Wisdom in the Bible: 234 times in the King James Version

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wisdom KJV

“Wisdom” is in the King James Bible 234 times, in 222 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

חכמה chokmâh 145 times
σοφία sophia 51 times
חכמה chokmâh 8 times
תּוּשׁיּה תּשׁיּה tûshı̂yâh tûshı̂yâh 7 times
לב lêb 6 times
חכמות חכמות chokmôth chakmôth 4 times
שׂכל שׂכל śekel śêkel 3 times
בּינה bı̂ynâh 2 times
שׂכל śâkal 2 times
δέ de 1 time
φρόνησις phronēsis 1 time
חכם châkam 1 time
No Strong's number mostly supplied words 1 time

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טעם ṭe‛êm 1 time
ערמה ‛ormâh 1 time
תּבוּןתּבוּנה תּובנהo tâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh 1 time

translating H2451

137 verses translating H2451 Show all

Job

38:36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
38:37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
39:17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

Psalms

37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
51:6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
90:12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
104:24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

Proverbs

1:2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
2:2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
2:10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
3:13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
3:19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
4:11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
5:1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
7:4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
8:1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
10:13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
10:31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
11:2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
14:6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
14:33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
16:16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
17:24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
18:4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
21:30 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.
23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24:3 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
24:14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
29:3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
30:3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.
31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

Ecclesiastes

1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
1:16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
2:3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.