Bible Verses About Wise Man
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for wise man, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,312 votes, led by Proverbs 29:11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Wise Man
Proverbs 29:11220 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Proverbs 1:7163 votes
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:5136 votes
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Proverbs 21:20104 votes
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
Proverbs 12:1585 votes
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Proverbs 1:1-3384 votes
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
1 Timothy 5:877 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Psalms 36:973 votes
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
James 1:573 votes
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Matthew 2:170 votes
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Romans 14:1-2363 votes
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
1 John 4:162 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Proverbs 29:760 votes
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Matthew 7:24-2560 votes
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:
Matthew 2:1-1259 votes
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
Matthew 2:1157 votes
And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
James 3:1757 votes
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Genesis 2:755 votes
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
James 1:2055 votes
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Proverbs 19:2053 votes
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Luke 1:3753 votes
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
1 Corinthians 1:2553 votes
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Matthew 2:1252 votes
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Matthew 7:2451 votes
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:
Matthew 2:246 votes
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.
What does the Bible say about wise man?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 29:11 on the subject of wise man. Across 4,312 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 21:20. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.