Wisdom: Spiritual: Unclassified Scriptures Relating to

If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.

Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”

Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?

“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!

But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?

But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. …

True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.

He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.

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

But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? …

It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.

My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.

Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A song. God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.

Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

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

…let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

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

…in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech: …

My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, …

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

He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.

The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.

…he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live. …

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. …

…and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!

Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. …

Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice? …

Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out her seven pillars. …

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning. …

A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

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

The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

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

The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.

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

A man is praised according to his wisdom, but a twisted mind is despised.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death. …

A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning. …

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.

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

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

Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD. …

A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

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

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

When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise—apply your mind to my knowledge— …

Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.

Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.

Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.

Know therefore that wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, there is a future for you, and your hope will never be cut off.

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

I have also seen this wisdom under the sun, and it was great to me: …

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

And 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.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

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 sea is full of water.

Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”

He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.

This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

No longer will each man teach his neighbor or 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 iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

With flattery he will corrupt those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.

Those with insight will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by sword or flame, or be captured or plundered.

Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”

Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.

So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

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!

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

The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.

The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. …

“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him, …

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.”

But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. …

If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

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

I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,

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

For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.

Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.

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

I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.

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. …

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

But the one who loves God is known by God.

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 set aside childish ways.

Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

…in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, …

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

But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. …

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

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.

But you, brothers, are not in the darkness so that this day should overtake you like a thief.

For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.

…who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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

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.

We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.