'Wise' in the Bible

To learn wisdom and moral instruction, and to discern wise counsel.

(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

To discern the meaning of a proverb and a parable, the sayings of the wise and their riddles.

Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

The wise inherit honor, but he holds fools up to public contempt.

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

Listen to my instruction so that you may be wise, and do not neglect it.

Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.

The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during the harvest is a son who brings shame to himself.

The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.

The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

A wise son accepts his father's discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Every wise woman builds her household, but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

Leave the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand wise counsel.

A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.

The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.

The king shows favor to a wise servant, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

The scorner does not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

The fear of the Lord provides wise instruction, and before honor comes humility.

A king's wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.

A wise person's heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

Wine is a mocker and strong drink is a brawler; whoever goes astray by them is not wise.

A wise king separates out the wicked; he turns the threshing wheel over them.

When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

The wise person can scale the city of the mighty and bring down the stronghold in which they trust.

Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.

Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

My child, if your heart is wise, then my heart also will be glad;

Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.

The father of a righteous person will rejoice greatly; whoever fathers a wise child will have joy in him.

A wise warrior is strong, and a man of knowledge makes his strength stronger;

These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own estimation.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer anyone who taunts me.

A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

Scornful people inflame a city, but those who are wise turn away wrath.

If a wise person goes to court with a foolish person, there is no peace whether he is angry or laughs.

A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise: