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Bible Verses About Being Wise
Find Bible verses about being wise — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about being wise?
The Bible addresses being wise with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Matthew 7:24
“"Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.”
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Matthew 10:16
“"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.”
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Deuteronomy 32:31
“For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.”
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Philippians 1:6
“being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
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Psalms 139:13
“For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb.”
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Hebrews 2:18
“For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.”
Romans 14:26
“to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.”
Proverbs 11:14
“Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory.”
Proverbs 17:28
“Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.”
Proverbs 24:6
“for by wise guidance you wage your war; and victory is in many advisors.”
Proverbs 13:20
“One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.”
Job 13:5
“Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.”
Proverbs 26:5
“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.”
Proverbs 12:18
“There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.”
Proverbs 11:30
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.”
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