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And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.   Genesis 3:6 
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.   Genesis 41:8 
Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.   Genesis 41:33 
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
  Genesis 41:39, 40 
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.   Exodus 1:10 
Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.   Exodus 7:11 
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
  Exodus 22:23, 24 
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.   Exodus 23:8 
And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.   Exodus 28:3 
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;
The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,
And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot,
And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,
And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.
  Exodus 31:6-11 
And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;
The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,
The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the showbread,
The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,
And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,
The altar of burnt offering, with his brazen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,
The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,
The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,
The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.
  Exodus 35:10-19 
And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.   Exodus 35:25 
Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.
And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:
And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning.
And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;
And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make.
  Exodus 36:1-5 
And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of cunning work made he them.   Exodus 36:8 
And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.   Leviticus 7:24 
Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.   Leviticus 19:17 
And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.   Leviticus 27:19 
Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
  Numbers 6:23-26 
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.   Deuteronomy 1:13 
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.   Deuteronomy 1:15 
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.   Deuteronomy 4:6 
Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.   Deuteronomy 16:19 
Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.   Deuteronomy 17:15 
His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.   Deuteronomy 21:23 
But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.   Deuteronomy 22:7 
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
  Deuteronomy 32:29-31 
And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.   Joshua 6:18 
Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you:
Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
  Joshua 23:12, 13 
Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colors, a prey of divers colors of needlework, of divers colors of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
  Judges 5:29-31 
And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.   1 Samuel 6:3 
And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.   1 Samuel 18:5 
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
  1 Samuel 18:14, 15 
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.   1 Samuel 18:30 
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
  2 Samuel 14:2, 3 
To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.   2 Samuel 14:20 
Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.   2 Samuel 20:16 
Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.   1 Kings 2:9 
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.   1 Kings 3:12 
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
  1 Kings 3:26, 27 
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.   1 Kings 4:31 
And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.   1 Kings 5:7 
Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.   1 Kings 11:22 
And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.   1 Chronicles 26:14 
Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counselor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:
And Ahithophel was the king's counselor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion:
And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.
  1 Chronicles 27:32-34 
Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.   2 Chronicles 2:12 
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.   2 Chronicles 11:23 
Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
  Esther 1:13-16 
And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.   Esther 6:13 
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.   Job 5:13 
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
  Job 9:4, 5 
For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.   Job 11:12 
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
  Job 15:2-4 
Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:
Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them.
  Job 15:18, 19 
But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.   Job 17:10 
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
  Job 22:2-6 
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.   Job 32:9 
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.   Job 34:2 
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.   Job 34:34 
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
  Job 35:11, 12 
Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.   Job 37:24 
Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.   Psalms 2:10 
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.   Psalms 19:7 
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.   Psalms 36:3 
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.   Psalms 37:8 
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.   Psalms 49:10 
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.   Psalms 58:5 
And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.   Psalms 64:9 
Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
  Psalms 94:8-11 
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.   Psalms 101:2 
Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.   Psalms 107:43 
Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.   Psalms 119:98 
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
  Proverbs 1:5, 6 
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.   Proverbs 3:7 
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.   Proverbs 3:35 
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
  Proverbs 6:6-8 
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.   Proverbs 8:33 
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
  Proverbs 9:8, 9 
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.   Proverbs 9:12 
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.   Proverbs 10:1 
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.   Proverbs 10:5 
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.   Proverbs 10:8 
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.   Proverbs 10:14 
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.   Proverbs 10:19 
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
  Proverbs 11:29, 30 
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.   Proverbs 12:15 
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.   Proverbs 12:18 
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.   Proverbs 13:1 
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.   Proverbs 13:14 
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.   Proverbs 13:20 
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.   Proverbs 14:1 
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.   Proverbs 14:3 
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.   Proverbs 14:16 
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.   Proverbs 14:24 
The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.   Proverbs 14:35 
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.   Proverbs 15:2 
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.   Proverbs 15:7 
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.   Proverbs 15:12 
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.   Proverbs 15:20 
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.   Proverbs 15:24 
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.   Proverbs 15:31 
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.   Proverbs 16:14 
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
  Proverbs 16:20, 21 
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.   Proverbs 16:23 
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.   Proverbs 17:2 
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.   Proverbs 17:10 
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.   Proverbs 17:28 
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.   Proverbs 18:15 
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.   Proverbs 19:20 
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.   Proverbs 20:1 
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.   Proverbs 20:26 
When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
  Proverbs 21:11, 12 
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.   Proverbs 21:20 
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.   Proverbs 21:22 
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.   Proverbs 22:17 
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.   Proverbs 23:15 
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.   Proverbs 23:19 
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.   Proverbs 23:24 
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
  Proverbs 24:5, 6 
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.   Proverbs 24:23 
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.   Proverbs 25:12 
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.   Proverbs 26:5 
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.   Proverbs 26:12 
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.   Proverbs 26:16 
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.   Proverbs 27:11 
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.   Proverbs 28:7 
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.   Proverbs 28:11 
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.   Proverbs 28:26 
Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
  Proverbs 29:8, 9 
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.   Proverbs 29:11 
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
  Proverbs 30:24-28 
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
  Ecclesiastes 2:14-16 
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.   Ecclesiastes 2:19 
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.   Ecclesiastes 4:13 
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
  Ecclesiastes 6:8, 9 
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
  Ecclesiastes 7:4, 5 
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.   Ecclesiastes 7:7 
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.   Ecclesiastes 7:10 
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself ?
