The wise men are disappointed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what kind of wisdom is in them?
Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and [who is] he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it? why is the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that none passes through?
Thus says the LORD, Don't let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, don't let the rich man glory in his riches;
An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey's colt.
Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.
(Which wise men have told by their fathers, and have not hidden it;
"Should a wise man answer with vain knowledge, and fill himself with the east wind?
But as for you all, come on now again; I shall not find a wise man among you.
"Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
It is not the great who are wise, nor the aged who understand justice.
"Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:
Therefore men revere him. He doesn't regard any who are wise of heart."
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?
to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
Her wise ladies answered her, Yes, she returned answer to herself,
In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight."
The Lord said, "Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?
"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
At that time, Jesus answered, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out, and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.
Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets, 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;
"Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?
Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there isn't enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.'
Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
"Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
"Won't I in that day," says the LORD, "destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mountain of Esau?
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;
A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.
The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.
One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.
The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:
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