The best Bible verses for wisdom (MSG) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for wisdom (MSG), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Simpletons only learn the hard way, but the wise learn by listening."Proverbs 21:11
"He changes the seasons and guides history, He raises up kings and also brings them down, he provides both intelligence and discernment,"Daniel 2:21
"I'll give you good shepherd-rulers who rule my way, who rule you with intelligence and wisdom."Jeremiah 3:15
"When the country is in chaos, everybody has a plan to fix it— But it takes a leader of real understanding to straighten things out."Proverbs 28:2
"So select some wise, understanding, and seasoned men from your tribes, and I will commission them as your leaders.""Deuteronomy 1:13
"What I've finally concluded is that so-called wisdom and knowledge are mindless and witless—nothing but spitting into the wind."Ecclesiastes 1:17
"But it is God whose power made the earth, whose wisdom gave shape to the world, who crafted the cosmos."Jeremiah 10:12
"By his power he made earth. His wisdom gave shape to the world. He crafted the cosmos."Jeremiah 51:15
"Written down so we'll know how to live well and right, to understand what life means and where it's going;"Proverbs 1:2
"Sell everything and buy Wisdom! Forage for Understanding! Don't forget one word! Don't deviate an inch!"Proverbs 4:5
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for wisdom (MSG) are Proverbs 21:11, Daniel 2:21, Proverbs 28:11. 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 (MSG) 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 (MSG), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.