The best Bible verses for wisdom (NLT) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for wisdom (NLT), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Listen as Wisdom calls out! Hear as understanding raises her voice!"Proverbs 8:1
"To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper."Proverbs 19:8
"Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true wisdom. All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. Praise him forever!"Psalms 111:10
"Keep this in mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them."Ecclesiastes 12:9
"The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness."Proverbs 15:2
"The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger."Proverbs 24:5
"To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge."1 Corinthians 12:8
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 (NLT) are Proverbs 8:1, Proverbs 10:23, Proverbs 16:16. 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 (NLT) 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 (NLT), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.