Haller's Concordance: WISE
- But he in no wise consenting to that wicked act said to her: Behold, my master hath delivered all things to me, and knoweth not what he hath in his own house: Gen. 39:8
- And when morning was come, being struck with fear, he sent to all the interpreters of Egypt, and to all the wise men: and they being called for, he told them his dream, and there was not any one that could interpret it. Gen. 41:8
- And he said to him: I have dreamed dreams, and there is no one that can expound them: Now I have heard that thou art very wise at interpreting them: Gen. 41:15
- Now therefore let the king provide a wise and industrious man, and make him ruler over the land of Egypt: Gen. 41:33
- And Pharao called the wise men and the magicians; and they also by Egyptian enchantments and certain secrets, did in like manner. Ex. 7:11
- Neither shalt thou take bribes, which even blind the wise, and pervert the words of the just. Ex. 23:8
- And thou shalt speak to all the wise of heart, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's vestments, in which he being consecrated, may minister to me. Ex. 28:3
- Whosoever of you is wise, let him come, and make that which the Lord hath commanded: Ex. 35:10
- ¤ Beseleel therefore, and Ooliab, and every wise man, to whom the Lord gave wisdom and understanding, to know how to work artificially, made the things that are necessary for the uses of the sanctuary, and which the Lord commanded. Ex. 36:1
- And all the men that were wise of heart, to accomplish the work of the tabernacle, made ten curtains of twisted fine linen, and violet, and purple, and scarlet twice dyed, with varied work, and the art of embroidering: Ex. 36:8
- Let me have from among you wise and understanding men, and such whose conversation is approved among your tribes, that I may appoint them your rulers. Dt. 1:13
- And I took out of your tribes men wise and honourable, and appointed them rulers, tribunes, and centurions, and officers over fifties, and over tens, who might teach you all things. Dt. 1:15
- And you shall observe, and fulfil them in practice. For this is your wisdom, and understanding in the sight of nations, that hearing all these precepts, they may say: Behold a wise and understanding people, a great nation. Dt. 4:6
- And not go aside to either part. Thou shalt not accept person nor gifts: for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and change the words of the just. Dt. 16:19
- O that they would be wise and would understand, and would provide for their last end. Dt. 32:29
- Now Ammon had a friend, named Jonadab the son of Semmaa the brother of David, a very wise man: 2 Ki. 13:3
- Sent to Thecua, and fetched from thence a wise woman: and said to her: Feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and be not anointed with oil, that thou mayest be as a woman that had a long time been mourning for one dead. 2 Ki. 14:2
- That I should come about with this form of speech, thy servant Joab commanded this: but thou, my lord, O king, art wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to understand all things upon earth. 2 Ki. 14:20
- And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee. 2 Ki. 20:16
- Do not thou hold him guiltless. But thou art a wise man, and knowest what to do with him, and thou shalt bring down his grey hairs with blood to the grave. 3 Ki. 2:9
- Behold I have done for thee according to thy words, and have given thee a wise and understanding heart, in so much that there hath been no one like thee before thee, nor shall arise after thee. 3 Ki. 3:12
- Now when Hiram had heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced exceedingly, and said: Blessed be the Lord God this day, who hath given to David a very wise son over this numerous people. 3 Ki. 5:7
- And the lot of the east fell to Selemias. But to his son Zacharias, a very wise and learned man, the north gate fell by lot. 1 Par. 26:14
- And Jonathan David's uncle, a counsellor, a wise and learned man: he and Jahiel the son of Hachamoni were with the king's sons. 1 Par. 27:32
- And he added, saying: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who hath given to king David a wise and knowing son, endued with understanding and prudence, to build a house to the Lord, and a palace for himself. 2 Par. 2:12
- I therefore have sent thee my father Hiram, a wise and most skilful man, 2 Par. 2:13
- So I sent Eliezer, and Ariel, and Semeias, and Elnathan, and Jarib, and another Elnathan, and Nathan, and Zacharias, and Mosollam, chief men: and Joiarib, and Elnathan, wise men. 1 Esd. 8:16
- Seek counsel always of a wise man. Tob. 4:19
- Asked the wise men, who according to the custom of the kings, were always near his person, and all he did was by their counsel, who knew the laws, and judgments of their forefathers: Esther 1:13
- And he told Zares his wife, and his friends, all that had befallen him. And the wise men whom he had in counsel, and his wife answered him: If Mardochai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou canst not resist him, but thou shalt fall in his sight. Esther 6:13
- Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked: Job 5:13
- He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace? Job 9:4
- And I wish you would hold your peace, that you might be thought to be wise men. Job 13:5
- Will a wise man answer as if he were speaking in the wind, and fill his stomach with burning heat? Job 15:2
- Wise men confess and hide not their fathers. Job 15:18
- Wherefore be you all converted, and come, and I shall not find among you any wise man. Job 17:10
- They that are aged are not the wise men, neither do the ancients understand judgment. Job 32:9
- Hear ye, wise men, my words, and ye learned, hearken to me: Job 34:2
- Let men of understanding speak to me, and let a wise man hearken to me. Job 34:34
- Therefore men shall fear him, and all that seem to themselves to be wise, shall not dare to behold him. Job 37:24
- He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers: Ps. 49:10
- Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last. Ps. 94:8
- Who is wise, and will keep these things; and will understand the mercies of the Lord? Ps. 107:43
- A wise man shall hear, and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth shall possess governments. Pr. 1:5
- He shall understand a parable and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings. Pr. 1:6
- Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil: Pr. 3:7
- The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace. Pr. 3:35
- Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Pr. 8:33
- Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate thee. Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Pr. 9:8
- Give an occasion to a wise man, and wisdom shall be added to him. Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to receive it. Pr. 9:9
- If thou be wise, thou shalt be so to thyself: and if a scorner, thou alone shalt bear the evil. Pr. 9:12
- ¤ A wise son maketh the father glad: but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother. Pr. 10:1
- He that gathereth in the harvest, is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion. Pr. 10:5
- The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips. Pr. 10:8
- In the lips of the wise is wisdom found: and a rod on the back of him that wanteth sense. Pr. 10:13
- Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the fool is next to confusion. Pr. 10:14
- In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips, is most wise. Pr. 10:19
- He that despiseth his friend, is mean of heart: but the wise man will hold his peace. Pr. 11:12
- He that troubleth his own house, shall inherit the winds: and the fool shall serve the wise. Pr. 11:29
- The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls is wise. Pr. 11:30
- The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsels. Pr. 12:15
- A fool immediately sheweth his anger: but he that dissembleth injuries is wise. Pr. 12:16
- There is that promiseth, and is pricked as it were with a sword of conscience: but the tongue of the wise is health. Pr. 12:18
- A wise son heareth the doctrine of his father: but he that is a scorner, heareth not when he is reproved. Pr. 13:1
- The law of the wise is a fountain of life, that he may decline from the ruin of death. Pr. 13:14
- He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them. Pr. 13:20
- A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down with her hands that also which is built. Pr. 14:1
- In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them. Pr. 14:3
- A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy. Pr. 14:6
- The innocent believeth every word: the discreet man considereth his steps. No good shall come to the deceitful son: but the wise servant shall prosper in his dealings, and his way shall be made straight. Pr. 14:15
- A wise man feareth, and declineth from evil: the fool leapeth over, and is confident. Pr. 14:16
- The crown of the wise, is their riches: the folly of fools, imprudence. Pr. 14:24
- A wise servant is acceptable to the king: he that is good for nothing shall feel his anger. Pr. 14:35
- The tongue of the wise adorneth knowledge: but the mouth of fools bubbleth out folly. Pr. 15:2
- The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike. Pr. 15:7
- A corrupt man loveth not one that reproveth him: nor will he go to the wise. Pr. 15:12
- The heart of the wise seeketh instruction: and the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. Pr. 15:14
- A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother. Pr. 15:20
- Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps. Pr. 15:21
- The path of life is above for the wise, that he may decline from the lowest hell. Pr. 15:24
- The ear that heareth the reproofs of life, shall abide in the midst of the wise. Pr. 15:31
- The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: and the wise man will pacify it. Pr. 16:14
