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Bible Verses About Wisdom And Christ

Early Christian writers usually identified Christ with God’s wisdom, not with human cleverness. Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Tertullian, Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius of Rome, and others said Christ is the wisdom of God, and several tied that belief to 1 Corinthians 1:24 and 1 Corinthians 1:30. Some writers also linked this wisdom to Proverbs 8 and to creation, saying the Son or Word was before the world and active in making all things.

The evidence is broad and early, though a few cards are only background, and some Bible lines about wisdom are general rather than directly about Christ.

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Foundation Texts

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

Clear Bible passage naming Christ as wisdom.

But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Explicit hidden wisdom before the ages.

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

Clear Bible passage saying Christ is made wisdom to us.

Supporting Passages

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

Proverbs 8 pre-creation line.

For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

World did not know God through wisdom.

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

Worldly wisdom is made foolish by God.

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

Proverbs 8 pre-creation line.

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

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

Central Proverbs 8 text used by early writers.

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

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For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

Directly states worldly wisdom is foolishness.

Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

Contrasts apostolic wisdom with worldly wisdom.

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

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I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.

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

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Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

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Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

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For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

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For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

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In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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But wisdom is justified of all her children.

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Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?

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Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

Creation by wisdom text.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Direct Word text, useful for the Word/Wisdom theme.

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:

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For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

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Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Spirit-teaching against human wisdom.

The same was in the beginning with God.

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