Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labor in which I have labored, and in which I have showed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like to thee.

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.

And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom; that they may make all that I have commanded thee:

Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding, to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.

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

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels:

Therefore Daniel went into Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus to him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.

If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counselors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

The ancients of Gebal and its wise men were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.

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.

For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

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.

Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation of it, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known to me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.

Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation of it.

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

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 verily I say to you, Till heaven and earth shall pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man may labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yes further; though a wise man thinketh to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

But he spoke the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.

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:

And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife to him, If Mordecai is of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou wilt not prevail against him, but wilt surely fall before him.

All that the Father giveth me, shall come to me; and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise reject.

But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.

What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

For your obedience is come abroad to all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise to that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested the seventh day from all his works.

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

If thou shalt afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry:

And thou shalt speak to all that are wise in heart, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister to me in the priest's office.

And every wise-hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;

And all the women that were wise-hearted spun with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which will hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land may not be defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyre, that were in thee, were thy pilots.

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

And Joab sent to Tekoah, and brought thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

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

Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the sooth-sayers, cannot show to the king;

The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the sooth-sayers. And the king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation of it, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known to me the interpretation of it, but they could not show the interpretation of the thing:

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

Reprove not a scorner, lest he shall hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

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

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that restraineth his lips is wise.

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth to counsel is wise.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do to him; but his hoary head do thou bring down to the grave with blood.

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.

Then spoke the woman whose the living child was to the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother of it.

And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, who hath given to David a wise son over this great people.

Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, to Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall in them.

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

The king's favor is towards a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

The lips of the wise diffuse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go to the wise.

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

A reproof entereth more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Then Pharaoh said to him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thy own country? And he answered, Nothing: yet, in any wise let me go.