Old Testament:

Here are the top 99 Bible verses about being wise:

1. Proverbs 1:5

“Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance.”

2. Proverbs 3:7

“Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.”

3. Proverbs 9:9

“Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.”

4. Proverbs 10:8

“The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.”

5. Proverbs 13:20

“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”

6. Proverbs 14:16

“The wise fear the Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.”

7. Proverbs 15:31

“Whoever heeds life-giving correction will be at home among the wise.”

8. Proverbs 16:16

“How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!”

9. Proverbs 17:10

“A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.”

10. Proverbs 19:20

“Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.”

11. Proverbs 21:11

“When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; by paying attention to the wise they get knowledge.”

12. Proverbs 23:23

“Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well.”

13. Ecclesiastes 2:14

“The wise have eyes in their heads, while the fool walks in the darkness; but I came to realize that the same fate overtakes them both.”

14. Ecclesiastes 7:5

“It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.”

15. Ecclesiastes 7:12

“Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves those who have it.”

16. Ecclesiastes 8:1

“Who is like the wise? Who knows the explanation of things? A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance.”

17. Ecclesiastes 9:17

“The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.”

18. Isaiah 5:21

“Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.”

19. Isaiah 11:2

“The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—”

20. Isaiah 28:29

“All this also comes from the Lord Almighty, whose plan is wonderful, whose wisdom is magnificent.”

21. Daniel 2:20

“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.”

22. Hosea 14:9

“Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.”

23. Matthew 7:24

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”

24. Matthew 10:16

“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”

25. Matthew 25:2

“Five of them were foolish and five were wise.”

26. Matthew 25:4

“The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps.”

27. Matthew 25:9

“The wise ones replied, ‘No, there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’”

28. Matthew 25:13

“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.”

29. Luke 10:21

“At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.”

30. Luke 12:42

“The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time?”

31. Luke 16:8

“The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.”

32. Luke 21:15

“For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.”

33. Romans 1:14

“I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.”

34. Romans 11:33

“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!”

35. Romans 12:16

“Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.”

36. 1 Corinthians 1:18

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”

37. 1 Corinthians 1:19

“For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.””

38. 1 Corinthians 1:20

“Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?”

39. 1 Corinthians 1:21

“For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.”

40. 1 Corinthians 1:22

“Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom,”

41. 1 Corinthians 1:23

“but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,”

42. 1 Corinthians 1:24

“but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.”

43. 1 Corinthians 1:25

“For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.”

44. 1 Corinthians 1:26

“Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.”

45. 1 Corinthians 2:1

“And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.”

46. 1 Corinthians 2:4

“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,”

47. 1 Corinthians 2:5

“so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”

48. 1 Corinthians 2:6

“We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.”

49. 1 Corinthians 2:7

“No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.”

50. 1 Corinthians 2:13

“This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-ta