178 Bible Verses About Wisdom
Bible Verses About Wisdom
All Scriptures are from the New International Version.
01| Proverbs 8:1
Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
02| Proverbs 1:20
Out in the open wisdom calls aloud, she raises her voice in the public square.
03| 1 Kings 4:30
Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
04| Proverbs 29:18
Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.
05| Proverbs 15:33
Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the LORD, and humility comes before honour.
06| Ecclesiastes 7:12
Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves those who have it.
07| Proverbs 4:7
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
08| 1 Corinthians 2:6
We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
09| Ecclesiastes 9:13
I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me.
10| 1 Kings 4:29
God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.
11| Ecclesiastes 9:16
So, I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.
12| Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom has built her house; she has set up its seven pillars.
13| Luke 7:35
But wisdom is proved right by all her children.
14| Proverbs 1:2
For gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight.
15| Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD.
16| 1 Corinthians 1:22
Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom.
17| Luke 2:52
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
18| Job 38:36
Who gives the ibis wisdom or gives the rooster understanding?
19| Colossians 2:3
In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
20| Proverbs 31:26
She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
21| Ecclesiastes 1:16
I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.”
22| James 3:13
Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
23| 1 Corinthians 1:21
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
24| Job 11:6
And disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides.
25| 1 Corinthians 12:8
To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit.
26| Job 39:26
“Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings toward the south?
27| Job 9:4
His wisdom is profound, his power is vast. Who has resisted him and come out unscathed?
28| Exodus 31:3
And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills.
29| Proverbs 9:12
If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.
30| Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
31| Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
32| Ecclesiastes 2:13
I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.
33| Proverbs 3:13
Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding.
34| Proverbs 14:33
Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.
35| Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
36| Proverbs 28:26
Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
37| 1 Corinthians 1:19
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
38| Job 28:12
But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
39| Psalms 90:12
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
40| Proverbs 7:4
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.”
41| Proverbs 21:11
When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.
42|Proverbs 24:3
By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;
43| Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
44| Proverbs 17:16
Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?
45| Proverbs 23:23
Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well.
46| 1 Corinthians 1:25
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
47| Ecclesiastes 7:11
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.
48| Proverbs 4:11
I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.
49| Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
50| Job 12:13
“To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.
51| Job 28:18
Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
52| Job 12:12
Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long-life bring understanding?
53| Ecclesiastes 7:23
All this I tested by wisdom and I said, “I am determined to be wise”— but this was beyond me.
54| Exodus 35:31
And he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills.
55| 1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
56| Daniel 2:20
And said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.
57| 1 Kings 10:24
The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
58| Job 32:7
I thought, ‘Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.’
59| Proverbs 8:12
“I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.
60| Ezekiel 28:4
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
61| Psalms 105:22
To instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.
62| Proverbs 14:6
The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
63| Proverbs 18:4
The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
64| Proverbs 19:11
A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
65| Job 28:20
Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
67| Proverbs 16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
68| Luke 2:40
And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
69| Jeremiah 9:23
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches.
70| Isaiah 28:29
All this also comes from the LORD Almighty, whose plan is wonderful, whose wisdom is magnificent.
71| Proverbs 19:8
The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
72| Job 32:13
Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.’
73| Acts 7:22
Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
74| Proverbs 10:31
From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
75| 1 Kings 10:4
When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built.
76| Job 28:28
And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
77| Proverbs 2:6
For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
78| Proverbs 10:13
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
79| Proverbs 4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them.
80| 2 Chronicles 9:22
King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.
81| Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom makes one wise person more powerful than ten rulers in a city.
82| Proverbs 4:6
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.
83| Proverbs 13:10
Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
84| Job 33:33
But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.
85| 1 Corinthians 2:5
So that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.
86| Job 26:12
By his power he churned up the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces.
87| Psalms 49:3
My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
88| Acts 6:10
But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.
89| James 3:15
Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
90| Proverbs 9:11
For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
91| Proverbs 30:3
I have not learned wisdom, nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.
92| Psalms 51:6
Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
93| Ecclesiastes 1:18
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.
