50 Bible Verses about wise

Then your maidservant said, ‘Please let the word of my lord the king be comforting, for as the angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.’”

in order to change the appearance of things your servant Joab has done this thing. But my lord is wise, like the wisdom of the angel of God, to know all that is in the earth.”

And He will delight in the fear of the Lord,
And He will not judge by what His eyes see,
Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;

I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You be the people’s representative before God, and you bring the disputes to God,

Then they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant them their petition, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.”

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?

So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

The wise of heart will receive commands,
But a babbling fool will be ruined.

behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you.

Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.

“Wise in heart and mighty in strength,
Who has defied Him without harm?

The wise of heart will receive commands,
But a babbling fool will be ruined.

Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,
But in the hearts of fools it is made known.

My son, if your heart is wise,
My own heart also will be glad;

The locusts have no king,
Yet all of them go out in ranks;

Four things are small on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise:

The rich man is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor who has understanding sees through him.

And He will delight in the fear of the Lord,
And He will not judge by what His eyes see,
Nor make a decision by what His ears hear;

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

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

I considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage,
But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

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

I considered my ways
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage,
But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You be the people’s representative before God, and you bring the disputes to God,

Then they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant them their petition, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.”

Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones.

The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.

A gracious woman attains honor,
And ruthless men attain riches.

An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above jewels.

Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

Now in the morning his spirit was troubled, so he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

So the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they looked for Daniel and his friends to kill them.

Then the king said to the wise men who understood the times—for it was the custom of the king so to speak before all who knew law and justice

I have chosen the faithful way;
I have placed Your ordinances before me.

Let Your hand be ready to help me,
For I have chosen Your precepts.

Though all the peoples walk
Each in the name of his god,
As for us, we will walk
In the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.

Like apples of gold in settings of silver
Is a word spoken in right circumstances.

The words of the wise heard in quietness are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

A man has joy in an apt answer,
And how delightful is a timely word!

“How painful are honest words!
But what does your argument prove?

Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her lap, and became his nurse.

The words of wise men are like goads, and masters of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd.

Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

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

choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,

If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

The Lord God has given Me the tongue of disciples,
That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”