Bible Verses About Wise

"Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil."

"The wise inherit honor, but fools he holds up to shame."

"For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”"

"Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?"

"For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength."

"Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth."

"But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong."

"My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,"

"Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he should become a “fool” so that he may become wise."

"For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”;"

"and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”"

"We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored!"

"I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?"

"We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise."

"You gladly put up with fools since you are so wise!"

"and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus."

"Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity."

"Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”"

"Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”"

"Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous."

"If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!"

"The wise man has eyes in his head, while the fool walks in the darkness; but I came to realize that the same fate overtakes them both."

"Then I thought in my heart, “The fate of the fool will overtake me also. What then do I gain by being wise?” I said in my heart, “This too is meaningless.”"

"For the wise man, like the fool, will not be long remembered; in days to come both will be forgotten. Like the fool, the wise man too must die!"

"And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the work into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless."