'Wise Man' in the Bible
“So now, let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
The Lord directed Moses, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the Lord; otherwise many of them will die.
You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.
And Amnon hath a friend, and his name is Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David's brother, and Jonadab is a very wise man,
Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
And, with thee, in abundance, are workmen, hewers and carvers of stone and wood, - and every sort of wise man, in all manner of work:
Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counseller, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:
And now, send to me a wise man to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and knowing to grave gravings with the wise men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father prepared;
'And now, I have sent a wise man having understanding, of Huram my father,
And through the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a wise man from among the children of Mahli the son of Levi the son of Israel, even Sherebiah, with his sons and brethren, eighteen;
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
“Were you the first man to be born [the original wise man],Or were you created before the hills?
But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.
Can a man be profitable to God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
An unwise man will not know this, and a fool will not understand it -
That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
A wise man will receive warning; but a fool will sooner be smitten in the face.
He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. And a foolish man shall be servant to a wise man of heart.
The fruit of the righteous is as the tree of life; a wise man also winneth men's souls.
The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.
A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome.
A wise man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools cries out foolishness.
The teaching of the wise man is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
A wise man doth all things with discretion; but a fool will declare his folly.
The simple believes every word, but the wise man watches his step.
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.
A fool rejoiceth in foolish things; but a wise man looketh well to his own goings.
To the wise man the way of life [is] upward, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass.
When a mocker is punished,the inexperienced become wiser;when one teaches a wise man,he acquires knowledge.
There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise man; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
A wise man seeth the plague and hideth himself; but the foolish go on still and are punished.
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.
Many seek the ruler’s favor,But justice for man comes from the Lord.
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. And how doth the wise man die even as the fool!
And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
For what advantage has the wise man over the fool [for being worldly-wise is not the secret to happiness]? What advantage has the poor man who has learned how to walk [publicly] among the living [with men’s eyes on him; for being poor is not the secret to happiness either]?
Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
A wise man's counsel that is followed in silence, is far above the crying of a captain among fools.
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
In addition to the Teacher being a wise man, he constantly taught the people knowledge; he weighed, explored, and arranged many proverbs.
And I saw that there was no man, even no wise man among them, who might give an answer to my questions.
Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;
Then they said, "Come and let us plan plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will not be lost from [the] priest, nor advice from [the] wise man, nor [the] word from [the] prophet. Come and {let us bring charges against him}, and let us not listen attentively to any of his words."
The wise men replied to the king, "There is no man on earth who is able to disclose the king's secret, for no king, regardless of his position and power, has ever requested such a thing from any magician, astrologer, or wise man.
Daniel answered the king: “No wise man, medium, diviner-priest, or astrologer is able to make known to the king the mystery he asked about.
Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward [of the estate], whom his master will put in charge over his household, to give his servants their portion of food at the proper time?
But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is how his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from accepting the faith.
Where is the wise man (philosopher)? Where is the scribe (scholar)? Where is the debater (logician, orator) of this age? Has God not exposed the foolishness of this world’s wisdom?
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you imagines that, as regards this world, he is a wise man, let him become a 'fool,' that he may become wise.
I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.