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Theme · wisdom

Wisdom

Wisdom begins with 'the fear of the LORD' — a reverent posture before the Creator. Proverbs personifies Wisdom as a woman calling out in the streets, present with God at creation. Job wrestles with wisdom's inaccessibility when suffering makes no sense, concluding that only God knows where wisdom dwells. Ecclesiastes tests every human pursuit and finds it vanity apart from God. Solomon asks for wisdom above riches and receives both. Paul declares Christ 'the wisdom of God' and says that in him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge — the wise life is ultimately a life in Christ.

Passages expressing this theme

  • 1Cor 1:24 — But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
  • 1Cor 1:25 — Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
  • 1Cor 1:30 — But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
  • 1Cor 2:7 — But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
  • 1Kgs 3:9 — Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
  • 1Kgs 4:29 — And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
  • Col 2:3 — In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
  • Dan 2:20 — Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
  • Deut 4:6 — Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understandi
  • Eccl 7:12 — For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
  • Isa 11:2 — And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
  • Jas 1:5 — If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
  • Jas 3:17 — But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
  • Job 28:12 — But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
  • Job 28:28 — And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
  • Matt 7:24 — Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
  • Matt 11:19 — The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
  • Prov 1:7 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
  • Prov 2:6 — For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
  • Prov 3:13 — Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
  • Prov 3:19 — The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
  • Prov 4:7 — Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
  • Prov 8:11 — For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
  • Prov 8:22 — The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
  • Prov 9:10 — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.