Quotes about Wisdom

Most of us are living at a pace that is not only unsustainable; it's also unbiblical.

Better a little with God than a whole lot without Him. Better to have fewer houses, cars, appliances, clothes, toys, and bills than to have the whole world and lose your soul. Better something paid for that's used and enjoyed and shared and worn out than something nice and shiny and new that won't be paid for until 2019 and that you're too stressed to enjoy. Better a little with the fear of the Lord than more of what everyone else has. Better than normal, instead of normal is best.

Wisdom is all about the simple, often tiny, obvious things, done consistently, one at a time.

Wise people put as much distance between themselves and sexual temptation as possible. They not only get away but also plan their escape route.

Knowing when and how to rest is knowing when and how to acknowledge your limitations and your dependence on God.

But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such 'wisdom' does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice" (James 3:14)

If we don't fear God, it's because we don't know God.

Just because opportunities present themselves doesn't mean you should accept every one of them. It's not realistic, and it's also not wise.

Don't be afraid to be weird for being wise.

Spiritual giftedness does not guarantee that we hear from God rightly on every point.

Granted, God is sovereign and can speak as he pleases—through a proof text, a poem, or Balaam's donkey. But we do not regularly seek out donkeys to tell us how to live.

Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood?