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Wisdom
In the Bible, wisdom (Hebrew chokmah) is the ability to judge rightly and live well, an ability that begins with the fear of God. The New Testament connects wisdom with Christ and with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
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- Wisdom LiteratureBible
Wisdom literature is the body of biblical writings that addresses the principles governing life, suffering, and the meaning of human existence within a faith grounded in the fear of God. In the Old Testament the term refers chiefly to Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes.
- Wisdom of SolomonBible
The Wisdom of Solomon is a Greek work, written in the voice of Solomon, that addresses wisdom, the immortality of the righteous, and the history of the Exodus. The Catholic and Orthodox churches include it in the Old Testament canon as a deuterocanonical book, while Protestants classify it among the Apocrypha.
- Word of WisdomBible
The word of wisdom is the first of the gifts of the Holy Spirit that Paul lists in 1 Corinthians 12:8. It refers to the gift of communicating in speech the wisdom the Holy Spirit gives. Its precise content is understood differently across traditions and denominations.
- Job 28Bible
Job 28 is a "wisdom poem" declaring that although human beings can find gold and precious stones deep within the earth, they do not know where wisdom is found; only God knows the way to wisdom. The final verse concludes that the fear of the Lord is wisdom.
- HokmahBible
Hokmah is the Hebrew word for "wisdom." In the Old Testament it covers a wide range of meanings, from a craftsman's skill to the wisdom of a life lived in the fear of God. It is a central concept of the wisdom literature, including Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes.
Verses in the King James Version 222, showing 6
- Exodus 28:3
And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
- Exodus 31:3
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
- Exodus 31:6
And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;
- Exodus 35:26
And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats’ hair.
- Exodus 35:31
And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;
- Exodus 35:35
Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.
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