31 Bible Verses about Intelligence

Who is wise and instructed among you? Let him show forth out of beautiful conduct his works in meekness of wisdom.

But all the Athenians and itinerant strangers were accustomed to devote their time to nothing else, than to tell something new, or to hear something.

And again, The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

Where is the wise man? where is the scribe? where is the investigator of this age? has not God rendered the wisdom of the world foolishness? For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.

Search the Scriptures, because in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify concerning me; and you do not wish to come unto me, in order that you may have life.

Saying that they were wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the invisible God into the similitude of the likeness of corruptible man, and of birds, and of quadrupeds, and of creeping things.

See that no one shall be deceiving you through philosophy and empty delusion, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ,

Which indeed are having a word of wisdom in will worship, and humiliation, and austerity of the body; not in any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

But concerning things offered to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but divine love builds up. If any one seems to know anything, yet he knows not as it behooves him to know;

But if you have bitter envy and strife in your heart, do not boast, and lie against the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but it is earthly, intellectual, and demoniacal. For where there are envy and strife, there are contention and every evil work.

For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nought the understanding of the intelligent.

For you see your calling, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many influential, not many high-born: but God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may confound the strong; and God has chosen the base-born of the world, and those of no reputation, the things which are not, that He may set at nought the things which are,read more.
in order that no flesh can boast in the sight of God. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God was made unto us wisdom, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption: in order that, as it has been written, Let him that glorieth glory in the Lord.

And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and apprehending that they are unlearned and ignorant men, they continued to be astonished, and recognized them, that they were with Jesus;

and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment.

And He said to him; Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

And he responding said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with divine love from all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

But whosoever stands firm in his heart, having no necessity, and has the right according to his own will, and has determined this in his heart, to keep his virgin, will do well.

Then what is it? I will pray with my spirit, and I will pray with my mind also: I will sing with my spirit, and I will sing with my mind also. Since if you may bless with the spirit, how will one occupying the place of the unlearned say Amen to your blessing? since he does not know what you are saying. For you indeed bless beautifully, but the other is not edified.read more.
I thank God, I speak with tongue more than you all:

and he not fashioned after this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

This is the covenant that I will make unto them after these days, says the Lord; having given my laws on their hearts, and I will also write them in their mind;

For those being in harmony with depravity, do mind the things of depravity, and those in harmony with the Spirit, the things of the Spirit: for the mind of depravity is death: and the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.

Be solicitous about nothing; but in all prayer and supplication, let your request be made known to God. And the peace of God, that passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

think about those things above, and not things upon the earth.

But a certain Pharisee, Gamaliel by name, a teacher of the law, honorable to all the people, rising in the sanhedrim command them to put the men out for a short time,

And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and was mighty in his words and works.

And having gone through the whole island to Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician, a Jewish false prophet, to whom was the name of Bar-Jesus: who was with Sergius Paulus, the proconsul, an intelligent man. He, having called Barnabas and Saul, sought to hear the word of God;

And he making his defence to these things, Festus says with a loud voice, O Paul, thou art beside thyself; many writings turned thee into insanity.

but these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all enthusiasm, searching the scriptures daily, if these things are so.

Study to present yourself to God approved, a workman not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

it seemed good to me also, having followed carefully all things from the beginning, to write unto thee consecutively, O most noble Theophilus, in order that thou mayest know the certainty of the words concerning which thou hast been instructed.