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,

For the foolishness of God is wiser than men: And the weakness of God is stronger than are men.

that is to say, to God our saviour which only is wise; be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, now and forever. Amen. {Here ends the General Epistle of Jude}

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 birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came to dwell together, she was found with child by the holy ghost.

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

At that time, Jesus answered and said, "I praise thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them unto babes,

But when the Pharisees heard that, they said, "This fellow driveth the devils no other wise out, but by the help of Beelzebub the chief of the devils."

"Behold, I send you forth as sheep among wolves: Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and innocent as doves.

If there be any faithful servant and wise, whom his master hath made ruler over his household, for to give them meat in season convenient;

five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

But the wise took oil with them in their vessels with their lamps also.

And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us of your oil, for our lamps go out.'

But the wise answered, saying, 'Not so, lest there be not enough for us and you, but go rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.'

So like wise shall my heavenly father do unto you, except ye forgive with your hearts, each one to his brother their trespasses."

Jesus answered, and said unto them, "I also will ask of you a certain question, which, if ye assoil me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

And the Lord said, "If there be any faithful servant, and wise, whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their duty of meat, at due season:

That same time rejoiced Jesus in the holy ghost, and said, "I confess unto thee father Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them to the babes. Even so, father, for so pleased it thee.