James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
KJV · Context: James 1. Open the Bible reader
Scripture for your day · Wisdom
Bible verses about wisdom.
Proverbs places wisdom within a life of listening, trust, and discernment. James begins with people facing trials and later describes wisdom through its character: gentle, merciful, and peaceable. These passages bring the subject close to everyday decisions and relationships, inviting attention to both the source of wisdom and the fruit it produces.
King James Version
Four passages on wisdom
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
KJV · Context: Proverbs 3. Open the Bible reader
Proverbs 2:6
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
KJV · Context: Proverbs 2. Open the Bible reader
James 3:17
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.
KJV · Context: James 3. Open the Bible reader
A moment to reflect
Stay with a word.
Compare the invitation to ask for wisdom with the description of wisdom in James 3. What qualities stand out? A conversation, decision, or unanswered question from your own day might offer a place to reflect on those words.
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Scripture quotations: King James Version (KJV), public domain.