Scripture Folios
In Wisdom You Have Made Them All
Proverbs 3:19 The Lord founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. Chapter Related Psalm 104:24 How many are Your works, O Lord ! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. Chapter Related Proverbs 8:22–23 The Lord created me as His first course, before His works of old. From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. Chapter Related Proverbs 8:30–31 Then I was a skilled craftsman at His side, and His delight day by day, rejoicing always in His presence. I was rejoicing in His whole world, delighting together in the sons of men. Chapter Related Job 28:20–23 From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell? It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air. Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’ But God understands its way, and He knows its place. Chapter Related Job 28:28 “And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’” Chapter Related
The Beginning of Wisdom
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Chapter Related Proverbs 3:5–7 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil. Chapter Related Proverbs 8:11 For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her. Chapter Related Proverbs 16:16 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver. Chapter Related Ecclesiastes 12:13 When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man. Chapter Related
He Should Ask God
1 Kings 3:11–12 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this instead of requesting long life or wealth for yourself or death for your enemies—but you have asked for discernment to administer justice—behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.” Chapter Related 1 Kings 3:28 When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice. Chapter Related Daniel 2:20–21 Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him. He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. Chapter Related Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord . Chapter Related Luke 2:52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. Chapter Related Matthew 12:42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here. Chapter Related James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. Chapter Related
The Foolishness of God
Isaiah 29:14 “Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.” Chapter Related Matthew 11:25 At that time Jesus declared, “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.” Chapter Related 1 Corinthians 1:20–21 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 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. Chapter Related 1 Corinthians 1:22–25 Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. Chapter Related 1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Chapter Related
The Wisdom from Above
James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. Chapter Related James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. Chapter Related Colossians 2:2–3 that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Chapter Related Romans 11:33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! Chapter Related
Proverbs says the Lord founded the earth by wisdom, and then lets wisdom speak for herself: she was there before the earth began, a skilled craftsman at his side, rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in the sons of men. Job asks where wisdom can be found and hears that only God knows its place; what he tells man is plain: the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. Proverbs prizes it above rubies and gold and says where it starts: trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not be wise in your own eyes. It is something you ask for. Solomon asks for a discerning heart instead of long life or wealth, and Israel sees that the wisdom of God is in him. Isaiah sees the Spirit of wisdom resting on the coming king, Jesus grows in wisdom, and One greater than Solomon is here. James makes the offer to anyone who lacks it: ask God, who gives generously. Then Paul turns it over. The world through its wisdom did not know God, so God saved people through the foolishness of a crucified Christ, who is the power of God and the wisdom of God. These things are hidden from the wise and learned and revealed to little children. The wisdom from above shows in humility and good conduct, pure, peace-loving, gentle, full of mercy. In Christ are hidden all its treasures, and Paul can only end in wonder: “O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!”