The Hebrew Bible is a rich source of wisdom and inspiration. Here are 30 verses from the Hebrew Bible that contain words of wisdom:
Proverbs 1:7 - “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
Proverbs 1:20-21 - “Wisdom shouts in the street, she lifts her voice in the square; at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings.”
Proverbs 2:6 - “For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
Proverbs 3:13-14 - “How blessed is the man who finds wisdom and the man who gains understanding. For her profit is better than the profit of silver and her gain better than fine gold.”
Proverbs 3:19-20 - “The Lord by wisdom founded the earth, by understanding He established the heavens. By His knowledge the deeps were broken up and the skies drip with dew.”
Proverbs 4:5-7 - “Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will guard you; love her, and she will watch over you. The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom; and with all your acquiring, get understanding.”
Proverbs 8:11 - “For wisdom is better than jewels; and all desirable things cannot compare with her.”
Proverbs 8:22-23 - “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, before His works of old. From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.”
Proverbs 9:10 - “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”
Proverbs 10:8 - “The wise of heart will receive commands, but a babbling fool will be ruined.”
Proverbs 10:14 - “Wise men store up knowledge, but with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.”
Proverbs 11:2 - “When pride comes, then comes dishonor, but with the humble is wisdom.”
Proverbs 12:15 - “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel.”
Proverbs 13:1 - “A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.”
Proverbs 13:10 - “Through insolence comes nothing but strife, but wisdom is with those who receive counsel.”
Proverbs 14:1 - “The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.”
Proverbs 14:3 - “In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will protect them.”
Proverbs 14:6 - “A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.”
Proverbs 14:8 - “The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, but the foolishness of fools is deceit.”
Proverbs 14:15 - “The naive believes everything, but the sensible man considers his steps.”
Proverbs 14:33 - “Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, but in the hearts of fools it is made known.”
Proverbs 15:2 - “The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable, but the mouth of fools spouts folly.”
Proverbs 15:7 - “The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not so.”
Proverbs 15:31 - “He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.”
Proverbs 16:16 - “How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.”
Proverbs 16:23 - "The heart of the wise
Proverbs 17:10 - “A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.”
Proverbs 17:24 - “Wisdom is in the presence of the one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.”
Proverbs 18:15 - “The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.”
Proverbs 19:20 - “Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.”
