When the morning came, his spirit was troubled. And he sent and called for all the soothsayers of Egypt and all the wise men thereof, and told them his dream: but there was none of them that could interpret it unto Pharaoh.

Then Pharaoh called for the wise men, and enchanters of Egypt did in like manner with their sorcery.

And all the wise men that wrought all the holy work, came every man from his work which they made,

Moreover, thou hast workmen enough and masons and carpenters to work in stone and timber, and all manner of wise men for whatsoever work it be.

And the king spake to the wise men that had understanding in the ordinances of the land - for the king's matters must be handled before all such as have knowledge of the law and judgment,

and told Zeresh his wife and all his friends, everything that had happened him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, "If it be Mordecai of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou canst do nothing unto him, but shalt fall before him."

He carrieth away the wise men, as it were a spoil, and bringeth the judges out of their wits.

Would God ye kept your tongue, that ye might be taken for wise men!

which wise men have told, and hath not been hid from their fathers:

"Hear my words, O ye wise men: hearken unto me, ye that have understanding.

Seeing then that everybody feareth him, why should not all wise men also stand in fear of him?"

For he seeth that wise men also die and perish together, as well as the ignorant and foolish, and leave their riches for others.

Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is nigh destruction.

He that goeth in the company of wise men, shall be wise; but whoso is a companion of fools shall be hurt.

Wicked people bring a city in decay, but wise men set it up again.

I am come of the old regal Progeny"? Where are they? Where are now thy wise men? Let them tell thee, if they can, what the LORD of Hosts hath taken in hand against Egypt.

Who would not fear thee? Or what King of the Gentiles would not obey thee? For among all the wise men of the Gentiles, and in all their kingdoms, there is none that may be likened unto thee.

namely, wood; silver, which is brought out of Tarshish, and beaten to plates; and gold from Ophir, a work that is made with the hand of the craftsman and the caster, clothed with yellow silk and scarlet: even so is the work of their wise men altogether.

The sword shall come upon the Chaldeans, sayeth the LORD; upon them that dwell in Babylon; upon their princes; and upon their wise men.

Yea, sayeth the LORD, I will make their princes, their wise men, their chief rulers and all their worthies, drunken: so that they shall sleep an everlasting sleep and never wake. Thus sayeth the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.

For the which cause the king was wroth with great indignation, and commanded to destroy all the wise men at Babylon:

and the proclamation went forth that the wise men should be slain. They sought also to slay Daniel with his companions.

This is the dream, that I, king Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Therefore O Balteshazzar, tell thou me what it signifieth: forsomuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to show me, what it meaneth. But thou canst do it, for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee."

Wherefore the king cried mightily, that they should bring him the charmers, Chaldeans, and the conjurers of devils. The king spake also to the wise men of Babylon, and said, "Whoso can read this writing, and show me the plain meaning thereof: shall be clothed with purple, have a chain of gold about his neck, and rule the third part of my kingdom."

Upon this, came all the king's wise men: but they could neither read the writing, nor show the king what it signified.

Shall not I at the same time destroy the wise men of Edom; and those that have understanding, from the mount of Esau?

The fruit of the righteous is as the tree of life; a wise man also winneth men's souls.

For the wise are ever as little in remembrance as the foolish, and all the days for to come shall be forgotten, yea the wise man dieth as well as the fool.

Moreover, thus sayeth the LORD, "Let not the wise man rejoice in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength; neither the rich man in his riches.

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of understanding is better than he that is mighty of strength.

I understood of all the works of God, that it is not possible for a man, to attain unto works that are done under the Sun: and though he bestow his labour to seek them out, yet can he not reach unto them: yea, though a wise man would undertake to know them, yet might he not find them.

And now I have sent a wise man and a man of understanding called Huramabi,

But Amnon had a companion called Jonadab, the son of Shimeah the brother of David: which Jonadab was a very wise man.

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's answer be as the science of the wind, and fill his belly with the wind of the east?

"As for you, turn you, and get you hence, I pray you - seeing I cannot see one wise man among you.

By hearing, the wise man shall come by more wisdom:

Reprove not a scorner, lest he owe thee evil will: but rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

A wise man will receive warning; but a fool will sooner be smitten in the face.

A fool bringeth up a slander of his neighbour; but a wise man will keep it secret.

A slanderous person pricketh like a sword; but a wise man's tongue is wholesome.

A wise man doth all things with discretion; but a fool will declare his folly.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; but a fool goeth on presumptuously.

A fool rejoiceth in foolish things; but a wise man looketh well to his own goings.

The king's displeasure is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.

A wise man putteth off displeasure, and it is his honour to let some faults pass.

When the scornful is punished, the ignorant take the better heed; and when a wise man is warned, he will receive the more understanding.