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.
  Ecclesiastes 7:16-19 
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.   Ecclesiastes 7:23 
Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.   Ecclesiastes 8:1 
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.   Ecclesiastes 8:5 
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea farther; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.   Ecclesiastes 8:17 
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.   Ecclesiastes 9:1 
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.   Ecclesiastes 9:11 
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.   Ecclesiastes 9:15 
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.   Ecclesiastes 9:17 
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.   Ecclesiastes 10:2 
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.   Ecclesiastes 10:12 
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.   Ecclesiastes 12:9 
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.   Ecclesiastes 12:11 
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
  Isaiah 5:21-24 
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?
Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
  Isaiah 19:11, 12 
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 29:14 
Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.   Isaiah 31:2 
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:
That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
  Isaiah 44:25-28 
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 4:22 
How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
  Jeremiah 8:8-10 
Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?
And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;
But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
  Jeremiah 9:12-15 
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
  Jeremiah 9:23, 24 
Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.   Jeremiah 10:7 
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 18:18 
A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men.   Jeremiah 50:35 
And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.   Jeremiah 51:57 
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
  Ezekiel 27:8, 9 
Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
  Ezekiel 28:3-7 
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.
Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:
He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
  Daniel 2:12-15 
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.   Daniel 2:18 
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
  Daniel 2:21, 22 
Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.   Daniel 2:24 
Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
  Daniel 2:27-29 
Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.   Daniel 2:48 
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.   Daniel 4:6 
This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee.   Daniel 4:18 
The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
  Daniel 5:7, 8 
And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
  Daniel 5:15, 16 
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.   Daniel 12:3 
Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.   Daniel 12:10 
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.   Hosea 14:9 
Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.
  Obadiah 1:8, 9 
And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.   Zechariah 9:2 
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.   Matthew 1:18 
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
  Matthew 2:1, 2 
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.   Matthew 2:7 
Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.   Matthew 2:16 
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.   Matthew 5:18 
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
  Matthew 7:24, 25 
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.   Matthew 10:16 
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.   Matthew 10:42 
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.   Matthew 11:25 
And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.   Matthew 21:24 
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
  Matthew 23:34, 35 
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
  Matthew 24:45, 46 
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.   Matthew 25:2 
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.   Matthew 25:4 
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
  Matthew 25:8, 9 
But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.   Mark 14:31 
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.   Luke 10:21 
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
  Luke 12:42, 43 
And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.   Luke 13:11 
And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.   Luke 16:8 
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.   Luke 18:17 
All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.   John 6:37 
After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.   John 21:1 
And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.   Acts 7:6 
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.   Acts 13:34 
Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.   Acts 13:41 
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.   Romans 1:14 
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
  Romans 1:22, 23 
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
  Romans 3:9-11 
But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)
Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
  Romans 10:6-9 
For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.   Romans 11:25 
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.   Romans 12:16 
For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.   Romans 16:19 
To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.   Romans 16:27 
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
  1 Corinthians 1:19-21 
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
That no flesh should glory in his presence.
  1 Corinthians 1:25-29 
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.   1 Corinthians 3:10 
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
  1 Corinthians 3:18-20 
We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.   1 Corinthians 4:10 
I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
  1 Corinthians 6:5, 6 
I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.   1 Corinthians 10:15 
For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.   2 Corinthians 10:12 
For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.   2 Corinthians 11:19 
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
  Ephesians 5:15, 16 
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.   1 Timothy 1:17 
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.   2 Timothy 3:15 
For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.   Hebrews 4:4 
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.   James 3:13 
To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.   Jude 1:25 
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.   Revelation 21:27 
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