Wisdom
Explore 89 scripture references about wisdom from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 36 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.
What Does the Bible Say About Wisdom?
The topic of wisdom appears throughout Scripture with 89 references spanning 36 books of the Bible, from 1 Chronicles to Romans. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.
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-Of Joseph GEN 41:16,25-39; ACT 7:10 -Of Moses ACT 7:22 -Of Bezaleel EXO 31:3-5; 35:31-35; 36:1 -Of Aholiab EXO 31:6; 35:34,35; 36:1 -Of other skilled artisans EXO 36:2 -Of women EXO 35:26 -Of Hiram 1KI 7:14; 2CH 2:14 -Of Solomon 1KI 3:12,16-28; 4:29-34; 5:12; 10:24 -Of Ethan, Heman, Chalcol, and Darda 1KI 4:31 -Of the princes of the tribe of Issachar 1CH 12:32 -Of Ezra EZR 7:25 -Of Daniel DAN 1:17; 5:14 -Of Paul 2PE 3:15 -Of the Magi (wise men from the east) MAT 2:1-12 -SPIRITUAL -UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO DEU 32:29; JOB 5:27; 8:8,10; 12:2,3,7-13,16,17,22; 28:12-28; 32:9; 42:5; PSA 2:10; 9:10; 76:1; 107:43; 111:10; PRO 1:5,7,21-33; 2:1-20; 3:13-26,34,35; 4:4-13,18-22; 5:12; 7:2-4; 8:1-36; 9:1-6,9-12; 10:8,13,14,21,23; 11:9,12; 12:1,8,15; 13:14-16; 14:6-8,16,18,33; 15:2,7,33; 16:16,20-24; 17:10,24; 18:15; 19:8,20; 21:11; 22:17-21; 23:12,19,23; 24:13,14; 28:5,7; 29:3; ECC 8:1,5; 9:13-18; 10:12; 12:11; ISA 2:3; 11:9; 29:24; 33:6; JER 9:23,24; 31:34; DAN 11:32,33; 12:3,4,10; HOS 6:3,6; 14:9; MAT 6:22,23; 7:24,25; 11:19; 25:1-13; MRK 12:32-34; LUK 1:17; 7:35; 11:34-36; JHN 7:17; 8:32; 10:4,14; 17:3,8,25; ACT 6:10; ROM 15:14; 16:19; 1CO 2:6-16; 3:18; 8:3; 13:11; 14:20; 2CO 2:11; 8:7; GAL 4:9; EPH 4:11-13; 5:15-17; PHP 3:7-10; COL 3:10,16; 1TH 5:4,5; 1TI 2:4; 2TI 3:15; JAS 3:13; 1JN 4:6 -See KNOWLEDGE -See SPEAKING, WISDOM IN -SPIRITUAL, FROM GOD EXO 4:11,12; 8:9,10; DEU 4:5,6,35,36; 29:4; 1CH 22:12; NEH 9:20; JOB 4:3; 11:5,6; 22:21,22; 32:7,8; 33:16; 35:10,11; 36:22; 38:36,37; PSA 16:7; 19:1,2; 25:8,9,12,14; 32:8; 36:9; 51:6; 71:17; 94:12; 112:4; 119:130; PRO 1:23; 2:6,7; 3:5,6; ECC 2:26; ISA 11:1-3; 30:21; 42:6,7,16; 48:17; 54:13; JER 24:7; DAN 1:17; 2:20-23; MAT 11:25-27; 13:11; 16:16,17; LUK 1:76-79; 12:11,12; 21:15; 24:32,45; JHN 1:1,4,5,7-9,17; 6:45; 8:12,31,32; 9:5,39; 12:46; 14:7; 16:13,14; 17:6,26; 18:37; ROM 1:19,20; 1CO 1:30; 2:9-14; 12:8; 2CO 4:6; PHP 3:15; COL 1:26-28; 2TI 1:7; JAS 3:17; 2PE 1:2-5,8,12; 3:18; 1JN 2:20,27; 5:20 -See GOD, WISDOM OF -PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL NUM 27:21; JDG 20:18; 1KI 3:7,9; 8:36; 2CH 1:10; JOB 34:32; PSA 5:8; 25:4,5; 27:11; 31:3; 39:4; 43:3; 86:11; 90:12; 119:12,18,19,26,27,33,34,66,68,73,80,124,125,135,144,169, 171; 139:24; EPH 1:16-19; 3:14-19; 6:18-20; PHP 1:9,10; COL 1:9,10; 2:1-3; 4:2-4; 2TI 2:7; JAS 1:5 -See DESIRE, SPIRITUAL -WORLDLY GEN 3:6,7; JOB 4:18-21; 5:13; 11:2,12; 37:24; PRO 3:7; 15:21,22; 16:25; 17:2,10; 18:1; 20:18; 21:20,22,30; 24:3-7; 28:11; ECC 1:18; 2:1-26; 7:11-13,16-25; 8:1,16,17; 10:2,3,10; ISA 5:21; 28:24-29; 29:14-16; 47:10,11; JER 8:7-9; 9:23,24; 49:7; MAT 6:23; 7:24-27; 11:25; LUK 10:21; 16:8; ROM 1:21-23; 1CO 1:17-26; 2:1-14; 3:18-20; 8:1,2; 2CO 1:12; COL 2:8; 1TI 6:20,21 -See KNOWLEDGE
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What does the Bible say about wisdom?
The Bible contains 89 references to wisdom across 36 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.
Where is wisdom mentioned in the Bible?
Wisdom is referenced in 1 Chronicles, 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Kings, 1 Thessalonians, and 31 more books. There are 89 total scripture references on this topic.