Bible Verses About Knowledge and Wisdom
This collection includes 50 passages about Knowledge and Wisdom. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.
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For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Scripture Passages
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
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.
Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
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.
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
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