WISDOM


Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (C) 1978 by the New 
York Bible Society, used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

EXO 4:11  The LORD said to him, "Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf 
or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

12  Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say."

8:9  Moses said to Pharaoh, "I leave to you the honor of setting the time 
for me to pray for you and your officials and your people that you and your 
houses may be rid of the frogs, except for those that remain in the Nile."

10  "Tomorrow," Pharaoh said. Moses replied, "It will be as you say, so 
that you may know there is no one like the LORD our God.

NUM 27:21  He is to stand before Eleazar the priest, who will obtain 
decisions for him by inquiring of the Urim before the LORD. At his command 
he and the entire community of the Israelites will go out, and at his 
command they will come in."

DEU 4:5  See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the LORD my God 
commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to 
take possession of it.

6  Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding 
to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, "Surely this 
great nation is a wise and understanding people."

35  You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is 
God; besides him there is no other.

36  From heaven he made you hear his voice to discipline you. On earth he 
showed you his great fire, and you heard his words from out of the fire.

29:4  But to this day the LORD has not given you a mind that understands or 
eyes that see or ears that hear.

32:29  If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what 
their end will be!

JDG 20:18  The Israelites went up to Bethel and inquired of God. They said, 
"Who of us shall go first to fight against the Benjamites?" The LORD 
replied, "Judah shall go first."

1KI 3:7  "Now, O LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of 
my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry 
out my duties.

9  So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to 
distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great 
people of yours?"

8:36  then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your 
people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land 
you gave your people for an inheritance.

1CH 22:12  May the LORD give you discretion and understanding when he puts 
you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the LORD your 
God.

NEH 9:20  You gave your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold 
your manna from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst.

JOB 4:3  Think how you have instructed many, how you have strengthened 
feeble hands.

5:27  "We have examined this, and it is true. So hear it and apply it to 
yourself."

8:8  "Ask the former generations and find out what their fathers learned,

10  Will they not instruct you and tell you? Will they not bring forth 
words from their understanding?

11:5  Oh, how I wish that God would speak, that he would open his lips 
against you

12:2  "Doubtless you are the people, and wisdom will die with you!

3  But I have a mind as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not 
know all these things?

7  "But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, 
and they will tell you;

8  or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea 
inform you.

9  Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done 
this?

10  In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all 
mankind.

11  Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?

12  Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring 
understanding?

13  "To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.

16  To him belong strength and victory; both deceived and deceiver are his.

17  He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges.

22  He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the 
light.

22:21  "Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will 
come to you.

22  Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart.

28:12  "But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?

13  Man does not comprehend its worth; it cannot be found in the land of 
the living.

14  The deep says, 'It is not in me'; the sea says, 'It is not with me.'

15  It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed 
in silver.

16  It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or 
sapphires.

17  Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can it be had for 
jewels of gold.

18  Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is 
beyond rubies.

19  The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure 
gold.

20  "Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?

21  It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from 
the birds of the air.

22  Destruction and Death say, 'Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.'

23  God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,

24  for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the 
heavens.

25  When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,

26  when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,

27  then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested 
it.

28  And he said to man, 'The fear of the Lord--that is wisdom, and to shun 
evil is understanding.'"

32:7  I thought, 'Age should speak; advanced years should teach wisdom.'

8  But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives 
him understanding.

9  It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand 
what is right.

33:16  he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,

34:32  Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do so 
again.'

35:10  But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the 
night,

11  who teaches more to us than to the beasts of the earth and makes us 
wiser than the birds of the air?'

36:22  "God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?

38:36  Who endowed the heart with wisdom or gave understanding to the mind?

37  Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars 
of the heavens

42:5  My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.

PSA 2:10  Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the 
earth.

5:8  Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies-- make 
straight your way before me.

9:10  Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never 
forsaken those who seek you.

16:7  I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart 
instructs me.

19:1  The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of 
his hands.

2  Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display 
knowledge.

25:4  Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths;

8  Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his 
ways.

9  He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.

12  Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the 
way chosen for him.

14  The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to 
them.

27:11  Teach me your way, O LORD; lead me in a straight path because of my 
oppressors.

31:3  Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead 
and guide me.

32:8  I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will 
counsel you and watch over you.

36:9  For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light.

39:4  "Show me, O LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me 
know how fleeting is my life.

43:3  Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them 
bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.

51:6  Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in 
the inmost place.

71:17  Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare 
your marvelous deeds.

76:1  In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel.

86:11  Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an 
undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

90:12  Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of 
wisdom.

94:12  Blessed is the man you discipline, O LORD, the man you teach from 
your law;

107:43  Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great 
love of the LORD.

111:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his 
precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.

112:4  Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and 
compassionate and righteous man.

119:12  Praise be to you, O LORD; teach me your decrees.

18  Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.

19  I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.

26  I recounted my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees.

27  Let me understand the teaching of your precepts; then I will meditate 
on your wonders.

33  Teach me, O LORD, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the 
end.

34  Give me understanding, and I will keep your law and obey it with all my 
heart.

66  Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I believe in your commands.

68  You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.

73  Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your 
commands.

80  May my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be put to 
shame.

124  Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your 
decrees.

125  I am your servant; give me discernment that I may understand your 
statutes.

130  The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the 
simple.

135  Make your face shine upon your servant and teach me your decrees.

144  Your statutes are forever right; give me understanding that I may 
live.

169  May my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to 
your word.

171  May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees.

139:24  See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way 
everlasting.

PRO 1:5  let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the 
discerning get guidance--

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

20  Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public 
squares;

21  at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the 
city she makes her speech:

22  "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will 
mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

23  If you had responded to my rebuke, I would have poured out my heart to 
you and made my thoughts known to you.

24  But since you rejected me when I called and no one gave heed when I 
stretched out my hand,

25  since you ignored all my advice and would not accept my rebuke,

26  I in turn will laugh at your disaster; I will mock when calamity 
overtakes you--

27  when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you 
like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

28  "Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me 
but will not find me.

29  Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD,

30  since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,

31  they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of 
their schemes.

32  For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency 
of fools will destroy them;

33  but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without 
fear of harm."

2:1  My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,

2  turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding,

3  and if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding,

4  and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden 
treasure,

5  then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of 
God.

6  For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and 
understanding.

7  He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose 
walk is blameless,

8  for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his 
faithful ones.

9  Then you will understand what is right and just and fair--every good 
path.

10  For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to 
your soul.

11  Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.

12  Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words 
are perverse,

13  who leave the straight paths to walk in dark ways,

14  who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil,

15  whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways.

16  It will save you also from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with 
her seductive words,

17  who has left the partner of her youth and ignored the covenant she made 
before God.

18  For her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the 
dead.

19  None who go to her return or attain the paths of life.

20  Thus you will walk in the ways of good men and keep to the paths of the 
righteous.

3:5  Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own 
understanding;

6  in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

13  Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding,

14  for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than 
gold.

15  She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with 
her.

16  Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

17  Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.

18  She is a tree of life to those who embrace her; those who lay hold of 
her will be blessed.

19  By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he 
set the heavens in place;

20  by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the 
dew.

21  My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of 
your sight;

22  they will be life for you, an ornament to grace your neck.

23  Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble;

24  when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your 
sleep will be sweet.

25  Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the 
wicked,

26  for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being 
snared.

34  He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble.

35  The wise inherit honor, but fools he holds up to shame.

4:4  he taught me and said, "Lay hold of my words with all your heart; keep 
my commands and you will live.

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

6  Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will 
watch over you.

7  Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, 
get understanding.

8  Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you.

9  She will set a garland of grace on your head and present you with a 
crown of splendor."

10  Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be 
many.

11  I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.

12  When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will 
not stumble.

13  Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your 
life.

18  The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever 
brighter till the full light of day.

19  But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what 
makes them stumble.

20  My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.

21  Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;

22  for they are life to those who find them and health to a man's whole 
body.

5:12  You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned 
correction!

7:2  Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of 
your eye.

3  Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

4  Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman;

8:1  Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

2  On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;

3  beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries 
aloud:

4  "To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.

5  You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain 
understanding.

6  Listen, for I have worthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is 
right.

7  My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.

8  All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.

9  To the discerning all of them are right; they are faultless to those who 
have knowledge.

10  Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice 
gold,

11  for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can 
compare with her.

12  "I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and 
discretion.

13  To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil 
behavior and perverse speech.

14  Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have understanding and power.

15  By me kings reign and rulers make laws that are just;

16  by me princes govern, and all nobles who rule on earth.

17  I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

18  With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.

19  My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice 
silver.

20  I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,

21  bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.

22  "The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds 
of old;

23  I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world 
began.

24  When there were no oceans, I was given birth, when there were no 
springs abounding with water;

25  before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was 
given birth,

26  before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world.

27  I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the 
horizon on the face of the deep,

28  when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains 
of the deep,

29  when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his 
command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

30  Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day 
after day, rejoicing always in his presence,

31  rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.

32  "Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

33  Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.

34  Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, 
waiting at my doorway.

35  For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.

36  But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love 
death."

9:1  Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out its seven pillars.

2  She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her 
table.

3  She has sent out her maids, and she calls from the highest point of the 
city.

4  "Let all who are simple come in here!" she says to those who lack 
judgment.

5  "Come, eat my food and drink the wine I have mixed.

6  Leave your simple ways and you will live; walk in the way of 
understanding.

9  Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man 
and he will add to his learning.

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

11  For through me your days will be many, and years will be added to your 
life.

12  If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you 
alone will suffer."

10:8  The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to 
ruin.

13  Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the 
back of him who lacks judgment.

14  Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

21  The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of 
judgment.

23  A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding 
delights in wisdom.

11:12  A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of 
understanding holds his tongue.

12:1  Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction 
is stupid.

8  A man is praised according to his wisdom, but men with warped minds are 
despised.

15  The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.

13:14  The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a man from 
the snares of death.

15  Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.

16  Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly.

14:6  The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to 
the discerning.

7  Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find knowledge on his 
lips.

8  The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the 
folly of fools is deception.

16  A wise man fears the LORD and shuns evil, but a fool is hotheaded and 
reckless.

33  Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she 
lets herself be known.

15:7  The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the hearts of fools.

14  The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on 
folly.

33  The fear of the LORD teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before 
honor.

16:16  How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding 
rather than silver!

20  Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who 
trusts in the LORD.

21  The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote 
instruction.

22  Understanding is a fountain of life to those who have it, but folly 
brings punishment to fools.

23  A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction.

24  Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the 
bones.

17:10  A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a 
fool.

24  A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the 
ends of the earth.

18:15  The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge; the ears of the wise 
seek it out.

19:8  He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding 
prospers.

20  Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be 
wise.

21:11  When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; when a wise man 
is instructed, he gets knowledge.

22:17  Pay attention and listen to the sayings of the wise; apply your 
heart to what I teach,

18  for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of 
them ready on your lips.

19  So that your trust may be in the LORD, I teach you today, even you.

20  Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and 
knowledge,

21  teaching you true and reliable words, so that you can give sound 
answers to him who sent you?

23:12  Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

23  Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and 
understanding.

24:13  Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to 
your taste.

14  Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a 
future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.

28:5  Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD 
understand it fully.

7  He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons 
disgraces his father.

ECC 2:26  To the man 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. This too is meaningless, 
a chasing after the wind.

8:1  Who is like the wise man? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom 
brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance.

5  Whoever obeys his command will come to no harm, and the wise heart will 
know the proper time and procedure.

9:13  I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly 
impressed me:

14  There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a 
powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siegeworks 
against it.

15  Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city 
by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.

16  So I said, "Wisdom is better than strength." But the poor man's wisdom 
is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.

17  The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a 
ruler of fools.

18  Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much 
good.

10:12  Words from a wise man's mouth are gracious, but a fool is consumed 
by his own lips.

12:11  The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like 
firmly embedded nails--given by one Shepherd.

ISA 2:3  Many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the 
mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us 
his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, 
the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

11:1  A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch 
will bear fruit.

2  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him--the Spirit of wisdom and of 
understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge 
and of the fear of the LORD--

3  and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what 
he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears;

9  They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the 
earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the 
sea.

29:24  Those who are wayward in spirit will gain understanding; those who 
complain will accept instruction."

30:21  Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a 
voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

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.

42:6  "I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of 
your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the 
people and a light for the Gentiles,

7  to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release 
from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.

16  I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar 
paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them 
and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will 
not forsake them.

48:17  This is what the LORD says--your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: 
"I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs 
you in the way you should go.

54:13  All your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your 
children's peace.

JER 9:23  This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man boast of his 
wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his 
riches,

24  but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows 
me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness 
on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD.

24:7  I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be 
my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all 
their heart.

31:34  No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, 
saying, 'Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of 
them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their 
wickedness and will remember their sins no more."

DAN 1:17  To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of 
all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions 
and dreams of all kinds.

2:20  and said: "Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and 
power are his.

21  He changes times and seasons; he sets up kings and deposes them. He 
gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

22  He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and 
light dwells with him.

23  I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers: 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."

11:32  With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, 
but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.

33  "Those who are wise will instruct many, though for a time they will 
fall by the sword or be burned or captured or plundered.

12:3  Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and 
those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.

4  But you, Daniel, close up and seal the words of the scroll until the 
time of the end. Many will go here and there to increase knowledge."

HOS 6:3  Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. 
As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the 
winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth."

6  For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than 
burnt offerings.

14:9  Who is wise? He will realize these things. Who is discerning? He will 
understand them. The ways of the LORD are right; the righteous walk in 
them, but the rebellious stumble in them.

MAT 6:22  "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your 
whole body will be full of light.

23  But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If 
then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

7:24  "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into 
practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

25  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat 
against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on 
the rock.

11:19  The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Here is a 
glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and "sinners." 'But 
wisdom is proved right by her actions."

25  At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and 
earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and 
revealed them to little children.

26  Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.

27  "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the 
Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those 
to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

13:11  He replied, "The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven 
has been given to you, but not to them.

16:16  Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living 
God."

17  Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not 
revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.

25:1  "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took 
their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

2  Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

3  The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.

4  The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.

5  The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and 
fell asleep.

6  "At midnight the cry rang out: 'Here's the bridegroom! Come out to meet 
him!'

7  "Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

8  The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil; our lamps 
are going out.'

9  "'No,' they replied, 'there may not be enough for both us and you. 
Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'

10  "But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom 
arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding 
banquet. And the door was shut.

11  "Later the others also came. 'Sir! Sir!' they said. 'Open the door for 
us!'

12  "But he replied, 'I tell you the truth, I don't know you.'

13  "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

MAR 12:32  "Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying 
that God is one and there is no other but him.

33  To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with 
all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important 
than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

34  When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are 
not far from the kingdom of God." And from then on no one dared ask him any 
more questions.

LUK 1:17  And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of 
Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the 
disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous--to make ready a people prepared 
for the Lord."

76  And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you 
will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,

77  to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness 
of their sins,

78  because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will 
come to us from heaven

79  to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to 
guide our feet into the path of peace."

12:11  "When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do 
not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,

12  for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say."

21:15  For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries 
will be able to resist or contradict.

24:32  They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while 
he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"

45  Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures.

JOH 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the 
Word was God.

5  The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood 
it.

7  He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through 
him all men might believe.

8  He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

9  The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

17  For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus 
Christ.

6:45  It is written in the Prophets: 'They will all be taught by God.' 
Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.

7:17  If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will find out whether my 
teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.

8:12  When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the 
world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the 
light of life."

31  To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my 
teaching, you are really my disciples.

32  Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

9:5  While I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

39  Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the 
blind will see and those who see will become blind."

10:4  When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and 
his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

14  "I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me--

12:46  I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes 
in me should stay in darkness.

