'Wise' in the Bible

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants.

“Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,

At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, “I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.

I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

Professing to be wise, they became fools,

For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery—so that you will not be wise in your own estimation—that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in;

Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.

to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen.

For it is written,“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”

Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,

According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness”;

and again, “The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless.”

I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not among you one wise man who will be able to decide between his brethren,

I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say.

For you, being so wise, tolerate the foolish gladly.

Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.