Concordance

“Wise” in the Bible

178 verses contain “wise” (including word forms) in the Berean Standard Bible — the first 150 are listed below.

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Genesis 41:8 In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
Genesis 41:33 Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
Exodus 7:11 But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.
Deuteronomy 1:13 Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”
Deuteronomy 1:15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens,…
Deuteronomy 4:6 … all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding…
Deuteronomy 16:19 Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Deuteronomy 32:29 If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
2 Samuel 14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil.…
2 Samuel 20:16 a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”
2 Samuel 20:22 Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men…
1 Kings 2:9 Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
1 Kings 3:12 behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.
1 Kings 5:7 When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
1 Chronicles 26:14 The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah. Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him.
2 Chronicles 2:12 …o made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for…
Esther 1:13 Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
Job 5:13 He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
Job 9:4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
Job 11:12 But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
Job 15:2 “Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
Job 15:18 what was declared by wise men and was not concealed from their fathers,
Job 17:10 But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.
Job 22:2 “Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
Job 32:9 It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
Job 34:2 “Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.
Job 34:34 Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:
Job 37:24 Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
Psalms 2:10 Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.
Psalms 19:7 The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Psalms 36:3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.
Psalms 49:10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 94:8 Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
Psalms 107:43 Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.
Proverbs 1:3 and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
Proverbs 1:5 let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
Proverbs 1:6 by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:35 The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
Proverbs 6:6 Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
Proverbs 8:33 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.
Proverbs 9:8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
Proverbs 9:9 Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Proverbs 9:12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Proverbs 10:5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Proverbs 10:8 A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
Proverbs 10:14 The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
Proverbs 10:19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
Proverbs 11:29 He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
Proverbs 12:18 Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Proverbs 14:3 The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Proverbs 14:16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
Proverbs 14:24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
Proverbs 14:35 A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
Proverbs 15:7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
Proverbs 15:12 A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
Proverbs 15:20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Proverbs 15:24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
Proverbs 15:31 He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
Proverbs 16:14 The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 16:21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
Proverbs 16:23 The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
Proverbs 17:2 A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
Proverbs 18:15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
Proverbs 19:20 Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.
Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
Proverbs 20:26 A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 21:11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
Proverbs 21:20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
Proverbs 21:22 A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
Proverbs 22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
Proverbs 23:4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
Proverbs 23:15 My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
Proverbs 23:19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
Proverbs 23:24 The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
Proverbs 24:5 A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
Proverbs 24:23 These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Proverbs 25:12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
Proverbs 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 26:12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 27:11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
Proverbs 28:11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
Proverbs 29:8 Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
Proverbs 29:9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
Proverbs 29:11 A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
Proverbs 30:24 Four things on earth are small, yet they are exceedingly wise:
Ecclesiastes 2:14 The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:16 For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the…
Ecclesiastes 2:19 And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 4:13 Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
Ecclesiastes 6:8 What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
Ecclesiastes 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:7 Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:16 Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
Ecclesiastes 7:19 Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
Ecclesiastes 7:23 All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.
Ecclesiastes 8:1 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.
Ecclesiastes 8:5 Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
Ecclesiastes 8:17 …s to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to…
Ecclesiastes 9:1 … all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or…
Ecclesiastes 9:11 …, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to…
Ecclesiastes 9:15 Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.
Ecclesiastes 9:17 The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
Ecclesiastes 10:2 A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
Ecclesiastes 12:9 Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
Ecclesiastes 12:11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
Isaiah 5:21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
Isaiah 19:11 The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
Isaiah 19:12 Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.
Isaiah 29:14 Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
Isaiah 31:2 Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.
Isaiah 44:25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
Jeremiah 8:8 How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
Jeremiah 8:9 The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?
Jeremiah 9:12 Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so…
Jeremiah 9:23 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.
Jeremiah 10:7 Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
Jeremiah 18:18 …he law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his…
Jeremiah 50:35 A sword is against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, against those who live in Babylon, and against her officials and wise men.
Jeremiah 51:57 I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King,…
Daniel 2:12 This response made the king so furious with anger that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:13 So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.
Daniel 2:14 When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel replied with discretion and tact.
Daniel 2:18 …el and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of…
Daniel 2:21 He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
Daniel 2:24 … went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and…
Daniel 2:27 Daniel answered the king, “No wise man, enchanter, medium, or magician can explain to the king the mystery of which he inquires.
Daniel 2:48 …re province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of…
Daniel 4:6 So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me.
Daniel 4:18 …lteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in…
Daniel 5:7 …logers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in…
Daniel 5:8 So all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the inscription or interpret it for him.
Daniel 5:15 Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.
Daniel 11:35 Some of the wise will fall, so that they may be refined, purified, and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.
Daniel 12:3 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.
Daniel 12:10 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.
Hosea 14:9 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…

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