50 Bible Verses about wise

Then thy handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be gracious, for as an agent of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad. And LORD thy God be with thee.

Thy servant Joab has done this thing to change the face of the matter. And my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an agent of God, to know all things that are on the earth.

And his delight shall be in the fear of LORD. And he shall not judge according to the sight of his eyes, nor decide according to the hearing of his ears,

I counsel thee to buy from me gold refined from fire, so that thou may become wealthy, and white garments, so that thou may clothe thyself, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be made known, and eye-salve, so that thou may anoin

Hearken now to my voice. I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee. Be thou for the people toward God, and bring thou the cases to God.

And they spoke to him, saying, If thou will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquility.

And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, There is nothing for thee and that righteous man. For I suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

Of Edom. Thus says LORD of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to judge this thy great people?

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

behold, I have done according to thy word. Lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there has been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like thee.

And God gave Solomon exceedingly much wisdom and understanding, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?

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

Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but [a thing] in the inward part of fools is made known.

the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands,

There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

The rich man is wise in his own conceit, but a poor man who has understanding searches him out.

And his delight shall be in the fear of LORD. And he shall not judge according to the sight of his eyes, nor decide according to the hearing of his ears,

Finally brothers, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are commendable, if anything is a virtue, and if

We have thought on thy loving kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.

The thoughts of the righteous are just. The counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The thoughts of a diligent man [lead] only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to want.

Finally brothers, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are commendable, if anything is a virtue, and if

We have thought on thy loving kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.

The thoughts of the righteous are just. The counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The thoughts of a diligent man [lead] only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to want.

I counsel thee to buy from me gold refined from fire, so that thou may become wealthy, and white garments, so that thou may clothe thyself, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be made known, and eye-salve, so that thou may anoin

Hearken now to my voice. I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee. Be thou for the people toward God, and bring thou the cases to God.

And they spoke to him, saying, If thou will be a servant to this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants forever.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquility.

And while he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, There is nothing for thee and that righteous man. For I suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, [but] a woman who fears LORD, she shall be praised.

A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but she who makes ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.

Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish woman plucks it down with her own hands.

A gracious woman obtains honor, and aggressive men obtain riches.

A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.

Then the king made Daniel great, and gave him many great gifts, and made him to rule over the whole province of Babylon, and to be chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.

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 of it. And Pharaoh told them his dream, but there was no man who could interpret them to

Now Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain. And they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king's manner toward all who knew law and judgment,

I have chosen the way of faithfulness. I have set thine ordinances.

Let thy hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen thy precepts.

For all the peoples walk each one in the name of his god. And we will walk in the name of LORD our God forever and ever.

A word fitly spoken is apples of gold in a network of silver.

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!

How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove?

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it.

The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies. They have been given from one shepherd.

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will swallow himself up.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb: Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

having chosen rather to be mistreated with the people of God, than to have the pleasure of sin temporarily.

And if it seems evil to you to serve LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell. But as for me and my hou

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to judge this thy great people?

Lord LORD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning. He awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

but one thing is necessary, and Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her.