Strong's G4680 σοφός (sophos)

And it was morning, and his soul was troubled; and he sent and called all the interpreters of Egypt, and all her wise men; and Pharaoh related to them his dream, and there was no one to interpret it to Pharaoh.

And speak thou to all those who are wise in understanding, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom and perception; and they shall make the holy apparel of Aaron for the sanctuary, in which apparel he shall minister to me as priest.

And every man that is wise in heart among you, let him come and work all things whatsoever the Lord has commanded.

articles, the blue, and purple, and scarlet and fine linen.

And Bezalel wrought, and Oholiab and everyone wise in understanding, to whom was given wisdom and knowledge, to understand to do all the works according to the holy offices, according to all things which the Lord appointed.

And there came all the wise men who wrought the works of the sanctuary, each according to his own work, which they wrought.

And every wise one among those that wrought made the robes of the holy places, which belong to Aaron the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Take to yourselves wise and understanding and prudent men for your tribes, and I will set your leaders over you.

So I took of you wise and understanding and prudent men, and I set them to rule over you as rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, and rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens, and officers to your judges.

And ye shall keep and do them: for this is your wisdom and understanding before all nations, as many as shall hear all these ordinances; and they shall say, Behold, this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

they shall not wrest judgment, nor favor persons, nor receive a gift; for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Do ye thus recompense the Lord? Is the people thus foolish and unwise? Did not he himself thy father purchase thee, And make thee, and form thee?

Her wise ladies answered her, And she returned answers to herself, saying,

And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, and he understands playing on the harp, and the man is prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man is handsome, and the Lord is with him.

And Amnon had a friend, and his name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah the brother of David: and Jonadab was a very cunning man.

And Joab sent to Tekoa, and took thence a cunning woman, and said to her, Mourn, I pray thee, and put on mourning apparel, and anoint thee not with oil, and thou shalt be as a woman mourning for one that is dead thus for many days.

In order that this form of speech might come about it was that thy servant Joab has framed this matter: and my lord is wise as is the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

And a wise woman cried from the wall, and said, Hear, hear; say, I pray ye, to Joab, Draw near hither, and I will speak to him.

But thou shalt by no means hold him guiltless, for thou art a wise man, and wilt know what thou shalt do to him, and shalt bring down his gray hairs with blood to the grave.

behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee an understanding and wise heart: there has not been anyone like thee before thee, and after thee there shall not arise one like thee.

And of them that are with thee do thou add to the multitude of workmen; let there be artificers and masons, and carpenters, and every skillful workman in every work;

And now send me a man wise and skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in blue, and one that knows how to grave together with the craftsmen who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, which materials my father David prepared.

And Hiram said, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to King David a wise son, and one endowed with knowledge and understanding, who shall build a house for the Lord, and a house for his kingdom.

And now I have sent thee a wise and understanding man who belonged to Hiram my father

(his mother was of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a Tyrian), skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in stones and wood; and to weave with purple, and blue, and fine linen, and scarlet; and to engrave, and to understand every device, whatsoever thou shalt give him to do with thy craftsmen, and the craftsmen of my lord David thy father.

Who takes the wise in their wisdom, And subverts the counsel of the crafty.

For he is wise in mind, and mighty, and great: Who has hardened himself against him and endured?

Will a wise man give for answer a mere breath of wisdom? And does he fill up the pain of his belly,

Things wise men say, and their fathers have not hidden.

The long-lived are not wise as such; Neither do the aged know judgment.

Hear me, ye wise men; Hearken, ye that have knowledge.

Because the wise in heart shall say this, And a wise man listens to my word.

Wherefore men shall fear him; And the wise also in heart shall fear him.

and live to the end, So that he should not see corruption.

Which will not hear the voice of charmers, Nor heed the charm prepared skillfully by the wise.

Who is wise, and will observe these things, And understand the mercies of the Lord?

The Lord gives wisdom to the blind: The Lord sets up the broken down: The Lord loves the righteous: The Lord preserves the strangers;

For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, And the man of understanding will gain direction;

And will understand a parable, and a dark speech; The sayings of the wise also, and riddles.

But the ungodly have exalted their own dishonor.

Go to the ant, O sluggard; And see, and emulate his ways, And become wiser than he.

Rebuke not evil men, lest they should hate thee: Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

Give an opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser: Instruct a just man, and he will receive more instruction.

A wise son makes his father glad: But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

Poverty brings a man low: But the hands of the vigorous make rich. And shall use the fool for a servant.

But he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.

But the mouth of the hasty draws near to ruin.

But a wise man hearkens to counsels.

like swords; But the tongues of the wise heal.

But they that are judges of themselves are wise.

But he that fears the commandment has health of soul. But a wise servant shall have prosperous doings, And his way shall be directed aright.

But the man void of understanding shall die by a snare.

But he that walks with fools shall be known.

