Bible Verses about 'Wisdom'
| The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; And with all your possessions, acquire understanding. | Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment. |
| When pride comes, then comes dishonor; But with the humble there is wisdom. | Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. |
| Blessed is a person who finds wisdom, And one who obtains understanding. | Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding. |
| For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. |
| So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. | Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. |
| I have instructed you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in upright paths. | I will teach you wisdom’s ways and lead you in straight paths. |
| Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them. |
| Because in much wisdom there is much grief; and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain. | The greater my wisdom, the greater my grief. To increase knowledge only increases sorrow. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. | Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. |
| Through overconfidence comes nothing but strife, But wisdom is with those who receive counsel. | Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise. |
| One who gets wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good. | To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper. |
| How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver. | How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver! |
| The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility. | Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom; humility precedes honor. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. | Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment. |
| This also comes from the Lord of armies, Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great. | The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is a wonderful teacher, and he gives the farmer great wisdom. |
| But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. | If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. |
| Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. | If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. |
| He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity. | He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; All those who follow His commandments have a good understanding; His praise endures forever. | Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever! |
| Know that wisdom is the same for your soul; If you find it, then there will be a future, And your hope will not be cut off. | In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, you will have a bright future, and your hopes will not be cut short. |
| Oh, the depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! | Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! |
| That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. | Asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. |
| But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, free of hypocrisy. | But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. |
| To You, God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, For You have given me wisdom and power; Even now You have made known to me what we requested of You, For You have made known to us the king’s matter. | I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors, for you have given me wisdom and strength. You have told me what we asked of you and revealed to us what the king demanded. |
| Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. | Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. |
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