50 Bible Verses about wise

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Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

Proverbs 2:10

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

Deuteronomy 4:6

Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

Proverbs 1:2

To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;

Proverbs 30:24

There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:

Ecclesiastes 7:10

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

Jeremiah 9:23

Thus saith Jehovah, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches;

1 Corinthians 1:19

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.

Deuteronomy 1:13

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

Jeremiah 8:9

The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of wisdom is in them?

Ecclesiastes 8:17

then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

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Angels » Nature » Wise

2 Samuel 14:17

Then thy handmaid said, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: and Jehovah thy God be with thee.

2 Samuel 14:20

to change the face of the matter hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

Christ » Spirit of » Wise

Isaiah 11:3

And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;

Counsel » Wise » Examples of

Exodus 18:19

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, and bring thou the causes unto God:

1 Kings 12:7

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

Daniel 4:27

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto 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 tranquillity.

Matthew 27:19

And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

More verses: Acts 5:35

Edomites, the » Character of » Wise

Jeremiah 49:7

Of Edom. Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?

Heart » Renewed » Wise

1 Kings 3:9

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?

1 Kings 3:12

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

1 Kings 4:29

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

Job 9:4

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?-

character of the renewed Heart » Wise

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.

Proverbs 23:15

My son, if thy heart be wise, My heart will be glad, even mine:

Locusts » Described as » Wise

Proverbs 30:27

The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;

Proverbs 30:24

There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:

The poor » May be » Wise

Spirit of Christ » Wise

Isaiah 11:3

And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;

Thoughts » Wise » Wise

Psalm 48:9

We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of thy temple.

Psalm 119:59

I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

More verses: Romans 12:3

Wise » Choice, examples of » Thoughts

Psalm 48:9

We have thought on thy lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of thy temple.

Psalm 119:59

I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

More verses: Romans 12:3

Wise » Choice, examples of » Counsel, examples of

Exodus 18:19

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, and bring thou the causes unto God:

1 Kings 12:7

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

Daniel 4:27

Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto 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 tranquillity.

Matthew 27:19

And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

More verses: Acts 5:35

Wise » Choice, examples of » Women

Wise » Choice, examples of » Men, general references to

Daniel 2:48

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.

Genesis 41:8

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 thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

Matthew 2:1

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

Daniel 2:13

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

Esther 1:13

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

Wise » Choice, examples of » The psalmist

Psalm 119:30

I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set before me .

Psalm 119:173

Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.

Micah 4:5

For all the peoples walk every one in the name of his god; and we will walk in the name of Jehovah our God for ever and ever.

Wise » Words » Appropriate

Proverbs 25:11

A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver.

Ecclesiastes 9:17

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

Wise » Words » Forcible

Job 6:25

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

Wise » Choice, examples of

Ruth 4:16

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

Wise » Words » Inspiring and unforgettable

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

Wise » Words » Gracious

Ecclesiastes 10:12

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

Wise » Words » Pleasant

Wise » Choice, examples of » moses

Wise » Choice, examples of » Joshua

Joshua 24:15

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, 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 house, we will serve Jehovah.

Wise » Choice, examples of » Solomon

1 Kings 3:9

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?

Wise » Words » Comforting

Wise » Choice, examples of » Mary

Luke 10:42

but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

Topics on Wise

Wise Man Or Fool

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labor wherein I have labored, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.

Wise Men In The Church

Matthew 23:34

Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

Wise Proverbs

Proverbs 1:6

To understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

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