111 Bible verses about asking for Wisdom

Think about it: asking God for wisdom is way more valuable than asking for riches. It's through wisdom that you come up with great strategies that can lead you to a truly successful life.

Not only that, but you become someone who can really help others – with timely advice, constructive feedback, and by contributing ideas and projects that can bless everyone around you. Wisdom is that good judgment you develop from experience, observation, and reflection.

King Solomon asked God for wisdom and became known as the wisest man on earth. God was pleased with Solomon because he didn't focus on material wealth, but on filling his spirit with the knowledge of God's glory. Someone who is wise enjoys a virtue that not many have. In God, wisdom is the infinite and perfect understanding of everything that is or could be. It's a gift from God that He wants everyone to ask for, just like it says in James 1:5.

God wants you to be filled with wisdom. It'll guide you every day, help you make good decisions, and keep you from falling into foolishness and getting swept away by the world. God is the source of wisdom, just as He is the source of power, and through the fear of the Lord, wisdom is given.

The Holy Spirit wants you to achieve your goals, fulfilling His will at all times, without rejecting God's word. Be careful how you live, not as a fool but as a wise person, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil (Ephesians 5:15-16). Wisdom shows in your actions; when a wise person does or says something, it's because they know it's right.

Draw near to God in prayer so His spirit can be upon you, filling you with wisdom. That way, you'll know that everything you do is guided by Him, and you'll become a prudent person, able to bless the lives of those who need wisdom. Ask God, and He will give abundantly, not just for your own benefit, but to give light to those in darkness and guide those who are lost.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.

So teach us to number our days,\par\tab That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

When pride cometh, then cometh shame;\par\tab But with the lowly is wisdom.

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom;\par\tab And before honor {\i goeth} humility.\par

Wisdom {\i is} the principal thing; {\i therefore} get wisdom;\par\tab Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul;\par\tab If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward,\par\tab And thy hope shall not be cut off.

Get wisdom, get understanding;\par\tab Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise;\par\tab But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.

And the Spirit of Jehovah 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 Jehovah.

And he changeth the times and the seasons; he removeth kings, and setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that have understanding;

We speak wisdom, however, among them that are fullgrown: yet a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who are coming to nought:

but we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, {\i even} the {\i wisdom} that hath been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds unto our glory:

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

And if I bestow all my goods to feed {\i the poor}, and if I give my body that I may glory, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.\par

For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit:

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!\par\tab Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart,\par\tab And lean not upon thine own understanding:

In all thy ways acknowledge him,\par\tab And he will direct thy paths.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom;\par\tab A good understanding have all they that do {\i his commandments}:\par\tab His praise endureth for ever.

For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom,\par\tab And his tongue speaketh justice.

For this cause we also, since the day we heard {\i it}, do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

In Gibeon Jehovah appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great lovingkindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great lovingkindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

And now, O Jehovah my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in.

And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this thy great people?

Teach me good judgment and knowledge;\par\tab For I have believed in thy commandments.

For to the man that pleaseth him {\i God} giveth 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 pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.\par

{\b NUN.}\par\par\tab Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,\par\tab And light unto my path.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes;\par\tab But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

And unto man he said,\par\tab Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;\par\tab And to depart from evil is understanding.\par

Show me thy ways, O Jehovah;\par\tab Teach me thy paths.

Guide me in thy truth, and teach me;\par\tab For thou art the God of my salvation;\par\tab For thee do I wait all the day.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ;

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge;\par\tab And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.\par

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

having the eyes of your heart enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul:\par\tab He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

My mouth shall speak wisdom;\par\tab And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it;\par\tab But the correction of fools is {\i their} folly.

Wise men lay up knowledge;\par\tab But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies;\par\tab For they are ever with me.

I have more understanding than all my teachers;\par\tab For thy testimonies are my meditation.

I understand more than the aged,\par\tab Because I have kept thy precepts.

that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, {\i even} Christ,

in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding;\par\tab But {\i that which is} in the inward part of fools is made known.

