How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver
Synonyms for Wisdom: intelligence, insight, sagacity, discernment, sageness, understanding, penetration, perception, sense, discretion, foresight, perceptiveness, and astuteness
Job 12:13 (NLT)
“But true wisdom and power are found in God; counsel and understanding are his.
Job 26:3 (NLT)
How you have enlightened my stupidity! What wise advice you have offered!
Job 28:15-19 (NLT)
It cannot be bought with gold. It cannot be purchased with silver. 16. It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli. 17. Wisdom is more valuable than gold and crystal. It cannot be purchased with jewels mounted in fine gold. 18. Coral and jasper are worthless in trying to get it. The price of wisdom is far above rubies. 19. Precious peridot from Ethiopia cannot be exchanged for it. It’s worth more than the purest gold.
Psalms 37:30 (NLT)
The godly offer good counsel; they teach right from wrong.
Psalms 49:3 (NLT)
For my words are wise, and my thoughts are filled with insight.
Psalms 51:6 (NLT)
But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.
Psalms 90:12 (NLT)
Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.
Psalms 104:24 (NLT)
O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.
Psalms 111:10 (NLT)
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever!
Psalms 136:5 (NLT)
Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully. His faithful love endures forever.
Proverbs 1:5 (NLT)
Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance
Proverbs 1:7 (NLT)
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:20-22 (NLT)
Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square. 21. She calls to the crowds along the main street, to those gathered in front of the city gate: 22. “How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 2:2 (NLT)
Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.
Proverbs 2:6 (NLT)
For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 2:7 (NLT)
He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
Proverbs 2:10 (NLT)
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.
Proverbs 10:13 (NLT)
Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding, but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod.
Proverbs 10:21 (NLT)
The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
Proverbs 10:23 (NLT)
Doing wrong is fun for a fool, but living wisely brings pleasure to the sensible.
Proverbs 10:31 (NLT)
The mouth of the godly person gives wise advice, but the tongue that deceives will be cut off.
Proverbs 11:2 (NLT)
Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 11:12 (NLT)
It is foolish to belittle one’s neighbor; a sensible person keeps quiet.
Proverbs 12:8 (NLT)
A sensible person wins admiration, but a warped mind is despised.
Proverbs 13:10 (NLT)
Pride leads to conflict; those who take advice are wise.
Proverbs 14:6 (NLT)
A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.
Proverbs 14:8 (NLT)
he prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves.
Proverbs 14:33 (NLT)
Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart; wisdom is not found among fools.
Proverbs 15:21 (NLT)
Foolishness brings joy to those with no sense; a sensible person stays on the right path.
Proverbs 15:33 (NLT)
Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom; humility precedes honor.
Proverbs 16:16 (NLT)
How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!
Proverbs 17:16 (NLT)
It is senseless to pay to educate a fool, since he has no heart for learning.
Proverbs 17:24 (NLT)
Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:1 (NLT)
Unfriendly people care only about themselves; they lash out at common sense.
Proverbs 18:4 (NLT)
Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 19:8 (NLT)
To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.
Proverbs 21:30 (NLT)
No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord .
Proverbs 23:4 – NLT
Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.
Proverbs 23:9 – NLT
Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice.
Proverbs 23:23 – NLT
Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
Proverbs 24:3 (NLT)
A house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense.
Proverbs 24:7 (NLT)
Wisdom is too lofty for fools. Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
Proverbs 24:14 (NLT)
In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, you will have a bright future, and your hopes will not be cut short.
Proverbs 29:3 (NLT)
The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.
Proverbs 29:15 (NLT)
To discipline a child produces wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.
Proverbs 30:3 (NLT)
I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One.
Proverbs 31:26 (NLT)
When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness.
Ecclesiastes 7:11 (NLT)
Wisdom is even better when you have money. Both are a benefit as you go through life.
Ecclesiastes 7:12 (NLT)
Wisdom and money can get you almost anything, but only wisdom can save your life.
Ecclesiastes 9:18 (NLT)
Better to have wisdom than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.
Isaiah 11:2 (NLT)
And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord .
Jeremiah 10:12 (NLT)
But the Lord made the earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. With his own understanding he stretched out the heavens.
Romans 11:33 (NLT)
Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!
1 Corinthians 1:30 (NLT)
God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.
1 Corinthians 2:4-5 (NLT)
And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. 5. I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:6-7 (NLT)
Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten. 7. No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God —his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began.
1 Corinthians 3:19 (NLT)
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, “He traps the wise in the snare of their own cleverness.”
2 Corinthians 1:12 (NLT)
We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.
Ephesians 1:7-8 (NLT)
He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. 8. He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
Ephesians 1:17 (NLT)
asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.
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