Wise women build houses: But a foolish one digs hers down with her hands.

Out of the mouth of fools comes a rod of pride; But the lips of the wise preserve them.

All things are adverse to a foolish man; But wise lips are the weapons of discretion.

A wise man fears, and departs from evil; But the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.

A prudent man is the crown of the wise: But the occupation of fools is evil.

The tongue of the wise knows what is good: But the mouth of the foolish tells out evil things.

The lips of the wise are bound by discretion: But the hearts of the foolish are not safe.

An uninstructed person will not love those that reprove him; Neither will he associate with the wise.

his father; But a foolish son sneers at his mother.

The anger of a king is a messenger of death; But a wise man will pacify him.

Men call the wise and understanding evil: But they that are pleasing in speech shall hear more.

The heart of the wise will discern the things which proceed from his own mouth; And on his lips he will wear knowledge.

But the eyes of a fool go to the ends of the earth.

The heart of the sensible man purchases discretion; And the ears of the wise seek understanding.

Hear, son, the instruction of thy father, That thou mayest be wise at thy latter end.

Wine is an intemperate thing, and strong drink full of violence: But every fool is entangled with them.

And will bring a wheel upon them.

When an intemperate man is punished the simple becomes wiser: And a wise man understanding will receive knowledge.

A desirable treasure will rest on the mouth of the wise; But foolish men will swallow it up.

A wise man assaults strong cities, And demolishes the fortress in which the ungodly trusted.

Hear also my word, and apply thy heart,

Son, if thy heart be wise, Thou shalt also gladden my heart;

Hear, my son, and be wise, And rightly direct the thoughts of thy heart.

A righteous father brings up his children well; And his soul rejoices over a wise son.

A wise man is better than a strong man; And a man who has prudence than a large estate.

Wisdom and good understanding are in the gates of the wise: The wise turn not aside from the mouth of the Lord,

for you to learn: It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

And there are four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:

The wise man’s eyes are in his head; But the fool walks in darkness: And I perceived, even I, That one event shall happen to them all.

For there is no remembrance of the wise man With the fool forever; Forasmuch as now in the coming days All things are forgotten: And how shall the wise man die with the fool?

And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? And whether he will have power over all my labor In which I labored, and wherein I grew wise under the sun? This is also vanity.

Better is a poor and wise child Than an old and foolish king, Who knows not how to take heed any longer.

For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, Since even the poor knows how to walk in the direction of life?

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

It is better to hear a reproof of a wise man, Than for a man to hear the song of fools.

For oppression makes a wise man mad, And destroys his noble heart.

Wisdom will help the wise man More than ten mighty men which are in the city.

A man’s wisdom will lighten his countenance; But a man of shameless countenance will be hated.

He that keeps the commandment shall not know an evil thing: And the heart of the wise knows the time of judgment.

And I beheld all the works of God, That a man shall not be able to discover The work which is wrought under the sun; Whatsoever things a man shall endeavor to seek, However a man may labor to seek it, Yet he shall not find it; Yea, how much soever a wise man may speak of knowing it, He shall not be able to find it: For I applied all this to my heart, And my heart has seen all this.

I saw that the righteous, and the wise, And their works, are in the hand of God: Yea, there is no man that knows either love or hatred, Though all are before their face.

I returned, and saw under the sun, That the race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor yet bread to the wise, Nor yet wealth to men of understanding, Nor yet favor to men of knowledge; For time and chance will happen to them all.

And should find in it a poor wise man, And he should save the city through his wisdom: Yet no man would remember that poor man.

The words of the wise are heard in quiet More than the cry of them that rule in folly.

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; But a fool’s heart at his left.

The words of a wise mouth are gracious: But the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

And because the Preacher was wise above others, So it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, And the ear will trace out the parables.

The words of the wise are as goads, And as nails firmly fastened, Which have been given from one shepherd by agreement.

the captain of fifty also, and the honorable counselor, and the wise artificer, and the intelligent hearer.

And the princes of Tanis shall be fools: as for the king’s wise counselors, their counsel shall be turned into folly: how will ye say to the king, We are sons of wise men, sons of ancient kings?

Where are now thy wise men? and let them declare to thee, and say, What has the Lord of hosts purposed upon Egypt?

Therefore behold I will proceed to remove this people, and I will remove them: and I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will hide the understanding of the prudent.

Therefore he has wisely brought evils upon them, and his word shall not be frustrated; and he shall rise up against the houses of wicked men, and against their vain hope,

For the princes of my people have not known me, they are foolish and unwise children: they are wise to do evil, but how to do good they have not known.

How will ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? In vain have the scribes used a false pen.

The wise men are ashamed, and alarmed, and taken; because they have rejected the word of the Lord; what wisdom is there in them?

Thus saith the Lord, Call ye the mourning women, and let them come; and send to the wise women, and let them utter their voice;

Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, and let not the strong man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth;