50 Bible Verses about wise

and thy maid-servant saith, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for ease; for as a messenger of God so is my lord the king, to understand the good and the evil; and Jehovah thy God is with thee.'

in order to bring round the appearance of the thing hath thy servant Joab done this thing, and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of a messenger of God, to know all that is in the land.'

To refresh him in the fear of Jehovah, And by the sight of his eyes he judgeth not, Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth.

I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

'Now, hearken to my voice, I counsel thee, and God is with thee: be thou for the people over-against God, and thou hast brought in the things unto God;

And they speak unto him, saying, 'If, to-day, thou art servant to this people, and hast served them, and answered them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'

'Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.

And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, 'Nothing -- to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'

Concerning Edom: 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? Perished hath counsel from the intelligent? Vanished hath their wisdom?

and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

lo, I have done according to thy words; lo, I have given to thee a heart, wise and understanding, that like thee there hath not been before thee, and after thee there doth not arise like thee;

And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that is on the edge of the sea;

Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.

My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,

A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out -- each one shouting,

Four are little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

To refresh him in the fear of Jehovah, And by the sight of his eyes he judgeth not, Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth.

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as are grave, as many as are righteous, as many as are pure, as many as are lovely, as many as are of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,

I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.

The thoughts of the righteous are justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.

The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as are grave, as many as are righteous, as many as are pure, as many as are lovely, as many as are of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

We have thought, O God, of Thy kindness, In the midst of Thy temple,

I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.

The thoughts of the righteous are justice, The counsels of the wicked -- deceit.

The purposes of the diligent are only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

'Now, hearken to my voice, I counsel thee, and God is with thee: be thou for the people over-against God, and thou hast brought in the things unto God;

And they speak unto him, saying, 'If, to-day, thou art servant to this people, and hast served them, and answered them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'

'Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.

And as he is sitting on the tribunal, his wife sent unto him, saying, 'Nothing -- to thee and to that righteous one, for many things did I suffer to-day in a dream because of him.'

The grace is false, and the beauty is vain, A woman fearing Jehovah, she may boast herself.

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones is one causing shame.

Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.

A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible men retain riches.

A woman of worth who doth find? Yea, far above rubies is her price.

Then the king hath made Daniel great, and many great gifts he hath given to him, and hath caused him to rule over all the province of Babylon, and chief of the perfects over all the wise men of Babylon.

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that his spirit is moved, and he sendeth and calleth all the scribes of Egypt, and all its wise men, and Pharaoh recounteth to them his dream, and there is no interpreter of them to Pharaoh.

And Jesus having been born in Beth-Lehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, lo, mages from the east came to Jerusalem,

And the sentence hath gone forth, and the wise men are being slain, and they have sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.

And the king saith to wise men, knowing the times -- for so is the word of the king before all knowing law and judgment,

The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,

Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.

For all the peoples do walk, Each in the name of its god -- and we, We do walk in the name of Jehovah our God, To the age and for ever.

Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.

The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.

Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!

How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?

And Naomi taketh the lad, and layeth him in her bosom, and is to him for a nurse;

Words of the wise are as goads, and as fences planted by the masters of collections, they have been given by one shepherd.

Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

Sayings of pleasantness are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

having chosen rather to be afflicted with the people of God, than to have sin's pleasure for a season,

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah -- choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; -- whether the gods whom your fathers served, which are beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house -- we serve Jehovah.'

and Thou hast given to Thy servant an understanding heart, to judge Thy people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this Thy great people?'

The Lord Jehovah hath given to me The tongue of taught ones, To know to aid the weary by a word, He waketh morning by morning, He waketh for me an ear to hear as taught ones.

but of one thing there is need, and Mary the good part did choose, that shall not be taken away from her.'