Quotes about Wisdom
then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
- Job 28:27
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
- Job 28:28
the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
- Job 29:8
Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
- Job 29:21
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.
- Job 32:4
So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
- Job 32:6
I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.
- Job 32:7
But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.
- Job 32:8
It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.
- Job 32:9
Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me; I too will declare what I know.’
- Job 32:10
So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not man, refute him.’
- Job 32:13
I too will answer; yes, I will declare what I know.
- Job 32:17