Matthew 11:25. At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
Luke 10:21. In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
Acts 13:7. Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
1 Corinthians 1:19. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Genesis 41:33. Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:39. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
Exodus 31:6. And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
Deuteronomy 1:13. Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
Deuteronomy 1:15. So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.
1 Samuel 16:18. Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
2 Kings 11:9. And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.
1 Chronicles 15:22. And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
1 Chronicles 27:32. Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:
Job 34:10. Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
Job 34:34. Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
Proverbs 12:8. A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.
Proverbs 12:23. A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Proverbs 15:24. The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Proverbs 16:20. He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
Proverbs 16:21. The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Proverbs 17:24. Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 23:9. Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 31:30. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Ecclesiastes 9:11. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Sirach 3:29. A wicked heart shall be laden with sorrows, and the sinner will add sin to sin.
Sirach 6:36. And if thou see a man of understanding, go to him early in the morning, and let thy foot wear the steps of his doors.
Sirach 7:21. Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou hast gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold.
Sirach 7:25. Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their childhood.
Sirach 9:15. A new friend is as new wine: it shall grow old, and thou shalt drink it with pleasure.
Sirach 10:1. A wise judge shall judge his people, and the government of a prudent man shall be steady.
Sirach 10:23. That seed of men shall be honoured, which feareth God: but that seed shall be dishonoured, which transgresseth the commandments of the Lord.
Sirach 16:4. And it is better to die without children, than to leave ungodly children.
Sirach 18:28. Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise to him that findeth her.
Sirach 18:29. They that were of good understanding in words, have also done wisely themselves: and have understood truth and justice, and have poured forth proverbs and judgments.
Sirach 19:2. Wine and women make wise men fall off, and shall rebuke the prudent:
Sirach 21:16. The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life.
Sirach 25:8. Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory.
Sirach 26:28. Two sorts of callings have appeared to me hard and dangerous: a merchant is hardly free from negligence: and a huckster shall not be justified from the sins of the lips.
Sirach 33:3. A man of understanding is faithful to the law of God, and the law is faithful to him.
Sirach 36:19. According to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, and direct us into the way of justice, and let all know that dwell upon the earth, that thou art God the beholder of all ages.
Isaiah 3:3. The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
Isaiah 5:21. Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah 19:11. Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
Isaiah 29:14. Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
Isaiah 32:8. But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
Jeremiah 4:22. For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Jeremiah 9:11. And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
Jeremiah 18:18. Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
Jeremiah 49:7. Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
Jeremiah 50:9. For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
Jeremiah 50:35. A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.
Daniel 1:4. Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
Daniel 6:5. Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
Hosea 14:9. Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