- The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet in words, shall attain to greater things. Pr. 16:21
- The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth: and shall add grace to his lips. Pr. 16:23
- A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the inheritance among the brethren. Pr. 17:2
- A reproof availeth more with a wise man, than a hundred stripes with a fool. Pr. 17:10
- Wisdom shineth in the face of the wise: the eyes of fools are in the ends of the earth. Pr. 17:24
- He that setteth bounds to his words, is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit. Pr. 17:27
- Even a fool, if he will hold his peace, shall be counted wise: and if he close his lips, a man of understanding. Pr. 17:28
- A wise heart shall acquire knowledge: and the ear of the wise seeketh instruction. Pr. 18:15
- Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end. Pr. 19:20
- The wicked man being scourged, the fool shall be wiser: but if thou rebuke a wise man, he will understand discipline. Pr. 19:25
- Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith, shall not be wise. Pr. 20:1
- Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out. Pr. 20:5
- A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel. Pr. 20:26
- When a pestilent man is punished, the little one will be wiser: and if he follow the wise, he will receive knowledge. Pr. 21:11
- The wise man hath scaled the city of the strong, and hath cast down the strength of the confidence thereof. Pr. 21:22
- Incline thy ear, and hear the words of the wise: and apply thy heart to my doctrine: Pr. 22:17
- My son, if thy mind be wise, my heart shall rejoice with thee: Pr. 23:15
- Hear thou, my son, and be wise: and guide thy mind in the way. Pr. 23:19
- The father of the just rejoiceth greatly: he that hath begotten a wise son, shall have joy in him. Pr. 23:24
- A wise man is strong: and a knowing man, stout and valiant. Pr. 24:5
- These things also to the wise: It is not good to have respect to persons in judgment. Pr. 24:23
- As an earring of gold and a bright pearl, so is he that reproveth the wise, and the obedient ear. Pr. 25:12
- Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise. Pr. 26:5
- Hast thou seen a man wise in his own conceit? there shall be more hope of a fool than of him. Pr. 26:12
- As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise. Pr. 27:19
- He that keepeth the law, is a wise son: but he that feedeth gluttons, shameth his father. Pr. 28:7
- The rich man seemeth to himself wise: but the poor man that is prudent shall search him out. Pr. 28:11
- Corrupt men bring a city to ruin: but wise men turn away wrath. Pr. 29:8
- If a wise man contend with a fool, whether he be angry, or laugh, he shall find no rest. Pr. 29:9
- A fool uttereth all his mind: a wise man deferreth, and keepeth it till afterwards. Pr. 29:11
- There are four very little things of the earth, and they are wiser than the wise. Pr. 30:24
- The eyes of a wise man are in his head: the fool walketh in darkness: and I learned that they were to die both alike. Eccl. 2:14
- For there shall be no remembrance of the wise no more than of the fool forever, and the times to come shall cover all things together with oblivion: the learned dieth in like manner as the unlearned. Eccl. 2:16
- Whom I know not whether he will be a wise man or a fool, and he shall have rule over all my labours with which I have laboured and been solicitous: and is there anything so vain? Eccl. 2:19
- Better is a child that is poor and wise, than a king that is old and foolish, who knoweth not to foresee for hereafter. Eccl. 4:13
- What hath the wise man more than the fool? and what the poor man, but to go thither, where there is life? Eccl. 6:8
- The heart of the wise is where there is mourning, and the heart of fools where there is mirth. Eccl. 7:4
- It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools. Eccl. 7:5
- Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart. Eccl. 7:7
- Be not over just: and be not more wise than is necessary, lest thou become stupid. Eccl. 7:16
- Wisdom hath strengthened the wise more than ten princes of the city. Eccl. 7:19
- I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me, Eccl. 7:23
- Only this I have found, that God made man right, and he hath entangled himself with an infinity of questions. Who is as the wise man? and who hath known the resolution of the word? Eccl. 7:29
- He that keepeth the commandment, shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer. Eccl. 8:5
- And I understood that man can find no reason of all those works of God that are done under the sun: and the more he shall labour to seek, so much the less shall he find: yea, though the wise man shall say, that he knoweth it, he shall not be able to find it. Eccl. 8:17
- ¤ All these things have I considered in my heart, that I might carefully understand them: there are just men and wise men, and their works are in the hand of God: and yet man knoweth not whether he be worthy of love, or hatred: Eccl. 9:1
