17 Bible Verses about Man's Wisdom

The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.

In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

And those who are wise among the people will be the teachers of the mass of the people: but they will come to their downfall by the sword and by the flame, being made prisoners and undergoing loss for a long time.

Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.

Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:

And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.

This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.

If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!

About Edom. This is what the Lord of armies has said. Is there no more wisdom in Teman? have wise suggestions come to an end among men of good sense? has their wisdom completely gone?

When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

Whoever keeps the law will come to no evil: and a wise man's heart has knowledge of time and of decision.

Whom we are preaching; guiding and teaching every man in all wisdom, so that every man may be complete in Christ;

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.