What the Bible Says About Wisdom
Wisdom starts with the fear of the LORD.
Biblical wisdom isn't intelligence — it's the skill of living well in God's world. These verses show how to ask for it, find it, and apply it.
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✨ Ask the Bible →Wisdom in Scripture (KJV)
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God. He gives liberally and without reproach.
Read in context →Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart, lean not on thine own understanding. The doorway to wisdom.
Read in context →The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Everything else builds on this.
Read in context →The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge — fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Read in context →But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
The wisdom from above: pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy.
Read in context →For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
For the LORD giveth wisdom — out of His mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
Read in context →Read these passages in full with AI explanations, cross-references, and 5 translations.
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