God's Wisdom

God’s word has a lot to say about wisdom, particularly in the Proverbs.

Wisdom is personified like a graceful lady and said to be a companion of God from the beginning of eternity. Wisdom is said to have companions that always go along with her, Prudence, Knowledge and Discretion. This lady also possesses sound judgement, understanding and power. God’s wisdom leads one to pursue righteousness and justice. Check out Proverbs 8.

Proverbs 1 says that the fear (or reverent respect) for the LORD (Jehovah) is the beginning of wisdom, but that those who despise wisdom or discipline (correction, or being under God’s rules) are fools. Check out Proverbs 1. The Psalmist echoes this when he says “The fear of the LORD is the beginning; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise. Psa. 110:10

Isaiah says that the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Sprit of counsel and of power, the Sprit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD would rest on the Messiah, aka Jesus. Matthew Mark and Luke all tell us that the people who observed Jesus knew that he had godly wisdom to go along with his miraculous powers.

But Paul tells us that there is a difference between worldly wisdom and God’s wisdom, and that man’s wisdom is deemed as foolishness to God.

A concordance is a powerful tool to do a topical search on words or concepts in the Bible, thanks to the internet and Bible Gateway, we all can check it out easily online. If you are interested in being a wise guy, check out the Bible gateway listings for the WISDOM topic.

Blessings!