The best Bible verses for wisdom include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for wisdom, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind."Ecclesiastes 1:17
"Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind."Ecclesiastes 1:17
"But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding."Jeremiah 10:12
"“He made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding."Jeremiah 51:15
"Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding."Proverbs 4:7
"A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom."Proverbs 10:23
"How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!"Proverbs 16:16
Scripture returns to wisdom often enough that no single verse covers it. The 15 passages below come from across the Old and New Testaments, and they do not all say the same thing — read together they give a fuller picture than any one of them does alone.
Each links to a study page with the full passage, its context, and the text in six translations, so a verse that catches your attention can be followed properly rather than left as a fragment.
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The most-cited Bible verses for wisdom are Ecclesiastes 1:17, Ephesians 1:8, Jeremiah 10:12. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to wisdom across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for wisdom, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.