50 Bible Verses about wise

Your servant thought: May the word of my lord the king bring relief, for my lord the king is able to discern the good and the bad like the Angel of God. May the Lord your God be with you.”

Joab your servant has done this to address the issue indirectly, but my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the Angel of God, knowing everything on earth.”

His delight will be in the fear of the Lord.
He will not judge
by what He sees with His eyes,
He will not execute justice
by what He hears with His ears,

I advise you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich, white clothes so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed, and ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see.

Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and God be with you. You be the one to represent the people before God and bring their cases to Him.

They replied, “Today if you will be a servant to these people and serve them, and if you respond to them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

While he was sitting on the judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly in a dream because of Him!”

About Edom, this is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?
Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom rotted away?

So give Your servant an obedient heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

A wise heart accepts commands,
but foolish lips will be destroyed.

I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.

God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore.

God is wise and all-powerful.
Who has opposed Him and come out unharmed?

A wise heart accepts commands,
but foolish lips will be destroyed.

Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;
she is known even among fools.

My son, if your heart is wise,
my heart will indeed rejoice.

locusts have no king,
yet all of them march in ranks;

Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:

A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has discernment sees through him.

His delight will be in the fear of the Lord.
He will not judge
by what He sees with His eyes,
He will not execute justice
by what He hears with His ears,

Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.

God, within Your temple,
we contemplate Your faithful love.

I thought about my ways
and turned my steps back to Your decrees.

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.

God, within Your temple,
we contemplate Your faithful love.

I thought about my ways
and turned my steps back to Your decrees.

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
but guidance from the wicked leads to deceit.

The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.

I advise you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich, white clothes so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed, and ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see.

Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and God be with you. You be the one to represent the people before God and bring their cases to Him.

They replied, “Today if you will be a servant to these people and serve them, and if you respond to them by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

While he was sitting on the judge’s bench, his wife sent word to him, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for today I’ve suffered terribly in a dream because of Him!”

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,
but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

A capable wife is her husband’s crown,
but a wife who causes shame
is like rottenness in his bones.

Every wise woman builds her house,
but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

A gracious woman gains honor,
but violent men gain only riches.

Who can find a capable wife?
She is far more precious than jewels.

Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

When morning came, he was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem,

The decree was issued that the wise men were to be executed, and they searched for Daniel and his friends, to execute them.

The king consulted the wise men who understood the times, for it was his normal procedure to confer with experts in law and justice.

I have chosen the way of truth;
I have set Your ordinances before me.

May Your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen Your precepts.

Though all the peoples each walk
in the name of their gods,
we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God
forever and ever.

A word spoken at the right time
is like gold apples on a silver tray.

The calm words of the wise are heeded
more than the shouts of a ruler over fools.

A man takes joy in giving an answer;
and a timely word—how good that is!

How painful honest words can be!
But what does your rebuke prove?

Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and took care of him.

The sayings of the wise are like goads, and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails. The sayings are given by one Shepherd.

The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious,
but the lips of a fool consume him.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb:
sweet to the taste and health to the body.

and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the short-lived pleasure of sin.

But if it doesn’t please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship Yahweh.”

So give Your servant an obedient heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

The Lord God has given Me
the tongue of those who are instructed
to know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me each morning;
He awakens My ear to listen like those being instructed.

but one thing is necessary. Mary has made the right choice, and it will not be taken away from her.”