Bible Verses About Wisdom

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!

For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.

By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;

and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.

He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.

O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!

For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.

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.

We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

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.

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.

Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.

From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.

He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.