And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.\par

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.\par

There is gold, and abundance of rubies;\par\tab But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

The opening of thy words giveth light;\par\tab It giveth understanding unto the simple.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

For thou art my rock and my fortress;\par\tab Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,\par\tab That seek him with the whole heart.

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes;\par\tab Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

So shall they be life unto thy soul,\par\tab And grace to thy neck.

Commit thy works unto Jehovah,\par\tab And thy purposes shall be established.

For wisdom is better than rubies;\par\tab And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.\par

I said in my heart, {\i It is} because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are {\i but as} beasts.

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.

Make me to understand the way of thy precepts:\par\tab So shall I meditate on thy wondrous works.

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise,\par\tab And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee,\par\tab If they be established together upon thy lips.

That thy trust may be in Jehovah,\par\tab I have made {\i them} known to thee this day, even to thee.

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore over you: but I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple unto that which is evil.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Many, O Jehovah my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done,\par\tab And thy thoughts which are to us-ward;\par\tab They cannot be set in order unto thee;\par\tab If I would declare and speak of them,\par\tab They are more than can be numbered.

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding;\par\tab But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

{\b YODH.}\par\par\tab Thy hands have made me and fashioned me:\par\tab Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart,\par\tab And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

Discretion shall watch over thee;\par\tab Understanding shall keep thee:

The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness:\par\tab Teach me thy statutes.\par

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.

Teach me thy way, O Jehovah;\par\tab And lead me in a plain path,\par\tab Because of mine enemies.

Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth:\par\tab Unite my heart to fear thy name.

Wisdom crieth aloud in the street;\par\tab She uttereth her voice in the broad places;

She crieth in the chief place of concourse;\par\tab At the entrance of the gates,\par\tab In the city, she uttereth her words:

and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them that are in darkness,

The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul:\par\tab The testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple.

The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart:\par\tab The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Thou hast commanded {\i us} thy precepts,\par\tab That we should observe them diligently.

Now therefore, {\i my} sons, hearken unto me;\par\tab For blessed are they that keep my ways.

Hear instruction, and be wise,\par\tab And refuse it not.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

The rod and reproof give wisdom;\par\tab But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.

If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

{\b YODH.}\par\par\tab Thy hands have made me and fashioned me:\par\tab Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

They that fear thee shall see me and be glad,\par\tab Because I have hoped in thy word.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom;\par\tab And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.\par

because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge;\par\tab For I have believed in thy commandments.

Before I was afflicted I went astray;\par\tab But now I observe thy word.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction,\par\tab That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

With aged men is wisdom,\par\tab And in length of days understanding.\par

{\b BETH.}\par\par\tab Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way?\par\tab By taking heed {\i thereto} according to thy word.

Thy testimonies also are my delight\par\tab {\i And} my counsellors.\par

Hear, {\i my} sons, the instruction of a father,\par\tab And attend to know understanding:

For I give you good doctrine;\par\tab Forsake ye not my law.

And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.\par

Search me, O God, and know my heart:\par\tab Try me, and know my thoughts;

And see if there be any wicked way in me,\par\tab And lead me in the way everlasting.

The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just.\par

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings;\par\tab He shall not stand before mean men.\par

O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto {\i thee}, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away.

Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes;\par\tab For their deceit is falsehood.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, {\b He that taketh the wise in their craftiness}:

And I will delight myself in thy commandments,\par\tab Which I have loved.

and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to {\i the will of} God.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom;\par\tab And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies,\par\tab And not to covetousness.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

{\b HE.}\par\par\tab Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes;\par\tab And I shall keep it unto the end.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law;\par\tab Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

But solid food is for fullgrown men, {\i even} those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.\par

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms {\i and} hymns {\i and} spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

If thou seek her as silver,\par\tab And search for her as for hid treasures:

For wisdom is better than rubies;\par\tab And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.\par

I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling,\par\tab And find out knowledge {\i and} discretion.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,\par\tab And the man that getteth understanding.

So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom,\par\tab And apply thy heart to understanding;

For Jehovah giveth wisdom;\par\tab Out of his mouth {\i cometh} knowledge and understanding:

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge;\par\tab {\i But} the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

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