Bible Verses about Wisdom - Find Guidance from God's Word
The Bible is filled with teachings on wisdom and guidance, offering insights and understanding to those seeking the path of righteousness. Whether you're looking for wisdom in your personal life, career or relationships, these Bible verses can offer inspiration and upliftment. From Proverbs to Ecclesiastes, gain new perspectives on the role of wisdom in our lives through the wisdom of God's Word. Trust in the guidance and understanding that the Bible offers and find the strength to face life's challenges with renewed hope and confidence.
Wisdom in the Bible
103 Bible Scriptures about Wisdom
Exodus, Chapter: 35, verse: 26
And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.
Read the chapterDeuteronomy, Chapter: 1, verse: 13
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
Read the chapterDeuteronomy, Chapter: 16, verse: 19
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
Read the chapterJudges, Chapter: 18, verse: 5
And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.
Read the chapter1 Samuel, Chapter: 18, verse: 5
And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
Read the chapter1 Samuel, Chapter: 18, verse: 30
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
Read the chapter1 Kings, Chapter: 3, verse: 12
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
Read the chapter1 Kings, Chapter: 4, verse: 30
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
Read the chapter1 Kings, Chapter: 4, verse: 31
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
Read the chapter1 Kings, Chapter: 4, verse: 34
And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
Read the chapter1 Kings, Chapter: 10, verse: 4
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
Read the chapter1 Kings, Chapter: 10, verse: 7
Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
Read the chapter1 Kings, Chapter: 10, verse: 24
And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
Read the chapter2 Chronicles, Chapter: 1, verse: 10
Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
Read the chapter2 Chronicles, Chapter: 9, verse: 2
And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
Read the chapter2 Chronicles, Chapter: 9, verse: 3
And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
Read the chapter2 Chronicles, Chapter: 9, verse: 6
Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
Read the chapter2 Chronicles, Chapter: 9, verse: 22
And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
Read the chapterJob, Chapter: 17, verse: 10
But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.
Read the chapterJob, Chapter: 32, verse: 7
I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
Read the chapterJob, Chapter: 34, verse: 35
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
Read the chapterJob, Chapter: 35, verse: 11
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
Read the chapterJob, Chapter: 35, verse: 16
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
Read the chapterPsalm, Chapter: 90, verse: 12
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Read the chapterPsalm, Chapter: 105, verse: 22
To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 1, verse: 1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 1, verse: 4
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 1, verse: 6
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 1, verse: 20
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 1, verse: 30
They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 1, verse: 32
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 2, verse: 10
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 3, verse: 18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 3, verse: 35
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 4, verse: 6
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 4, verse: 8
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 4, verse: 11
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 4, verse: 24
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 4, verse: 26
Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 8, verse: 12
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 9, verse: 1
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 9, verse: 12
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 10, verse: 14
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 10, verse: 21
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 12, verse: 15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 12, verse: 23
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 14, verse: 7
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 14, verse: 18
The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 14, verse: 24
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 14, verse: 33
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 15, verse: 4
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 15, verse: 7
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 15, verse: 12
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 15, verse: 22
Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellers they are established.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 15, verse: 28
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 15, verse: 31
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 17, verse: 10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 17, verse: 12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 17, verse: 14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 17, verse: 24
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 19, verse: 1
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 19, verse: 10
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 20, verse: 1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 20, verse: 18
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 24, verse: 1
Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 24, verse: 7
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 24, verse: 23
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 28, verse: 16
The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 30, verse: 3
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 30, verse: 24
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
Read the chapterProverbs, Chapter: 31, verse: 4
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Read the chapterEcclesiastes, Chapter: 1, verse: 18
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Read the chapterEcclesiastes, Chapter: 2, verse: 9
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Read the chapterEcclesiastes, Chapter: 2, verse: 12
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
Read the chapterEcclesiastes, Chapter: 2, verse: 13
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Read the chapterEcclesiastes, Chapter: 7, verse: 19
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
Read the chapterEcclesiastes, Chapter: 7, verse: 23
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
Read the chapterEcclesiastes, Chapter: 8, verse: 1
Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.
Read the chapterEcclesiastes, Chapter: 10, verse: 1
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
Read the chapterEcclesiastes, Chapter: 10, verse: 12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Read the chapterEcclesiastes, Chapter: 12, verse: 11
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
Read the chapterJeremiah, Chapter: 49, verse: 7
Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
Read the chapterEzekiel, Chapter: 28, verse: 4
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
Read the chapterDaniel, Chapter: 1, verse: 4
Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
Read the chapterDaniel, Chapter: 2, verse: 14
Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
Read the chapterDaniel, Chapter: 4, verse: 6
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
Read the chapterDaniel, Chapter: 5, verse: 11
There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Read the chapterDaniel, Chapter: 5, verse: 15
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
Read the chapterMatthew, Chapter: 7, verse: 24
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Read the chapterMatthew, Chapter: 10, verse: 16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Read the chapterLuke, Chapter: 21, verse: 15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Read the chapterActs, Chapter: 7, verse: 10
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Read the chapterActs, Chapter: 19, verse: 36
Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.
Read the chapterRomans, Chapter: 11, verse: 25
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Read the chapter1 Corinthians, Chapter: 3, verse: 18
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Read the chapterEphesians, Chapter: 1, verse: 8
Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
Read the chapterEphesians, Chapter: 5, verse: 15
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Read the chapterColossians, Chapter: 1, verse: 28
Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
Read the chapterColossians, Chapter: 2, verse: 3
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Read the chapterColossians, Chapter: 4, verse: 5
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
Read the chapterJames, Chapter: 3, verse: 13
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Read the chapterJames, Chapter: 3, verse: 17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
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