80 Bible Verses About Wise men

And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:

And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.

Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.

If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;

My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.

And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him?

Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.

And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds.

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.

These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.

I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.

And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing?

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.