Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
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Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
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Proverbs 14:15
The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
Proverbs 14:18
Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
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James 3:13
Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
James 3:14
But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.
James 3:15
This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.
James 3:16
For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.
James 3:17
But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:
Proverbs 11:18
The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.
Proverbs 12:20
Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.
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Proverbs 13:16
A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.
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Psalms 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.
Deuteronomy 4:6
So keep these laws and do them; for so will your wisdom and good sense be clear in the eyes of the peoples, who hearing all these laws will say, Truly, this great nation is a wise and far-seeing people.
Job 28:28
And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
Proverbs 10:8
The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.
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Ephesians 5:17
For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.
Colossians 1:9
For this reason, we, from the day when we had word of it, keep on in prayer for you, that you may be full of the knowledge of his purpose, with all wisdom and experience of the Spirit,
Psalms 119:34
Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.
Psalms 119:99
I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.
Proverbs 2:7
He has salvation stored up for the upright, he is a breastplate to those in whom there is no evil;
Ephesians 5:15
Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;
James 1:5
But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.
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Genesis 3:1
Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?
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1 Kings 3:9
Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?
1 Kings 3:10
Now these words and Solomon's request were pleasing to the Lord.
1 Kings 3:11
And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;
1 Kings 3:12
I have done as you said: I have given you a wise and far-seeing heart, so that there has never been your equal in the past, and never will there be any like you in the future.
1 Kings 3:28
And news of this decision which the king had made went through all Israel; and they had fear of the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to give decisions.
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Proverbs 12:23
A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
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Psalms 49:13
This is the way of the foolish; their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah.)
Proverbs 18:13
To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
Proverbs 26:11
Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways--as the light is better than the dark.
Ecclesiastes 10:1
Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.
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Luke 12:20
But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?
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2 Timothy 3:13
Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.
2 Timothy 3:15
And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 3:16
Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:
2 Timothy 3:17
So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.
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Proverbs 14:1
Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands.
Proverbs 14:7
Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
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Proverbs 14:9
In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
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Proverbs 15:14
The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
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Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.
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Acts 13:7
Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to have knowledge of the word of God.
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