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13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

7 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

10 For all can see that the wise die, that the foolish and the senseless also perish, leaving their wealth to others.

35 “A sword against the Babylonians!” declares the LORD— “against those who live in Babylon and against her officials and wise men!

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

22 One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.

12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is the rebuke of a wise judge to a listening ear.

16 a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him.”

19 For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

21 He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.

8 Then all the king’s wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant.

1 Who is like the wise? Who knows the explanation of things? A person’s wisdom brightens their face and changes its hard appearance.

8 “In that day,” declares the LORD, “will I not destroy the wise men of Edom, those of understanding in the mountains of Esau?

4 My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

15 The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it.

33 “Those who are wise will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by the sword or be burned or captured or plundered.

25 who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who overthrows the learning of the wise and turns it into nonsense,

39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.

15 Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his wisdom. But nobody remembered that poor man.