- I turned me to another thing, and I saw that under the sun, the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the learned, nor favour to the skilful: but time and chance in all. Eccl. 9:11
- Now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he delivered the city by his wisdom, and no man afterward remembered that poor man. Eccl. 9:15
- The words of the wise are heard in silence, more than the cry of a prince among fools. Eccl. 9:17
- The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a fool is in his left hand. Eccl. 10:2
- The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong. Eccl. 10:12
- And whereas Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people, and declared the things that he had done: and seeking out, he set forth many parables. Eccl. 12:9
- The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails deeply fastened in, which by the counsel of masters are given from one shepherd. Eccl. 12:11
- For they shall see the end of the wise man, and shall not understand what God hath designed for him, and why the Lord hath set him in safety. Wis. 4:17
- ¤ Wisdom is better than strength: and a wise man is better than a strong man. Wis. 6:1
- Now the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the whole world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people. Wis. 6:26
- And God hath given to me to speak as I would, and to conceive thoughts worthy of those things that are given me: because he is the guide of wisdom, and the director of the wise: Wis. 7:15
- To whom hath the root of wisdom been revealed, and who hath known her wise counsels? Sir. 1:6
- The heart of the wise is understood in wisdom, and a good ear will hear wisdom with all desire. Sir. 3:31
- A wise heart, and which hath understanding, will abstain from sins, and in the works of justice shall have success. Sir. 3:32
- For by the tongue wisdom is discerned: and understanding, and knowledge, and learning by the word of the wise, and steadfastness in the works of justice. Sir. 4:29
- Honour and glory is in the word of the wise, but the tongue of the fool is his ruin. Sir. 5:15
- Give ear, my son, and take wise counsel, and cast not away my advice. Sir. 6:24
- My son, if thou wilt attend to me, thou shalt learn: and if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou shalt be wise. Sir. 6:33
- If thou wilt incline thy ear, thou shalt receive instruction: and if thou love to hear, thou shalt be wise. Sir. 6:34
- Stand in the multitude of ancients that are wise, and join thyself from thy heart to their wisdom, that thou mayst hear every discourse of God, and the sayings of praise may not escape thee. Sir. 6:35
- Justify not thyself before God, for he knoweth the heart: and desire not to appear wise before the king. Sir. 7:5
- Depart not from a wise and good wife, whom thou hast gotten in the fear of the Lord: for the grace of her modesty is above gold. Sir. 7:21
- Let a wise servant be dear to thee as thy own soul, defraud him not of liberty, nor leave him needy. Sir. 7:23
- Marry thy daughter well, and thou shalt do a great work, and give her to a wise man. Sir. 7:27
- Despise not the discourse of them that are ancient and wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs. Sir. 8:9
- According to thy power beware of thy neighbour, and treat with the wise and prudent. Sir. 9:21
- ¤ A wise judge shall judge his people, and the government of a prudent man shall be steady. Sir. 10:1
- They that are free shall serve a servant that is wise: and a man that is prudent and well instructed will not murmur when he is reproved; and he that is ignorant, shall not be honoured. Sir. 10:28
- But foolish men shall not obtain her, and wise men shall meet her, foolish men shall not see her: for she is far from pride and deceit. Sir. 15:7
- By one that is wise a country shall be inhabited, the tribe of the ungodly shall become desolate. Sir. 16:5
- A wise man will fear in every thing, and in the days of sins will beware of sloth. Sir. 18:27
- Wine and women make wise men fall off, and shall rebuke the prudent: Sir. 19:2
- A man is known by his look, and a wise man, when thou meetest him, is known by his countenance. Sir. 19:26
- There is a lying rebuke in the anger of an injurious man: and there is a judgment that is not allowed to be good: and there is one that holdeth his peace, he is wise. Sir. 19:28
- There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech. Sir. 20:5
- A wise man will hold his peace till he see opportunity: but a babbler, and a fool, will regard no time. Sir. 20:7
- A man wise in words shall make himself beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. Sir. 20:13
- A wise man shall advance himself with his words, and a prudent man shall please the great ones. Sir. 20:29
- He that is mighty by a bold tongue is known afar off, but a wise man knoweth to slip by him. Sir. 21:8
- He that is not wise in good, will not be taught. Sir. 21:14
- The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood, and his counsel continueth like a fountain of life. Sir. 21:16
- A man of sense will praise every wise word he shall hear, and will apply it to himself: the luxurious man hath heard it, and it shall displease him, and he will cast it behind his back. Sir. 21:18
- The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but in the lips of the wise, grace shall be found. Sir. 21:19
- A fool lifteth up his voice in laughter: but a wise man will scarce laugh low to himself. Sir. 21:23
- It is the folly of a man to hearken at the door: and a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace. Sir. 21:27
- The lips of the unwise will be telling foolish things: but the words of the wise shall be weighed in a balance. Sir. 21:28
- The heart of fools is in their mouth: and the mouth of wise men is in their heart. Sir. 21:29
- The talebearer shall defile his own soul, and shall be hated by all: and he that shall abide with him shall be hateful: the silent and wise man shall be honoured. Sir. 21:31
- A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that confoundeth, becometh a disgrace to her father. Sir. 22:4
- The thought of him that is wise at all times, shall not be depraved by fear. Sir. 22:20
- Blessed is he that dwelleth with a wise woman, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served such as are unworthy of him. Sir. 25:11
- Such is a wise and silent woman, and there is nothing so much worth as a well instructed soul. Sir. 26:18
- A wise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall not be dashed in pieces as a ship in a storm. Sir. 33:2
- The palate tasteth venison and the wise heart false speeches. Sir. 36:21
- There is a wise man that is wise to his own soul: and the fruit of his understanding is commendable. Sir. 37:25
- A wise man instructeth his own people, and the fruits of his understanding are faithful. Sir. 37:26
- A wise man shall be filled with blessings, and they that see shall praise him. Sir. 37:27
- A wise man shall inherit honour among his people, and his name shall live for ever. Sir. 37:29
- The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them. Sir. 38:4
- All these trust to their hands, and every one is wise in his own art. Sir. 38:35
- ¤ The wise man will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, and will be occupied in the prophets. Sir. 39:1
- Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both. Sir. 40:25
- He gave him a holy robe of gold, and blue, and purple, a woven work of a wise man, endued with judgment and truth: Sir. 45:12
- After him arose up a wise son, and for his sake he cast down all the power of the enemies. Sir. 47:14
- Solomon reigned in days of peace, and God brought all his enemies under him, that he might build a house in his name, and prepare a sanctuary for ever: O how wise wast thou in thy youth! Sir. 47:15
- Blessed is he that is conversant in these good things and he that layeth them up in his heart, shall be wise always. Sir. 50:30
- Woe to you that are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits. Isa. 5:21
- The princes of Tanis are become fools, the wise counsellors of Pharao have given foolish counsel: how will you say to Pharao: I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? Isa. 19:11
- Where are now thy wise men? let them tell thee, and shew what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. Isa. 19:12
- Its harvest shall be destroyed with drought, women shall come and teach it: for it is not a wise people, therefore he that made it, shall not have mercy on it: and he that formed it, shall not spare it. Isa. 27:11
- Therefore behold I will proceed to cause an admiration in this people, by a great and wonderful miracle: for wisdom shall perish from their wise men, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. Isa. 29:14
- But he that is the wise one hath brought evil, and hath not removed his words: and he will rise up against the house of the wicked, and against the aid of them that work iniquity. Isa. 31:2
- That make void the tokens of diviners, and make the soothsayers mad. That turn the wise backward, and that make their knowledge foolish. Isa. 44:25
- For my foolish people have not known me: they are foolish and senseless children: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. Jer. 4:22
- How do you say: We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Indeed the lying pen of the scribes hath wrought falsehood. Jer. 8:8
- The wise men are confounded, they are dismayed, and taken: for they have cast away the word of the Lord, and there is no wisdom in them. Jer. 8:9
- Who is the wise man, that may understand this, and to whom the word of the mouth of the Lord may come that he may declare this, why the land hath perished, and is burnt up like a wilderness, which none passeth through? Jer. 9:12
- Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, and let them come: and send to them that are wise women, and let them make haste: Jer. 9:17
- Thus saith the Lord: Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, and let not the strong man glory in his strength, and let not the rich man glory in his riches: Jer. 9:23
- Who shall not fear thee, O king of nations? for thine is the glory: among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms there is none like unto thee. Jer. 10:7
- And they said: Come, and let us invent devices against Jeremias: for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed to all his words. Jer. 18:18
- Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will raise up to David a just branch: and a king shall reign, and shall be wise: and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. Jer. 23:5
- A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. Jer. 50:35
- And I will make her princes drunk, and her wise men, and her captains, and her rulers, and her valiant men: and they shall sleep an everlasting sleep, and shall awake no more, saith the king whose name is Lord of hosts. Jer. 51:57
- The inhabitants of Sidon, and the Arabians were thy rowers: thy wise men, O Tyre, were thy pilots. Ezec. 27:8
- The ancients of Gebal, and the wise men thereof furnished mariners for the service of thy various furniture: all the ships of the sea, and their mariners were thy factors. Ezec. 27:9
- And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the diviners, and wise men, that were in all his kingdom. Dan. 1:20
- Then the king commanded to call together the diviners and the wise men, and the magicians, and the Chaldeans: to declare to the king his dreams: so they came and stood before the king. Dan. 2:2
- Then the Chaldeans answered before the king, and said: There is no man upon earth, that can accomplish thy word, O king; neither doth any king, though great and mighty, ask such a thing of any diviner, or wise man, or Chaldean. Dan. 2:10
- Upon hearing this, the king in fury, and in great wrath, commanded that all the wise men of Babylon should be put to death. Dan. 2:12
- And the decree being gone forth, the wise men were slain: and Daniel and his companions were sought for, to be put to death. Dan. 2:13
- Then Daniel inquired concerning the law and the sentence, of Arioch, the general of the king's army, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon. Dan. 2:14
- To the end that they should ask mercy at the face of the God of heaven, concerning this secret, and that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Dan. 2:18
- And he changeth times and ages: taketh away kingdoms, and establisheth them: giveth wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding: Dan. 2:21
- After this Daniel went in to Arioch, to whom the king had given orders to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and he spoke thus to him: Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will tell the solution to the king. Dan. 2:24
- And Daniel made answer before the king, and said: The secret that the king desireth to know, none of the wise men, or the philosophers, or the diviners, or the soothsayers, can declare to the king. Dan. 2:27
- Then the king advanced Daniel to a high station, and gave him many and great gifts: and he made him governor over all the provinces of Babylon: and chief of the magistrates over all the wise men of Babylon. Dan. 2:48
- Then I set forth a decree, that all the wise men of Babylon should be brought in before me, and that they should shew me the interpretation of the dream. Dan. 4:6
- Then came in the diviners, the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers, and I told the dream before them: but they did not shew me the interpretation thereof. Dan. 4:7
- I, king Nabuchodonosor, saw this dream: thou, therefore, O Baltassar, tell me quickly the interpretation: for all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to declare the meaning of it to me: but thou art able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. Dan. 4:18
- And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom. Dan. 5:7
- Then came in all the king's wise men, but they could neither read the writing, nor declare the interpretation to the king. Dan. 5:8
- There is a man in thy kingdom that hath the spirit of the holy gods in him: and in the days of thy father knowledge and wisdom were found in him: for king Nabuchodonosor, thy father, appointed him prince of the wise men, enchanters, Chaldeans, and soothsayers, thy father, I say, O king: Dan. 5:11
- And now the wise men, the magicians, have come in before me, to read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof; and they could not declare to me the meaning of this writing. Dan. 5:15
- Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know these things? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall in them. Osee 14:9
- Shall not I in that day, saith the Lord, destroy the wise out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? Abd. 1:8
- Emath also in the borders thereof, and Tyre, and Sidon: for they have taken to themselves to be exceeding wise. Zach. 9:2
