'Wisdom' in the Bible

‘Is not their tent-cord drawn up within them [so that the tent collapses]?Do they not die, and yet without [acquiring] wisdom?’

“Is it that I have no help within myself,And that success and wisdom have been driven from me?

And [that He would] show you the secrets of wisdom!For sound wisdom has two sides.Know therefore that God forgets a part of your wickedness and guilt.

“His wisdom is as high as the heights of heaven. What can you do?It is deeper than Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead). What can you know?

“But a hollow (empty-headed) man will become intelligent and wise[Only] when the colt of a wild donkey is born as a man.

“No doubt you are the [only wise] people [in the world],And wisdom will die with you!

“But I have intelligence and understanding as well as you;I am not inferior to you.Who does not know such things as these [of God’s wisdom and might]?

“With the aged [you say] is wisdom,And with long life is understanding.

“But [only] with Him are [perfect] wisdom and might;He [alone] has [true] counsel and understanding.

“With Him are might and sound wisdom,The misled and the misleader are His [and in His power].

“Oh, that you would be completely silent,And that silence would be your wisdom!

“Do you hear the secret counsel of God,And do you limit [the possession of] wisdom to yourself?

“How you have counseled the one who has no wisdom!And how abundantly you have provided sound wisdom and helpful insight!

“But where can wisdom be found?And where is the place of understanding?

“The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’

“Gold and glass cannot equal wisdom,Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.

“No mention of coral and crystal can be made;For the possession of wisdom is even above [that of] rubies or pearls.

“From where then does wisdom come?And where is the place of understanding?

“God understands the way [to wisdom]And He knows its place [for wisdom is with God alone].

Then He saw wisdom and declared it;He established it and searched it out.

“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

“I thought age should speak,And a multitude of years should teach wisdom.

“Beware if you say,‘We have found wisdom;God thrusts Job down [justly], not man [for God alone is dealing with him].’

“Behold, I belong to God like you;I too was formed out of the clay.

“If not [and you have nothing to say], listen to me;Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”

‘Job speaks without knowledge,And his words are without wisdom and insight.

“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being [of man, or in the layers of clouds]Or given understanding to the mind [of man, or to the heavenly display]?

“Who can count the clouds by [earthly] wisdom,Or pour out the water jars of the heavens,

For God has made her forget wisdom,And has not given her a share of understanding.

“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,Stretching his wings toward the south [as winter approaches]?