Bible Verses About Wisdom
274 Scriptures on Wisdom

Bible Verses About Wisdom

1 Chronicles 22:12

Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

1 Corinthians 1:19

As it says in the holy Writings, I will put an end to the wisdom of the wise, and will put on one side the designs of those who have knowledge.

1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

1 Corinthians 1:21

For because, by the purpose of God, the world, with all its wisdom, had not the knowledge of God, it was God's pleasure, by so foolish a thing as preaching, to give salvation to those who had faith in him.

1 Corinthians 1:24

But to those of God's selection, Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power and the wisdom of God.

1 Corinthians 12:8

For to one are given words of wisdom through the Spirit; and to another words of knowledge through the same Spirit:

1 Corinthians 1:30

But God has given you a place in Christ Jesus, through whom God has given us wisdom and righteousness and salvation, and made us holy:



1 Corinthians 2:13

And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:4

And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:

1 Corinthians 2:5

So that your faith might be based not on man's wisdom but on the power of God.

1 Corinthians 2:6

But still we have wisdom for those who are complete in knowledge, though not the wisdom of this world, and not of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nothing:

1 Corinthians 2:7

But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory;

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

1 Kings 10:1

Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions.



1 Kings 10:23

And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

1 Kings 10:24

And from all over the earth they came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

1 Kings 10:4

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,

1 Kings 10:6

And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.

1 Kings 10:7

But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and now I see that it was not half the story; your wisdom and your wealth are much greater than they said.

1 Kings 10:8

Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

1 Kings 11:41

Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all he did, and his wisdom, are they not recorded in the book of the acts of Solomon?



1 Kings 2:6

So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace.

1 Kings 3:11

And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;

1 Kings 3:28

And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.

1 Kings 4:29

And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.

1 Kings 4:30

And Solomon's wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.

1 Kings 4:34

People came from every nation to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon, from all the kings of the earth who had word of his wisdom.

1 Kings 5:12

Now the Lord had given Solomon wisdom, as he had said to him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and they made an agreement together.



1 Kings 7:14

He was the son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass; he was full of wisdom and knowledge and an expert worker in brass. He came to King Solomon and did all his work for him.

2 Chronicles 1:10

Give me now wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in before this people: for who is able to be the judge of this great people of yours?

2 Chronicles 1:11

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you did not make request for money, property, or honour, or for the destruction of your haters, or for long life; but you have made request for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you may be the judge of my people over whom I have made you king:

2 Chronicles 1:12

Wisdom and knowledge are given to you; and I will give you wealth and honour, such as no king has had before you or ever will have after you.

2 Chronicles 11:23

And in his wisdom he had his sons stationed in every walled town through all the lands of Judah and Benjamin; and he gave them a great store of food, and took wives for them.

2 Chronicles 2:12

And Huram said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, maker of heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, full of wisdom and good sense, to be the builder of a house for the Lord and a house for himself as king.

2 Chronicles 9:1

Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to Jerusalem to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions; and with her came a very great train, and camels weighted down with spices, and great stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.



2 Chronicles 9:22

And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

2 Chronicles 9:23

And all the kings of the earth came to see Solomon and to give ear to his wisdom, which God had put into his heart.

2 Chronicles 9:3

And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,

2 Chronicles 9:5

And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.

2 Chronicles 9:6

But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and truly, word was not given me of half your great wisdom; you are much greater than they said.

2 Chronicles 9:7

Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.



2 Peter 3:15

And be certain that the long waiting of the Lord is for salvation; even as our brother Paul has said in his letters to you, from the wisdom which was given to him;

2 Samuel 14:20

This he did, hoping that the face of this business might be changed: and my lord is wise, with the wisdom of the angel of God, having knowledge of everything on earth.

2 Samuel 15:31

And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.

2 Samuel 20:22

Then the woman in her wisdom had talk with all the town. And they had Sheba's head cut off and sent out to Joab. And he had the horn sounded, and sent them all away from the town, every man to his tent. And Joab went back to Jerusalem to the king.

2 Timothy 2:7

Give thought to what I say; for the Lord will give you wisdom in all things.

Acts 24:2

And when he had been sent for, Tertullus, starting his statement, said, Because by you we are living in peace, and through your wisdom wrongs are put right for this nation,

Acts 6:10

But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.



Acts 6:3

Take then from among you seven men of good name, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, to whom we may give control of this business.

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