17 Bible Verses about Man's Wisdom

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice.

My mouth will speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.

On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
But a rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.

Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.

Those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder for many days.

Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam.

He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;

Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

Also this I came to see as wisdom under the sun, and it impressed me.

“O that you would be completely silent,
And that it would become your wisdom!

Concerning Edom.
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman?
Has good counsel been lost to the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?

When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise;
But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

He who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.

We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.

And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.