15 Bible Verses about Wisdom, Human Importance
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Who is wise and instructed among you? Let him show forth out of beautiful conduct his works in meekness of wisdom.
For your obedience has come abroad unto all men: therefore I rejoice over you, and wish you to be wise in that which is good, and uncompromising towards that which is evil.
Therefore we, from the day on which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the perfect knowledge of his will in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding, that you may walk worthily of the Lord in all loyalty, in every good work bearing fruit, and increasing in the perfect knowledge of God.
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.read more.
But the wisdom which is from above is indeed first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily persuaded, full of mercy and of good works, free from partiality and hypocrisy.
Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened unto ten virgins, who taking their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For the foolish, taking their lamps, took no oil with themselves:read more.
and the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom! go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out. And the wise responded, saying, No, lest there may not be a sufficiency for us and you: go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And they going to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut.
But brethren, look out seven men from you of good report, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint over this interest;
Then who is the faithful and wise servant, whom the lord placed over his household to give them their food in season?
The Lord said, Who then is the faithful, wise steward, whom the lord will establish over his house-hold, to give them their food in season?
I speak this to your shame. Is there not one wise man among you who shall be able to judge between his brother?
But we speak wisdom among the perfect: not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nought: but we speak the wisdom of God having been hidden in a mystery, which God predestinated before the ages unto our glory:
whom we preach, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man perfect in Christ;
Let the word of God dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another, in all wisdom, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with grace making melody in your hearts to God;
and God was with him, and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him grace and wisdom before Pharaoh the king of Egypt; and he placed him governor over Egypt and all his house.
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