94| Proverbs 2:2
Turn your ear to wisdom and apply your heart to understanding.
95| 1 Kings 10:23
King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.
96| Job 38:37
Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens?
97| Revelation 17:9
“This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits.
98| Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
99| Job 28:27
Then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
100| Proverbs 3:19
By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place.
101| Proverbs 29:15
A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.
102| Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.
103| Proverbs 10:23
A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
104| Proverbs 2:10
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
105| Proverbs 11:2
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
106| Psalms 37:30
The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.
107| Ecclesiastes 10:1
As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honour.
108| Luke 21:15
For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
109| Proverbs 2:12
Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse.
110| Proverbs 2:16
Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.
111| Proverbs 3:21
My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight, preserve sound judgment and discretion.
112| Proverbs 17:24
A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
113| Ephesians 3:10
His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms.
114| Jeremiah 51:15
“He made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
115| Proverbs 5:1
My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight.
116| 1 Corinthians 1:24
But to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
117| Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom.
118| Psalms 104:24
In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
119| 2 Chronicles 9:5; 1 Kings 10:6
She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true.
120| Ecclesiastes 7:25
So, I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.
121| 1 Corinthians 1:20
Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
122| Ecclesiastes 2:9
In all this my wisdom stayed with me.
123| Proverbs 24:14
Know also that wisdom is like honey for you: If you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
124| Isaiah 29:14
Therefore, once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.
125| Ecclesiastes 1:17
Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind.
126| Colossians 1:28
He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.
127| Revelation 5:12
In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!”
128| Isaiah 11:2
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD.
129| Revelation 7:12
Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honour and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever.
130| Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
131| 1 Corinthians 1:17
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
132| Ecclesiastes 8:1
A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance.
133| James 3:17
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
134| James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
135| Revelation 13:18
This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.
136| Job 26:3
What advice you have offered to one without wisdom! And what great insight you have displayed!
137| Luke 11:49
Because of this, God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’
138| Jeremiah 8:9
Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what kind of wisdom do they have?
139| Psalms 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
140| Daniel 2:21
He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
141| Jeremiah 10:12
But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
142| Isaiah 33:6
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.
143| 2 Chronicles 1:10
Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?”
144| 2 Chronicles 9:23
All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
145| Deuteronomy 34:9
Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him.
146| Ecclesiastes 1:13
I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens.
147| Colossians 3:16
Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
148| Ezekiel 28:12
“Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
149| 1 Kings 5:12
The LORD gave Solomon wisdom, just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.
150| Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
151| 2 Chronicles 1:12
Therefore, wisdom and knowledge will be given you. And I will also give you wealth, possessions and honour, such as no king who was before you ever had and none after you will have.
152| 2 Samuel 14:20
My lord has wisdom like that of an angel of God—he knows everything that happens in the land.
153| 2 Peter 3:15
Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.
154| Ephesians 1:17
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
155| Matthew 12:42
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.
156| 1 Corinthians 2:13
This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.
157| Daniel 1:20
In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.
158| 2 Chronicles 9:7
How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
159| Luke 1:17
And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
160| 1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
161| Ecclesiastes 2:21
For a person may labour with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then they must leave all they own to another who has not toiled for it.
162| 1 Kings 3:28
When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.
163| 1 Kings 10:8
How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom!
164| Ezekiel 28:17
Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendour.
165| 1 Corinthians 2:7
No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.
166| Isaiah 47:10
Your wisdom and knowledge mislead you when you say to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
167| Acts 6:3
Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom.
168| 1 Corinthians 2:1
When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
169| Matthew 11:19
But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.
170| 1 Kings 10:7; 2 Chronicles 9:6
Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard.
171| Colossians 1:9
We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
172| Acts 7:10
He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
173| 1 Kings 7:14
Huram was filled with wisdom, with understanding and with knowledge to do all kinds of bronze work.
174| Mark 6:2
“What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing?
175| Ecclesiastes 2:3
I tried cheering myself with wine and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom.
176| Ecclesiastes 2:26
To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God.
177| 2 Corinthians 1:12
We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace.
178| Daniel 2:23
I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.
