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Deuteronomy 32:29
If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
Job 5:27
Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
Job 8:8, 10
Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers. / Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
Job 12:2, 3, 7–13, 16, 17, 22
“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die! / But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these? / But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
Job 28:12–28
But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? / No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. / The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
Job 32:9
It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
Job 42:5
My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
Psalm 2:10
Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
Psalm 9:10
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Psalm 76:1
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
Psalm 107:43
Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
Psalm 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
Proverbs 1:5, 7, 21–33
let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel / The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. / in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
Proverbs 2:1–20
My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, / if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, / if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
Proverbs 3:13–26, 34, 35
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
Proverbs 4:4–13, 18–22
he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live. / Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them. / Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
Proverbs 5:12
and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
Proverbs 7:2–4
Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. / Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. / Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
Proverbs 8:1–36
Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice? / On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand. / Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out:
Proverbs 9:1–6, 9–12
Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars. / She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. / She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
Proverbs 10:8, 13, 14, 21, 23
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin. / Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment. / The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
Proverbs 11:9, 12
With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued. / Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.
Proverbs 12:1, 8, 15
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid. / A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised. / The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
Proverbs 13:14–16
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death. / Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult. / Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
Proverbs 14:6–8, 16, 18, 33
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning. / Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech. / The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
Proverbs 15:2, 7, 33
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly. / The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools. / The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 16:16, 20–24
How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver. / Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD. / Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 17:10, 24
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool. / Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
Proverbs 19:8, 20
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success. / Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
Proverbs 21:11
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
Proverbs 22:17–21
Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge— / for it is pleasing when you keep them within you and they are constantly on your lips. / So that your trust may be in the LORD, I instruct you today—yes, you.
Proverbs 23:12, 19, 23
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. / Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course. / Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Proverbs 24:13, 14
Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste. / Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.
Proverbs 28:5, 7
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully. / A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.
Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Ecclesiastes 8:1, 5
Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed. / Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
Ecclesiastes 9:13–18
I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me: / There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it. / Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
Isaiah 2:3
And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Isaiah 11:9
They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
Isaiah 29:24
Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
Isaiah 33:6
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
Jeremiah 9:23, 24
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:34
No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
Daniel 11:32, 33
With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him. / Those with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.
Daniel 12:3, 4, 10
Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever. / But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.” / Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.
Hosea 6:3, 6
So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth. / For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 14:9
Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
Matthew 6:22, 23
The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. / But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Matthew 7:24, 25
Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
Matthew 11:19
The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”
Matthew 25:1–13
“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
Mark 12:32–34
“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him, / and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” / When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.
Luke 1:17
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Luke 7:35
But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
Luke 11:34–36
Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. / Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness. / So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
John 7:17
If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
John 8:32
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 10:4, 14
When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. / I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
John 17:3, 8, 25
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. / For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me. / Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
Acts 6:10
but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
Romans 15:14
I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.
Romans 16:19
Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
1 Corinthians 2:6–16
Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. / No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began. / None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
1 Corinthians 8:3
But the one who loves God is known by God.
1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
2 Corinthians 2:11
in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
2 Corinthians 8:7
But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
Galatians 4:9
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
Ephesians 4:11–13
And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, / to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ, / until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.
Ephesians 5:15–17
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, / redeeming the time, because the days are evil. / Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
Philippians 3:7–10
But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. / More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ / and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith.
Colossians 3:10, 16
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. / Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
1 Thessalonians 5:4, 5
But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief. / For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
1 Timothy 2:4
who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
2 Timothy 3:15
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
1 John 4:6
We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.