WISDOM
Before we begin the
Scriptural study of “Wisdom”, I believe it would behoove us to try to
understand the relationship that our “attributes” (our “substance”
= body, soul, & spirit; and our “faculties” = heart, mind, &
conscience) have to do with “wisdom”.
“WISE”: There are 33 verses in the Scriptures with the words “wise” & “heart” together.
[Exodus 28:3; 31:6; 35:10,25; 36:1-2,8; Leviticus 19:17;
1Kings 3:12; Job 9:4; 37:24; Psalms 101:2; Proverbs 10:8; 11:29; 15:7;
16:21,23; 18:15; 22:17; 23:15,19; 27:11; 28:26; Ecclesiastes 2:15; 7:4,7,22;
8:5; 9:1; 10:2; Ezekiel 13:17; Matthew 18:35; Romans 10:6]
There are only two verses in the entire Bible
with the words “wise” & “mind” together [Proverbs 29:11 & Romans 12:16]; and in the context, neither verse indicates that there is
such a thing as a “wise mind”.
In the Bible, a person is described as being “wise hearted“ [Exodus 28:3; 31:6; 35:10,25;
36:1-2,8]; “wise in heart” [Job 9:4; Proverbs
10:8; 16:21]; or “wise of heart” [Job 37:24; Proverbs
11:29], but never “wise minded”; “wise in mind” or “wise of mind”.
There are only two verses in the Bible with the words “wise” & “soul” together [Psalms 19:7 &
Proverbs 11:30]; in context, neither verse
indicates that the soul is “wise” or that there is such a thing as a “wise
soul”.
There are no
verses in the Bible with the words “wise”
& “conscience” together.
“WISDOM”: There are 31 verses in the Scriptures with the words wisdom & heart together. [Exodus
28:3; 31:6; 35:26,35; 36:1-2; 1Kings 4:29; 10:24; 2Chronicles 1:11; 9:23; Job
38:36; Psalms 49:3; 90:12; Proverbs 2:2,10; 8:5; 12:8; 14:33; 17:16; Ecclesiastes
1:13,16-17; 2:3; 7:25; 8:16; Isaiah 47:10; Ezekiel 28:5,17; Daniel 2:30; Luke
1:17; Colossians 3:16].
However, there is
only one verse in the entire Bible where the words “wisdom” & “mind” are together [Revelation
17:9], which indicates that the “mind” can have (hath) “wisdom”,
but the preponderance of Scripture indicates that “Wisdom” resides
in the heart – not in
the mind.
[Proverbs
Of a total of 15
verses in the Bible with the words “wisdom”
& “spirit” together,
two of the verses show no connection between the “spirit” & “wisdom” [Ecclesiastes 1:17 & 2:26], while 13 of the verses link God with “wisdom” and the
“spirit” in some way.
[Exodus 28:3; 31:3; 35:31;
Deuteronomy 34:9; Isaiah 11:2; Daniel 5:11, 14; Luke
There are three verses in the Bible with the words “wisdom” & “soul” together [Proverbs
There is only one verse in the Bible with the words “wisdom” & “conscience” together (2Corinthians
In conclusion:
According to the Scriptures - of the three “substances” that make
up man (body, soul, and spirit); only man’s spirit can possess “wisdom” (i.e. the true spiritual “wisdom” that comes only from
God). And of the three “faculties” that man possesses (heart,
mind, and conscience); it appears that while the mind can have “wisdom” [Revelation
17:9] there is no such thing as a “wise mind”. “Wisdom” resides in the heart of man [Proverbs 2:10; 14:33; Job 38:6; Exodus 31:6; 35:35; 36:1-2;
1 Kings 10:24; 2 Chronicles 9:23] - whether it be “worldly wisdom” or “Godly (true “spiritual”) “wisdom”.
The failure to
discern the difference between “knowledge”, “understanding”, and
“wisdom”; the failure to understand
which of our “substances” and “faculties” are involved in obtaining these
things, and the failure to
acknowledge where ALL true “spiritual” knowledge, understanding, and wisdom
come from, reveals the fatal flaw in practically all modern
day teaching methods and instruction (including “Christian” Schools &
Universities and “Bible” Schools & Colleges).
To teach only “knowledge”, with an emphasis directed almost
exclusively to the mind, is to IGNORE
- the SOURCE (Almighty God) of ALL true “spiritual” knowledge, understanding,
and wisdom; and to DISCOUNT the
CRITICAL PART that our “spirit” and “heart” play in obtaining
these things; and to OVERLOOK the
OPERATION, PURPOSE, and FUNCTION that our “heart” serves in our daily
lives.
Ecclesiastes 9:3 This is an
evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto
all: yea, also the heart of
the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after
that they go to the dead.
Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above
all things, and desperately wicked:
who can know it?
Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart
with all diligence; for out of it
are the issues of life.
TRUE
SPIRITUAL WISDOM
DIFFERENT “KINDS” OF WISDOM
There
exist two different kinds of “WISDOM” in this world. It is
extremely important for Bible believers to distinguish between “human wisdom” (i.e. “wisdom” that is not spiritual, but is worldly;
temporal; secular; and carnal) and “spiritual Wisdom” {i.e. “Wisdom” that is given
(or taught) by God, and which comes directly from God}.
MANKIND’S QUEST TO ACQUIRE
“WISDOM”
{All Of Man’s Religions & Philosophies -
Including Humanistic Psychiatry & Psychology.}
HUMAN (WORLDLY) “WISDOM” = HOW & Why
about earthly, sensual, & carnal
matters.
{Human “wisdom” is subject to carnal
belief systems, cultural influence, personal prejudice,
denominational bias, and ultimately human error.}
GODLY (Spiritual) “WISDOM”
= HOW & Why about spiritual matters.
{Spiritual “wisdom” is the “WISDOM”
that is given or taught by Almighty God, and which is always
Factually True; Scripturally Sound; and Spiritually Edifying.}
Godly
Wisdom (true “spiritual wisdom”) is something that can NOT be acquired by
studying prescribed courses in a
THE IMPORTANCE AND WORTH OF WISDOM
Proverbs
3:13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,
and the man that getteth understanding.
Proverbs 24:13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the
honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then
there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Proverbs 19:8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Proverbs
Proverbs 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Job 28:18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Proverbs
Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Proverbs
16:16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
When it comes to
acquiring or obtaining “knowledge”, “discernment”, “understanding”, or “wisdom”
– according to the Scriptures “WISDOM
is the PRINCIPAL THING” (the Highest or Best = i.e. “Gold”); and next in order of
importance is UNDERSTANDING (next
Best = i.e. “Silver”).
When it comes to the Scriptural order of importance “KNOWLEDGE” places a
distant third place! Modern day Humanism has it all wrong - “Knowledge”, without Godly “Wisdom” (true
“spiritual wisdom”) and “Understanding”, only “puffeth up” [1Corinthians 8:1], which brings us
to the typical modern day “highly educated” (i.e. schooled) “Christian” in America.
Today’s know it all carnal “Christians” (who eagerly fawn all over the
latest famous “Christian”
Celebrities or Commentators) have fallen for the perverse Humanistic logic that “knowledge” is the KEY to understanding all of the questions pertaining to life, (including those questions concerning God & Creation); and that “knowledge” is the ANSWER to all of life’s issues and problems.* These “Christians” ignore the wise men [Deuteronomy 1:13] in their midst (simply because they may lack a “formal education” or “Institutional Degrees”) and have forgotten, or more likely have never known, that - according to the Holy Scriptures: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: ” and that “fools despise wisdom and instruction.” [Proverbs 1:7]
{*
For example: Humanistic “sex education” – the false and perverse premise
that IF
young people can just obtain enough “knowledge”
about “sexual matters” that they will inevitably choose to do “the right
thing”!}
Proverbs 14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Proverbs
A WORD TO “THE WISE”
{The “WISDOM BOOKS” = Job,
Psalms, Proverbs, & Ecclesiastes}
WHERE TO FIND TRUE SPIRITUAL “WISDOM” {The
Beginning Of “WISDOM”}
Job 28:12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and
where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Psalms 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Proverbs
Proverbs
SPIRITUAL WISDOM
THE “WISDOM” OF GOD
{Spiritual Wisdom – Possessed Only By God}
Job 9:4 He is wise in heart, and mighty
in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
Job
Job
Job 36:5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
Job 38:37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
Psalms 104:24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Psalms 136:5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Proverbs 3:19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom nor
understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:15 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding.
Daniel
Luke 11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: {“the wisdom of God” = the words of God}
Romans
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
Revelation
“WISDOM” & THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
Isaiah 11:1 And there shall
come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom
and understanding, the
spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the
LORD;
3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and
he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the
hearing of his ears:
4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with
equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of
his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness
the girdle of his reins.
Matthew 13:54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Mark 6:2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
Luke
Luke
1 Corinthians
1
Corinthians
Colossians 2:1 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for
you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as
have not seen my face in the flesh;
2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and
unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement
of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Revelation
“WISDOM” GIVEN
BY GOD {Talent and Ability
(given by God) to accomplish a given Task}
Exodus 28:3 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 31:3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in
wisdom, and in understanding,
and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
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;
Exodus 35:31 And he hath filled him with the
spirit of God, in wisdom,
in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
Exodus 35:35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart,
to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of
the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of
the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning
work.
Exodus 36:1 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.
Exodus 36:2 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:
1 Kings
GODLY WISDOM {“Spiritual WISDOM”: Given by God - Imparted to Men}
Job 38:36 Who hath put wisdom
in the inward parts? or who hath given
understanding to the heart?
1 Kings 4:29 And God gave Solomon wisdom
and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that
is on the sea shore.
1 Kings
1 Kings
2 Chronicles 1:11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine
heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the
life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked
wisdom and knowledge for
thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
12
Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee;
and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings
have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have
the like.
2 Chronicles
Psalms 51:6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the
inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge
and understanding.
7 He layeth
up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk
uprightly.
Ecclesiastes 2:26 For
God giveth to a man that is good in
his sight wisdom, and knowledge,
and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he
may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of
spirit.
Daniel
Daniel
Daniel
Luke
15 For I will give you a
mouth and wisdom, which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Acts 7:9 And the patriarchs, moved with
envy, sold Joseph into
10
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king
of
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
Ephesians 1:8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
Ephesians
Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the
day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might
be filled with the
knowledge of his will in all wisdom
and spiritual understanding;
James 1:5 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.
James 3:17 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.
2 Peter 3:15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is
salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;
WISDOM {Instruction Concerning Spiritual WISDOM - Taught by God – Addressed to men}
Job 11:6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to
that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of
thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
Psalms
105:22 To bind his
princes at his pleasure; and teach
his senators wisdom.
Matthew
Luke
Revelation
13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding
count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is
Six hundred threescore and six.
Revelation 17:9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman
sitteth.
MEN REQUEST “WISDOM” FROM GOD {“WISDOM” - to “Obey” and to “Judge”}
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 1:11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart,
and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life
of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked
wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my
people, over whom I have made thee king:
12
Wisdom and knowledge is
granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and
wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before
thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
MAN’S SPIRIT IS CONNECTED WITH “SPIRITUAL WISDOM”
Exodus 28:3 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.
Deuteronomy 34:9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full
of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the
children of
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:26 For God giveth to a man that is
good in his sight wisdom, and
knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap
up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation
of spirit.
Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall
rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom
and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and
of the fear of the LORD;
Luke
Acts
Ephesians
THE ATTRIBUTES OF WISDOM
Ecclesiastes 1:18 For
in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 7:11 Wisdom is good
with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes
8:1 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
Ecclesiastes 9:18 Wisdom is better
than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Ecclesiastes
Isaiah 33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Matthew
James 3:17 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.
WISDOM IS REFERRED TO
AS “SHE” OR “HER”
Proverbs
1:20 Wisdom crieth
without; she uttereth her
voice in the streets:
Proverbs
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more
precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be
compared unto her.
16 Length of days is in her
right hand; and in her left
hand riches and honour.
17 Her ways are ways
of pleasantness, and all her
paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of
life to them that lay hold upon her:
and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Proverbs 7:4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy
kinswoman:
Proverbs
9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:
Matthew
Luke 7:34 The Son of man is come eating and
drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of
publicans and sinners!
35 But wisdom is justified
of all her children.
WISDOM IS COMPARED TO
PRECIOUS STONES OR METALS
Job
28:12 But where
shall wisdom be found? and where is the place
of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the
land of the living.
14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the
sea saith, It is not with me.
15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16 It cannot be valued with the gold
of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the
exchange of it shall not be for jewels
of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of coral,
or of pearls: for the
price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 The topaz of
Proverbs
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more
precious than rubies: and all
the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Proverbs
Proverbs
16:16 How much
better is it to get wisdom than gold! and
to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Proverbs 31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
WISDOM {Instruction Concerning Spiritual WISDOM - Taught by man}
Job 32:7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude
of years should teach wisdom.
Job 33:33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy
peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
Proverbs 4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Proverbs 9:1 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her
seven pillars:
{“Wisdom” dwells in a “House” with
“Seven Pillars”! - Proverbs 9:1 & Proverbs 24:3}
Proverbs 24:3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by
understanding it is established:
Proverbs 29:15 The
rod and reproof give wisdom:
but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 So I was great, and increased more
than all that were before me in
Ecclesiastes 2:21 For there is a man whose labour
is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and
in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for
his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
Ecclesiastes
Isaiah 33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times,
and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Jeremiah 9:23 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:
Luke 1:17 And he shall go before him in the
spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,
and the disobedient to the wisdom
of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
1 Corinthians 2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet
not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
1 Corinthians 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God
ordained before the world unto our glory:
Ephesians
Colossians
THE WAY OF WISDOM
Proverbs
WISDOM &
UNDERSTANDING {Are Tied Together – 53 Verses}
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs
Exodus 31:3; 35:31; 36:1; Deuteronomy
4:6; 1Kings 4:29; 7:14; 1Chronicles 22:12; Job 12:12-13; 28:12,20,28; 38:36;
39:17; Psalms 49:3; 111:10; Proverbs 1:2; 2:2,6; 3:13,19; 4:5,7; 5:1; 7:4;
8:1,5,14; 9:10; 11:12; 15:21; 16:16; 19:8; 21:30; 23:23; 24:3; Isaiah 11:2;
29:14; Jeremiah 51:15; Ezekiel 28:4; Daniel 1:4,17,20; 2:21; 5:11,14; 1Corinthians
1:19; Colossians 1:9; Revelation 13:18
GODLY WISDOM
{Exercised by Man}
Psalms 37:30 The mouth of the righteous
speaketh wisdom, and his
tongue talketh of judgment.
49:3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my
heart shall be of understanding.
Psalms 90:12 So teach us to number our days,
that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Proverbs 2:10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and
knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 7:23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it
was far from me.
Ecclesiastes 9:15 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.
Isaiah
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 1:20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the
king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians
and astrologers that were in all his realm.
Daniel 2:14 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
Acts 6:2 Then the twelve called the
multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is
not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.
3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report,
full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom,
whom we may appoint over this business.
4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry
of the word.
When it came
time to pick “deacons” for the early church at
Acts
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 4:5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming
the time.
James 3:13 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.
QUALITIES & ATTRIBUTES OF “THE WISE IN HEART”
Psalms 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect,
converting the soul: the testimony
of the LORD is sure, making wise the
simple.
Psalms 107:43 Whoso is wise,
and will observe these things,
even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
Proverbs 1:5 A wise man will hear, and
will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise
counsels:
Proverbs 8:33 Hear instruction,
and be wise, and refuse it not.
Proverbs 9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate
thee: rebuke a wise man, and he
will love thee.
Proverbs 9:9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser:
teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
Proverbs 10:8 The
wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating
fool shall fall.
Proverbs 10:14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the
foolish is near destruction.
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs 13:1 A
wise son heareth his father's instruction:
but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Proverbs
Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with wise men
shall be wise: but a companion
of fools shall be destroyed.
Proverbs 14:1 Every
wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh
it down with her hands.
Proverbs
Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise useth
knowledge aright: but the mouth
of fools poureth out foolishness.
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs 21:11 When the scorner is punished,
the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. [Ecclesiastes 8:11]
Proverbs 24:5 A wise man is strong; yea,
a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Proverbs 29:8 Scornful men bring a city into a
snare: but wise men turn away wrath.
Proverbs 29:11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in
till afterwards.
Ecclesiastes 8:5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall
feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 12:9 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.
BIBLE EXAMPLES OF MEN
& WOMEN WITH “WISDOM”
Exodus 35:26 And all the women whose heart
stirred them up in wisdom
spun goats' hair.
Deuteronomy 4:6 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 34:9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full
of the spirit of wisdom; for
Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of
2 Samuel
1 Kings
1 Kings
1 Kings
1 Kings 10:4 And when the queen of
1 Kings 10:6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard
in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
7
Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and,
behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom
and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
8
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which
stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
1 Kings
1 Kings
2 Chronicles 9:3 And when the queen of
2 Chronicles 9:5 And she said to the king, It was a true report which I
heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:
6
Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it:
and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest
the fame that I heard.
7
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants,
which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra 7:25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine
hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are
beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that
know them not.
Job 12:12 With
the ancient is wisdom; and in
length of days understanding.
Proverbs 3:13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth
understanding.
Proverbs 10:13 In
the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom
is found: but a rod is for the
back of him that is void of understanding.
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs 11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh
shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
Proverbs 12:8 A
man shall be commended according to
his wisdom: but he that is of a
perverse heart shall be despised.
Proverbs
Proverbs 14:8 The
wisdom of the prudent is to
understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Proverbs 14:33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of
fools is made known.
Proverbs 17:24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the
eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 19:8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that
keepeth understanding shall find good.
Proverbs 29:3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company
with harlots spendeth his substance.
Proverbs 31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the
law of kindness.
Ecclesiastes
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
29 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 2:30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any
wisdom that I have more than any
living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the
king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. {Daniel states that the “secret” (the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream) that was
revealed to him (Daniel) was NOT due to any personal “wisdom” (like the worldly or carnal “wisdom” of any other man) that he had.}
Daniel 5:11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in
whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and
understanding and wisdom,
like the wisdom of the gods, was
found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy
father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
Daniel 5:14 I have even heard of thee, that the
spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and
excellent wisdom is found in thee.
Micah 6:9 The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the
man of wisdom shall see thy name:
hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
Matthew
Luke
Acts 6:3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full
of the Holy Ghost and wisdom,
whom we may appoint over this business.
WISDOM {Concerning Spiritual WISDOM - Urged by man upon men}
Proverbs 1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
Proverbs 1:3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and
equity;
Proverbs 2:2 So that thou incline
thine ear unto wisdom, and apply
thine heart to understanding;
Proverbs
Proverbs 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from
the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal
thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting
get understanding.
Proverbs 5:1 My son, attend
unto my wisdom, and bow thine
ear to my understanding:
Proverbs 8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an
understanding heart.
Proverbs 23:4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not;
also wisdom, and instruction,
and understanding.
Proverbs 24:13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the
honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom
be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward,
and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
HOW A PERSON CAN GET “GODLY WISDOM”
Ecclesiastes 1:17 And
I gave my heart to know wisdom,
and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of
spirit.
Ecclesiastes 2:3 I sought in mine heart to give
myself unto wine, yet acquainting
mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was
that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the
days of their life.
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 8:16 When I applied
mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business
that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night
seeth sleep with his eyes:)
Proverbs 19:20 Hear
counsel, and receive instruction,
that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
THE “WISDOM” OF THE
“WISE” WILL PERISH OR BE DESTROYED BY GOD
Job
Ecclesiastes 2:9 So I was great, and increased more
than all that were before me in
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.
1 Corinthians
THE ABSENCE OF WISDOM
Job
Job 12:2 No doubt but ye are the people, and
wisdom shall die with you.
Job 26:3 How hast thou counselled
him that hath no wisdom?
and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it
is?
Job
34:35 Job hath
spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
Proverbs 1:7 The
fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom
and instruction.
Proverbs
Proverbs 11:12 He
that is void of wisdom despiseth
his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
Proverbs 14:6 A scorner
seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not:
but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Proverbs 15:21 Folly
is joy to him that is destitute of
wisdom: but a man of
understanding walketh uprightly.
Proverbs 17:16 Wherefore
is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart
to it?
Proverbs 18:1 Through
desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth
with all wisdom.
Proverbs 23:9 Speak
not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the
wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fool:
he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Jeremiah
8:9 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?
Ecclesiastes 10:3 Yea also, when he that is a fool
walketh by the way, his wisdom
faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
Jeremiah 49:7 Concerning
“WISDOM”
& SATAN {WISDOM - PERVERTED & CORRUPTED}
Isaiah 47:10 For thou
hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted
thee; and thou hast said in thine heart,
I am, and none else beside me. {check}
Ezekiel 28:1 The word of the LORD came again
unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus,
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said,
I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a
man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can
hide from thee:
4 With thy wisdom and with thine
understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver
into thy treasures:
5 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine
heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart
as the heart of God;
7 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 28:11 Moreover the word of the LORD came
unto me, saying,
12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was
thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond,
the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the
carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets
and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so:
thou wast upon the holy
15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created,
till iniquity was found in thee.
16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of
thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane
out of the
17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty,
thou hast corrupted
thy wisdom by reason of thy
brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before
kings, that they may behold thee.
18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine
iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick;
therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour
thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them
that behold thee.
19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee:
thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
James
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not,
and lie not against the truth.
15 This
wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every
evil
work.
