TOPICAL BIBLE
Wisdom
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1 Kings 4:31He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.1 Kings 4:32Solomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.1 Kings 4:33He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.1 Kings 4:34So men of all nations came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.1 Kings 5:12And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.1 Kings 7:14He was the son of a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a craftsman in bronze. Huram had great skill, understanding, and knowledge for every kind of bronze work. So he came to King Solomon and carried out all his work.1 Kings 8:36then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.1 Kings 10:24The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.1 Chronicles 12:32From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.1 Chronicles 22:12Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when He puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the Law of the LORD your God.2 Chronicles 1:10Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”2 Chronicles 2:14He is the son of a woman from the daughters of Dan, and his father is a man of Tyre. He is skilled in work with gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple, blue, and crimson yarn, and fine linen. He is experienced in every kind of engraving and can execute any design that is given him. He will work with your craftsmen and with those of my lord, your father David.Ezra 7:25And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates—all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to anyone who does not know them.Nehemiah 9:20You 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 4:3Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands.Job 4:18If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,Job 4:19how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!Job 4:20They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk; unnoticed, they perish forever.Job 4:21Are not their tent cords pulled up, so that they die without wisdom?’Job 5:13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.Job 5:27Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”Job 8:8Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.Job 8:10Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?Job 11:2“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?Job 11:5But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,Job 11:6and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.Job 11:12But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!Job 12:2“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!Job 12:3But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?Job 12:7But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.Job 12:8Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.Job 12:9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?Job 12:10The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.Job 12:11Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?Job 12:12Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.Job 12:13Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.Job 12:16True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.Job 12:17He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.Job 12:22He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.Job 22:21Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.Job 22:22Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.Job 28:12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?Job 28:13No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.Job 28:14The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’Job 28:15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.Job 28:16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.Job 28:17Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.Job 28:18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.Job 28:19Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.Job 28:20From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?Job 28:21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.Job 28:22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’Job 28:23But God understands its way, and He knows its place.Job 28:24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.Job 28:25When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,Job 28:26when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,Job 28:27then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”Job 32:7I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.Job 32:8But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.