Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
53 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “wisdom” →
To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
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.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it ?
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD .
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
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.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
