15 occurrences

'Wisdom' in the Bible

So act in accordance with your wisdom, but do not let his gray head go down to Sheol (the place of the dead) in peace.

Verse ConceptsGrave, TheGod Is TranscendentGreyBe Wise!

So now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of David my father; and as for me, I am but a little boy [in wisdom and experience]; I do not know how to go out or come in [that is, how to conduct business as a king].

Verse ConceptsInexperienceHumilityMinistry, Qualifications ForYouthChildlikenessFoolish PeopleLike ChildrenGoing Out And Coming InServant LeadershipFathers Responsibilities

When all [the people of] Israel heard about the judgment which the king had made, they [were in awe and reverently] feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was within him to administer justice.

Verse ConceptsGod, Wisdom OfJudging OthersShrewdnessWisdom, Human ImportanceFear Of Individuals

Now God gave Solomon [exceptional] wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand of the seashore.

Verse ConceptsBreadthSandSolomon, Character OfUnderstandingEnlargementSpiritual ProgressSand And GravelDiscernmentmindset

Solomon’s wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Source Of HumanOutdoing

People came from all the peoples (nations) to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.

Verse ConceptsAll NationsKings And Wisdom

The Lord gave Solomon wisdom, just as He promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.

Verse ConceptsCovenant RelationshipsAgreements, LegalCovenant breakersAliancesWisdom, Human NatureAllegiancesTime Of Peace

He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Hiram was filled with wisdom, understanding, and skill for doing any [kind of] work in bronze. So he came to King Solomon and did all his [bronze] work.

Verse ConceptsBrassActual Widowscraftsmanship

When the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house (palace) which he had built,

Verse ConceptsRoyal Houses

Then she told the king, “The report which I heard in my own land about your words and wisdom is true!

Verse Conceptsaccomplishments

I did not believe the report until I came and saw it with my own eyes. Behold, the half of it was not told to me. You exceed in wisdom and prosperity the report which I heard.

Verse ConceptsFractions, One HalfNot Believing PeopleHalf Of ThingsWealthy PeopleWealth And Prosperity

How blessed (fortunate, happy) are your men! How blessed are these your servants who stand continually before you, hearing your wisdom!

Verse ConceptsHappinessStandingRejoicing In God's Works

So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

Verse ConceptsKings And WisdomWealthy PeopleWealth And Prosperity

All the earth was seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his mind.

Verse ConceptsHeart, HumanHuman IntellectThose Looking For People

The rest of the acts of Solomon—and all that he did, and his wisdom—are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?

Verse ConceptsCommemorationWritingHistorical Books