73 Bible Verses about Wisdom, Source Of Human

To God belong wisdom and power. Counsel and understanding are his.

Tell all the skilled men whom I have given this ability to make Aaron's clothes. These clothes will set him apart as holy when he serves me as priest.

Who endowed the innermost being with wisdom or gave understanding to the mind?

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable (yielding), full of mercy and good fruits, without discord (partiality), without hypocrisy.

The law of Jehovah is perfect. It gives new life. The testimony of Jehovah is dependable. It makes the simple wise.

I have more insight than all my teachers, for your laws are my meditation. I understand more than the aged, since I have observed your precepts.

How can you say you are wise and that you have Jehovah's Laws? The scribes have used their pens to spread falsehoods. Wise people are put to shame, confused, and trapped. They have rejected the word of Jehovah. They do not really have any wisdom.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you! You will not be a priest to me since you have forgotten the Law of your God. Therefore, I will forget your children.

Everyone who hears my words, and does them is like a wise man that builds his house on a rock.

Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you with all wisdom. Teach and admonish one another with psalms, praises to God, and spiritual songs. Sing with gratitude in your hearts to God.

From childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to make you wise to salvation through faith that is in Christ Jesus.

Respect for Jehovah teaches wisdom. Before glory there is humility.

He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge. Respect for Jehovah is the key to this treasure.

May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a spirit (mental disposition) of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.

I filled him with the Spirit of God (my power). I gave him understanding, skill, and ability for every kind of artistic work.

He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding and in knowledge and in all craftsmanship.

But truly it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty that makes for understanding.

I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen this dream and you O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation! For all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make the interpretation known to me. You are able for the spirit of the holy gods is in you!'

I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

Therefore brothers select seven men who have a good reputation. Men who are full of spirit and wisdom that we may appoint to take care of this business.

For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

It was not made known to other generations of the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.

If any of you lacks wisdom let him ask of God. He gives to all generously and without reproach and it will be given to him.

Give me the wisdom I need to rule your people with justice. Help me know the difference between good and evil. Otherwise, how would I ever be able to rule this great people of yours?

Please give me the wisdom and knowledge I need to rule over them. Otherwise, how would I ever be able to rule this great people of yours?

Call out for insight. Lift up your voice for understanding. Search for wisdom as if it were silver. Hunt for it as if it were hidden treasure! If you do these things you will have respect for Jehovah and you will find the true knowledge of God!read more.
Jehovah gives wisdom. From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Then he said: Do not fear Daniel! From the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard. I have come in response to your prayer.

Since the day we heard about you, we have not ceased to pray and make request for you. We pray for you to be filled with the [intimate accurate] knowledge (discernment) (recognition) of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. (Philippians 1:9) (John 17:3)

For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. It is written: He catches the wise in their own craftiness (deception). (Job 5:13) And again: Jehovah knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain (useless) (empty). (Psalm 94:11)

He catches the wise with their own craftiness. The plans of schemers are quickly halted.

Jehovah knows the thoughts of man. He knows that they a mere vanity.

for when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God. They did not thank him and were vain in their reasoning, for their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools. They changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

This is the wisdom of God that the world through its wisdom did not come to know God. God was well pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.

As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments. His ways are beyond human understanding! For who has known the mind of Jehovah? Or who has been his counselor? (Isaiah 40:13)

Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the good news: not with wisdom of words, lest the stake of Christ be emptied of its effect.

My speech and my preaching were not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not exist in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

You felt sure of yourself in your evil. You thought that no one could see you. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray. Then you said to yourself: 'I am God! There is no one else like me.'

Do not think you are wise enough. Respect Jehovah and turn away from evil.

See a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding, sees right through him.

You are doomed! You think you are wise. You think you are so very clever.

This is what Jehovah says: Do not let wise people brag about their wisdom. Do not let strong people brag about their strength. Do not let rich people brag about their riches.

These have, indeed, the appearance of wisdom in self-made religion and self-abasement and severe treatment of the body. But these are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

We are fools for Christ. But you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honorable, but we are despised.

Seeing that many boast according to the flesh, I will boast also. You being wise tolerate the foolish.

I will do things that shock and amaze them. I will destroy the wisdom of those who claim to know and understand (discern).

It is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. (Isaiah 29:14) Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

He keeps shrewd (crafty) (cunning) people from carrying out their plans so that they cannot do anything successfully. He catches the wise with their own craftiness. The plans of schemers are quickly halted.

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against Jehovah!

The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools. The wise counselors of Pharaoh give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh: I am one of the wise men, a disciple of the ancient kings?

I make fools of fortunetellers and frustrate the predictions of astrologers. The words of the wise I refute and show that their wisdom is foolishness.

I will make their officials and wise men drunk, along with their governors, officers, and soldiers. They will fall into a deep sleep and never wake up, proclaims the king, whose name is Jehovah of Hosts.

Therefore the Lord Jehovah says: Because you have made your heart like (consider yourself to be like) the heart of God, I will bring strangers, ruthless nations, upon you. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendor.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than men and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

We preach Christ impaled. It is a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the nations! To those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, it is Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

It is because of him you are united with Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.

How is it we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who come to nothing (are doomed to destruction)? We speak the wisdom of God in a secret, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the ages (generations and human entities) for our glory. None of the rulers of this age knew (understood) for had they known it they would not have impaled the glorious Lord (esteemed Master).

He is the image (likeness) (representation) of the invisible God. He is the firstborn (Greek: prototokos: childbirth, offspring) of all creation. All things in the heavens and upon the earth where created through him. The things visible and invisible were created through him. Whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and for him. He is before all things, and through him all things originate.

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God. They are foolishness to him! He cannot know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

For the preaching of the stake is foolishness to those who perish. It is the power of God to us who are saved.

Then Jesus prayed: I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth. You have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and have revealed them to children. (Acts 2:36)

In that same hour he rejoiced in Holy Spirit and said: I thank you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you did hide these things from the wise and the understanding and revealed them to babes. Father, it is pleasing in your sight.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Consider your calling, brothers. Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. Instead God chose the foolish things of the world to confuse (shame) the wise. God chose the weak things of the world to confuse (shame) the things that are mighty.

It is the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known through the congregation and the rules and authorities in the heavenly places.

I will give you ability to talk and words of wisdom, which your adversaries shall not be able to resist or refute.

The king said: I had a dream. No one can explain what it means. I am told that you can interpret dreams.

Then Pharaoh sent for his wise men and sorcerers. These Egyptian magicians did the same thing using their magic spells. Each of them threw his staff down. They all became large snakes. But Aaron's staff swallowed theirs.

Solomon was wiser than the wise men of the East or the wise men of Egypt.

The king found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire realm. This was in every matter of wisdom and understanding.

The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. / The king spoke to the wise men of Babylon: Whoever reads this writing, and shows me the interpretation of it will be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck. He will be the third ruler in the kingdom.

They were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.