Verses about wisdom

The start of wisdom is the fear of YHWH, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

The fear of YHWH is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and correction fools despise.

The beginning of wisdom is the fear of YHWH; good understanding have all who practice them; his praise endures forever.

But wisdom, from where does it come? And where is the place of understanding? It is concealed from the eyes of every living thing, and from the birds of the sky it is hidden. Abaddon and death say, ‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’ Elohim understands its way, and he knows its place. For he looks to the ends of the earth; under all the heavens he sees. When he made a weight for the wind, and regulated the waters by measure; when he made a statute for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunders; then he saw it and recounted it; he established it, and also searched it out. And he said to the human being, ‘Look, the fear of Adonai, that is wisdom, and turning away from evil, understanding.’”

My son, if you receive my sayings, and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom, and incline your heart to insight; if truly you call out to understanding, and raise your voice to insight; if you seek her like silver, and search for her like hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of YHWH, and the knowledge of Elohim you will find. For YHWH gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and insight.

Trust in YHWH with all your heart, and on your own understanding do not lean. In all your ways know him, and he will make straight your paths.

The end of the matter; all has been heard: fear Elohim and keep his commandments, for this is the whole of the human being.

And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all generously and without reproaching, and it will be given to him.

At Gibeon YHWH appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and Elohim said, “Ask what I shall give you.” And Solomon said, “You have shown your servant David my father great loyal love, because he walked before you in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart toward you; and you have kept for him this great loyal love and have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. And now, YHWH my Elohim, you have made your servant king in place of David my father, but I am a little boy; I do not know how to go out or come in. And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered or counted for multitude. So give your servant a heart that listens, to judge your people, to discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this people of yours, so great?” And the thing was good in the eyes of Adonai, that Solomon had asked this thing. And Elohim said to him, “Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself many days, and have not asked for yourself riches, and have not asked for the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself discernment to hear justice, look, I have done according to your words; look, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that like you there has not been anyone before you, and after you none will arise like you.

Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding; do not forget, and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth. Do not abandon her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you. The beginning of wisdom: acquire wisdom, and with all you possess acquire understanding.

For this reason we also, from the day we heard it, have not stopped praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please him in every way, bearing fruit in every good work and growing in the knowledge of God,

To number our days, so teach us, and we will bring a heart of wisdom.

A lamp to my feet is your word, and a light to my pathway.

“So everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. And the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and struck that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.”

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

Whoever walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of the senseless will suffer harm.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a senseless man than for him.

More than all that is guarded, guard your heart, for from it come the outgoings of life.

Plans are frustrated where there is no counsel, but with an abundance of counselors they stand.

And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a certain rich man produced abundantly. And he was reasoning within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to gather my crops?’ And he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will gather all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; rest, eat, drink, be merry.”’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night they demand your soul from you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ So it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct his works in the gentleness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and rivalry in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but it is earthly, natural, demonic. For where there are jealousy and rivalry, there is disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, considerate, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without making distinctions, without hypocrisy.

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to those who are being saved, to us, it is the power of God. For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the discerning I will set aside. Where is the wise one? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased through the foolishness of the proclamation to save those who believe. For Jews ask for signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we proclaim the Messiah crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to the nations foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, the Messiah is the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Yet we speak wisdom among the mature, but a wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away. But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom, which God destined beforehand before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age has known; for if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” declares YHWH. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are higher my ways than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

O the depth of the riches and of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and unfathomable his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has become his counselor? Or who has given in advance to him so that it will be repaid to him? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen.

so that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, for the knowledge of the mystery of God, the Messiah, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.