate the understanding of those of understanding. Where is a wise man? Where is a scholar? Where is a researcher of this age? Did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?read more.
For since in the wisdom of God the world did not know God through its wisdom, it pleased God through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe. And because Jews demand a sign and Greeks search for wisdom but we proclaim Christ crucified, truly to Jews a stumbling-block and to Gentiles foolishness. But to them, to the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weak thing of God is stronger than men.

We are foolish for the sake of Christ, but ye are wise in Christ. We are weak, but ye are strong. Ye are esteemed, but we are disreputable.