50 Bible Verses about wise

Then thy handmaid said, The word of my lord the king, will now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.

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.

And will make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he will not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see.

Hearken now to my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people toward God, that thou mayest bring the causes to God:

And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant to this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thy iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

When he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream, because of him.

Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? hath counsel perished from the prudent? hath their wisdom vanished?

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?

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

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.

And God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are very wise:

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor man that hath understanding searcheth him out.

And will make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he will not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.

We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.

We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see.

Hearken now to my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people toward God, that thou mayest bring the causes to God:

And they spoke to him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant to this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thy iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

When he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream, because of him.

Favor is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

A gracious woman retaineth honor: and strong men retain riches.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

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 thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them to Pharaoh.

Now, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the king's manner towards all that knew law and judgment:

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

Let thy hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good it is!

How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became its nurse.

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Pleasant words are as a honey-comb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

And if it seemeth evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

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?

The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth my ear to hear as the learned.

But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.