'Wise' in the Bible

The wise sayings of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

To get the sense of wise sayings and secrets, and of the words of the wise and their dark sayings.

Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.

So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

When there is no helping suggestion the people will have a fall, but with a number of wise guides they will be safe.

The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

A wise son is a lover of teaching, but the ears of the haters of authority are shut to sharp words.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise.

Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish.

Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

The hater of authority has no love for teaching: he will not go to the wise.

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

Where there are no wise suggestions, purposes come to nothing; but by a number of wise guides they are made certain.

The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.

Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

Every purpose is put into effect by wise help: and by wise guiding make war.

A wise king puts evil-doers to flight, and makes their evil-doing come back on them.

When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.

There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge,

My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

Give ear, my son, and be wise, guiding your heart in the right way

The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.

For by wise guiding you will overcome in war: and in a number of wise guides there is salvation.

These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.

These are more wise sayings of Solomon, copied out by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.

Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.

Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.

The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.

Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.

Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

He who keeps the law is a wise son, but he who keeps company with feasters puts shame on his father.

The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.

A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are very wise: