Quotes about Wise
We think of our land and water and human resources not as static and sterile possessions but as life giving assets to be directed by wise provisions for future days.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
It's so easy to have divine wisdom corrupted by human wisdom. It's so easy to breathe in the polluted air of a culture that no longer actually thinks that God is, let alone that he is wise.
- Paul David Tripp
And it is sacred because all of our efforts, big and small, to live wisely are sacred acts of bowing to and seeking alignment with the Wise Creator.
- Peter Enns
But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.
- Exodus 7:11
So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
- 2 Samuel 14:2
When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”
- 1 Kings 5:7
“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
- Job 22:2
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Psalm 19:7
and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
- Proverbs 1:3
Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
- Proverbs 9:8
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
- Proverbs 11:29
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
- Proverbs 12:15