In a wise man's house there is great treasure and plenteousness; but a foolish body spendeth up all.

A wise man winneth the city of the mighty; and as for the strength that they trust in, he bringeth it down.

A wise man seeth the plague and hideth himself; but the foolish go on still and are punished.

A wise man seeing the plague will hide himself; as for fools they go on still, and suffer harm.

If a wise man go to law with a fool - whether he deal with him friendly or roughly - he getteth no rest.

A fool poureth out his spirit altogether, but a wise man keepeth it in till afterward.

For a wise man beareth his eyes about in his head, but the fool goeth in the darkness. I perceived also that they both had one end.

For who knoweth, whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? And yet shall he be lord of all my labours, which I with such wisdom have taken under the Sun. Is not this a vain thing?

It is better to give ear to the chastening of a wise man, than to hear the song of fools.

Whoso doeth wrong, maketh a wise man to go out of his wit, and destroyeth a gentle heart.

Whoso keepeth the commandment, shall feel no harm: but a wise man's heart discerneth time and manner.

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 upon the righthand, but a fool's heart is upon the left.

The words out of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will destroy himself.

Great men are not always wise, neither doth every aged man understand the thing that is lawful.

And Bezalel wrought and Oholiab and all wise hearted men to whom the LORD had given wisdom and understanding, to know how to work all manner work for the holy service, in all that the LORD commanded.

And Moses called for Bezalel, Oholiab and all the wise hearted men in whose hearts the LORD had put wisdom, even as many as their hearts couraged to come unto the work to work it.

And all the wise hearted men among them, that wrought in the work of the habitation, made: even ten curtains of twined bysse, jacinth, scarlet and purple, and made them full of cherubims with broidered work.

Wisdom giveth more courage unto the wise, than ten mighty men of the city.

For the words of the wise are like pricks and nails that go through, wherewith men are kept together: for they are given of one shepherd only.

And the angel said unto Balaam, "Go with the men: but in any wise, what I say unto thee, that say." And Balaam went with the lords of Balak.

therefore will I also show unto this people a marvelous, terrible, and great thing - Namely this: I will destroy the wisdom of their wise, and the understanding of their learned men shall perish."

And the young men that were nursed up with him talked with him, saying, "Thus answer the people that spake to thee, saying, 'Thy father made our yoke heavy: But make thou our yoke somewhat lighter.' Thus wise answer them: 'My little finger shall be heavier than thy father's loins.

Upon this went Daniel in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise at Babylon: he went unto him, and said, "Destroy not such as are wise in Babylon, but bring me in unto the king, and I shall show the king the interpretation."

And the LORD said unto Ahijah, "Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh, to question with thee about her son which is sick. This wise and this wise answer her." And when she came, she feigned herself to be another woman.

But ye foolish princes of Zoan, ye wise counselors of Pharaoh, whose wit is turned to foolishness: How say ye unto Pharaoh, "I am come of wise people;

And in the city there was found a poor man - but he was wise - which with his wisdom delivered the city: yet was there no body, that had any respect for such a simple man.

What man is so wise, as to understand this? Or to whom hath the LORD spoken by mouth, that he may show this, and say, "O thou land, why perishest thou so? Wherefore art thou so burnt up, and like a wilderness that no man goeth through?"

Before time in Israel, when a man went to seek an answer of God, thus wise he spake: "Come, and let us go to the Seer." For he that is now called a prophet, was in the old time called a Seer.

"May a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

Then there came a Prophet to the king of Israel, and said to him, "Go forth and play the man: be wise and take heed what thou doest. For when the year is about, the king of Syria will come against thee again."

He is wise and discreet that tempereth his words; and he is a man of understanding, that maketh much of his spirit.

Wise counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the deep of the earth; but he that hath understanding bringeth it forth.

If thou seest a man that is wise in his own conceit, there is more hope in a fool than in him.

The rich man thinketh himself to be wise; but the poor that hath understanding, can perceive him well enough.

Who is wise? Who hath knowledge to make an answer? Wisdom maketh a man's face to shine, but malice putteth it out of favour.

For all these things purposed I in my mind to seek out. The righteous and wise, yea and their servants also are in the hand of God: and there is no man that knoweth either love or hate, but all things are before them.

the captain and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the wise and the aged man,

Who is wise to understand these things and hath wit to perceive them? For the ways of the LORD are straight, and the righteous shall walk in them: but the wicked shall tumble in them.

Therefore the wise must now be fain to hold his tongue, so wicked a time is it.

The wise, such as have taught others, shall glister as the shining of heaven: and those that have instructed the multitude unto Godliness, shall be as the stars, world without end.

The borders of Hamath shall be hard thereby, Tyre also and Sidon, for they are very wise.