Character & Virtues
Bible Verses About seeking wisdom
9 key scriptures
What does the Bible say about seeking wisdom? Browse 9 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.
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| Translation | Key Verse: James 1:5 |
|---|---|
| King James (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.” |
9 Key Scriptures
“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.”
James 1:5KJV
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. the beginning: or, the principal part”
Proverbs 1:7KJV
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
“For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.”
“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. partiality: or, wrangling”
James 3:17KJV
“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. that getteth: Heb. that draweth out understanding”
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: in: or, for the acknowledgement”
“For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.”
Luke 21:15KJV
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”
Proverbs 4:7KJV
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