- For he treated wisdom in a magnificent manner: and like a wise man, he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the temple. 2 Ma. 2:9
- Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost. Mt. 1:18
- ¤ When Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, Mt. 2:1
- Then Herod, privately calling the wise men learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them; Mt. 2:7
- Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry: and sending killed all the menchildren that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Mt. 2:16
- Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock, Mt. 7:24
- Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves. Mt. 10:16
- At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones. Mt. 11:25
- Therefore behold I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes: and some of them you will put to death and crucify: and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city. Mt. 23:34
- Who, thinkest thou, is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath appointed over his family, to give them meat in season? Mt. 24:45
- And five of them were foolish and five wise. Mt. 25:2
- But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps. Mt. 25:4
- And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our lamps are gone out. Mt. 25:8
- The wise answered, saying: Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves. Mt. 25:9
- In that same hour, he rejoiced in the Holy Ghost and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father, for so it hath seemed good in thy sight. Lk. 10:21
- And the Lord said: Who thinkest thou is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord setteth over his family, to give them their measure of wheat in due season? Lk. 12:42
- To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the wise and to the unwise, I am a debtor. Rom. 1:14
- For, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. Rom. 1:22
- For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, of this mystery (lest you should be wise in your own conceits) that blindness in part has happened in Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles should come in. Rom. 11:25
- For I say, by the grace that is given me, to all that are among you, not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be wise unto sobriety and according as God hath divided to every one the measure of faith. Rom. 12:3
- Being of one mind one towards another. Not minding high things, but consenting to the humble. Be not wise in your own conceits. Rom. 12:16
- For your obedience is published in every place. I rejoice therefore in you. But I would have you to be wise in good and simple in evil. Rom. 16:19
- To God, the only wise, through Jesus Christ, to whom be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. Rom. 16:27
- For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise: and the prudence of the prudent I will reject. 1 Cor. 1:19
- Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 1 Cor. 1:20
- For see your vocation, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble. 1 Cor. 1:26
- But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise: and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong. 1 Cor. 1:27
- According to the grace of God that is given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation: and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 1 Cor. 3:10
- Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 1 Cor. 3:18
- For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness. 1 Cor. 3:19
- And again: The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 1 Cor. 3:20
- We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ: we are weak, but you are strong: you are honourable, but we without honour. 1 Cor. 4:10
- I speak to your shame. Is it so that there is not among you any one wise man that is able to judge between his brethren? 1 Cor. 6:5
- I speak as to wise men: judge ye yourselves what I say. 1 Cor. 10:15
- For you gladly suffer the foolish: whereas yourselves are wise. 2 Cor. 11:19
- They are the ministers of Christ (I speak as one less wise): I am more; in many more labours, in prisons more frequently, in stripes above measure, in deaths often. 2 Cor. 11:23
- See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise, but as wise: Eph. 5:15
- That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children. Tit. 2:4
- Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge, among you? Let him shew, by a good conversation, his work in the meekness of wisdom. Jas. 3:13
- This Esdras came vp from Babylon being scribe & wise in the law of Moyses, which was geuen of our Lord the God of Israel to teach and to doe. 3 Esd. 8:3
- And I answered, and sayd: Then o soul swallow vp the sense, and deuoure that which is wise. 4 Esd. 8:4
- and thou shalt teach them the wise men of thy people, whose harts thou knowest able to take, and to kepe these secretes. 4 Esd. 12:38