14:7  If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, 
you do know him and have seen him."

16:13  But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all 
truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and 
he will tell you what is yet to come.

14  He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it 
known to you.

17:3  Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, 
and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

6  "I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They 
were yours; you gave them to me and they have obeyed your word.

7  Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you.

8  For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew 
with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me.

25  "Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and 
they know that you have sent me.

26  I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in 
order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be 
in them."

18:37  "You are a king, then!" said Pilate. Jesus answered, "You are right 
in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I 
came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth 
listens to me."

ACT 6:10  but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by 
whom he spoke.

ROM 1:19  since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God 
has made it plain to them.

20  For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his 
eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood 
from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.

15:14  I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of 
goodness, complete in knowledge and competent to instruct one another.

16:19  Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I am full of joy over 
you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what 
is evil.

1CO 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.

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.

7  No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and 
that God destined for our glory before time began.

8  None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they 
would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

9  However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind 
has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"--

10  but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all 
things, even the deep things of God.

11  For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit 
within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the 
Spirit of God.

12  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.

13  This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in 
words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

14  The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from 
the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot 
understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

15  The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is 
not subject to any man's judgment:

16  "For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?" But 
we have the mind of Christ.

3:18  Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the 
standards of this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become 
wise.

8:3  But the man who loves God is known by God.

12:8  To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to 
another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,

13:11  When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I 
reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.

14:20  Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, 
but in your thinking be adults.

2CO 2:11  in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware 
of his schemes.

4:6  For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made his light 
shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of 
God in the face of Christ.

8:7  But just as you excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in 
knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us--see that you 
also excel in this grace of giving.

GAL 4:9  But now that you know God--or rather are known by God--how is it 
that you are turning back to those weak and miserable principles? Do you 
wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

EPH 1:16  I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my 
prayers.

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.

18  I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order 
that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his 
glorious inheritance in the saints,

19  and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like 
the working of his mighty strength,

3:14  For this reason I kneel before the Father,

15  from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name.

16  I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power 
through his Spirit in your inner being,

17  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that 
you, being rooted and established in love,

18  may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and 
long and high and deep is the love of Christ,

19  and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled 
to the measure of all the fullness of God.

4:11  It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to 
be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

12  to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of 
Christ may be built up

13  until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son 
of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of 
Christ.

5:15  Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise,

16  making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.

17  Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is.

6:18  And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and 
requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all 
the saints.

19  Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me 
so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,

20  for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it 
fearlessly, as I should.

PHI 1:9  And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in 
knowledge and depth of insight,

10  so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and 
blameless until the day of Christ,

3:7  But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of 
Christ.

8  What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing 
greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all 
things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

10  I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the 
fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

15  All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on 
some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.

COL 1:9  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 through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.

10  And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord 
and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing 
in the knowledge of God,

26  the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is 
now disclosed to the saints.

27  To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious 
riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

28  We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so 
that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

2:1  I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at 
Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally.

2  My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, 
so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order 
that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ,

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

3:10  and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in 
the image of its Creator.

16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly 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.

4:2  Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

3  And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that 
we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.

4  Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.

1TH 5:4  But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should 
surprise you like a thief.

5  You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to 
the night or to the darkness.

1TI 2:4  who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the 
truth.

2TI 1:7  For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of 
power, of love and of self-discipline.

2:7  Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into 
all this.

3:15  and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are 
able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

JAM 1:5  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.

3:13  Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good 
life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

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.

2PE 1:2  Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God 
and of Jesus our Lord.

3  His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness 
through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

4  Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so 
that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the 
corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

5  For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; 
and to goodness, knowledge;

8  For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep 
you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord 
Jesus Christ.

12  So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them 
and are firmly established in the truth you now have.

3:18  But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus 
Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

1JO 2:20  But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know 
the truth.

27  As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you 
do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all 
things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit--just as it has 
taught you, remain in him.

4:6  We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is 
not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of 
truth and the spirit of falsehood.

5:20  We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us 
understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who 
is true--even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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