THE “WISDOM” OF THE WORLD
{earthly, sensual, devilish, temporal; secular, & carnal}
Job 13:5 O that ye would altogether hold
your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Job 15:8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom
to thyself?
Acts
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians
1
Corinthians
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to
you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom,
declaring unto you the testimony of God.
1 Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was
not with enticing words of man's wisdom,
but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom
of men,
but in the power of God.
6
Howbeit we speak wisdom among
them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of
this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Colossians
James
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but
is earthly,
sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is, there is
confusion and every evil work.
In order to offset or counter “the wisdom of the world” and Satan’s “devices” [2Corinthians
Ephesians
3:8 Unto me, who am
less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach
among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which
from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by
Jesus Christ:
10 To the intent that now unto the
principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
{MAN'IFOLD,
a. many and fold. Of divers
kinds; many in number; numerous; multiplied.}
According to the Scriptures, it is up to the whole “church”
(not just elders/pastors) to make known
“the manifold wisdom of God”. From the very beginning of the
church of God up to the present day it has been the church’s duty and
responsibility to not only preach the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, but to
also preach and teach “publickly, and from house to house” [Acts 20:20] - “all the counsel of God” [Acts 20:27].
REJECTION OF GOD’S HOLY WORD = EARTHLY, SENSUAL, & DEVILISH WISDOM
Jeremiah
8:9 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?
James
When the “wisdom of God”
is rejected,
an earthly,
sensual,
and devilish
“wisdom”
takes its place. In these last days - godless Humanism (which includes Psychiatry and Psychology) is displacing the “wisdom of God”
not only throughout the secular world, but also in the Christian
churches. The failure or neglect of the various churches of God throughout
church history to make known “the manifold wisdom of God” has led
to the departure from the
words of God; the rejection of
“the Scripture of truth”; and the apostasy
of every single Christian church (school, college, university, or
institution) ever established from the time of the Lord Jesus Christ’s resurrection
up to the early 1900’s, and shall continue to do so until the return of Jesus
Christ.
Based on the examination of the Scriptures dealing
with “knowledge”, “discernment”, “understanding”, and “wisdom”; I believe that
each of our faculties plays a part - in either obtaining these things or in their
operation. {The following deductions are only my personal observations and are
certainly not “set in stone”.}
WORDLY KNOWLEDGE {carnal, temporal, secular - mainly a function of the mind}
WORLDLY
DISCERNMENT {carnal, temporal, secular - mainly a function of the mind & conscience}
WORLDLY
UNDERSTANDING {carnal, temporal, secular - mainly a function of the mind & heart}
WORLDLY WISDOM {carnal, temporal, secular - mainly a function of the mind & heart}
I believe that the principal
difference between Worldly knowledge, discernment. understanding, &
wisdom
and SPIRITUAL Knowledge, Discernment, Understanding, and Wisdom is the
part that our “spirit” ( one of the three “substances” of man) and the Holy
Spirit of God play in obtaining these things and in their operation within a
believer.
SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE is primarily a function of the spirit first – next the mind,
and then the heart; and still dependent upon the conscience for guidance.
SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE is primarily
dependent upon man’s spirit receiving
instruction from the Holy Spirit,
and is a function and operation of the mind (first), and then the heart;
and is dependent upon the conscience for guidance.
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT is primarily dependent upon
the spirit and is a function
of the heart (first), and then the mind, the mind; and the conscience
for guidance.}
SPIRITUAL DISCERNMENT is
primarily dependent upon man’s spirit
receiving instruction from the Holy
Spirit, and is a function and
operation of the heart (first), and then the mind; and is dependent upon
the conscience for guidance.
SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING is primarily a function of the spirit
first, next the heart, and then the mind – and still dependent
upon the conscience for guidance.}
*
SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING is primarily dependent upon man’s spirit receiving instruction
from the Holy Spirit, and is a function and operation of the heart
(first), and then the mind; and is dependent upon the conscience for guidance.
SPIRITUAL WISDOM is primarily a function of the spirit first, next the heart,
and then the mind – and still dependent upon the conscience for guidance.} **
SPIRITUAL WISDOM is primarily
dependent upon man’s spirit receiving
instruction from the Holy Spirit, and is a function and operation of the heart
(first), and then the mind; and is dependent upon the conscience for guidance.**
To overlook or ignore the role that the Holy Spirit plays in instructing
all true believers and to discount or disregard the part that the believer’s
spirit plays in receiving spiritual instruction from the Spirit of God is to
invite disaster into the ranks of God’s people.
Proverbs
Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.