Bible verses about "wisdom" | Wycliffe

¹⁵ The weie of a fool is riytful in hise iyen; but he that is wijs, herith counsels.

²³ A fool worchith wickidnesse as bi leiyyng; but `wisdom is prudence to a man.

²⁰ Here thou counsel, and take thou doctryn; that thou be wijs in thi laste thingis.

¹⁵ The herte of a prudent man schal holde stidfastli kunnyng; and the eere of wise men sekith techyng.

⁷ The drede of the Lord is the bigynning of wisdom; foolis dispisen wisdom and teching.

²⁷ He that mesurith his wordis, is wijs and prudent; and a lerud man is of preciouse spirit. ²⁸ Also a foole, if he is stille, schal be gessid a wijs man; and, if he pressith togidre hise lippis, he `schal be gessid an vndurstondynge man.

¹⁶ The word of Crist dwelle in you plenteuousli, in al wisdom; and teche and moneste you silf in salmes, and ympnes, and spiritual songis, in grace synginge in youre hertis to the Lord.

¹⁵ Therfor, britheren, se ye, hou warli ye schulen go; ¹⁶ not as vnwise men, but as wise men, ayenbiynge tyme, for the daies ben yuele. ¹⁷ Therfor nyle ye be maad vnwise, but vndurstondynge which is the wille of God.

¹³ Blessid is the man that fyndith wisdom, and which flowith with prudence. ¹⁴ The geting therof is betere than the marchaundie of gold and of siluer; the fruytis therof ben the firste and clenneste. ¹⁵ It is preciousere than alle richessis; and alle thingis that ben desirid, moun not be comparisound to this. ¹⁶ Lengthe of daies is in the riythalf therof, and richessis and glorie ben in the lifthalf therof. ¹⁷ The weies therof ben feire weies, and alle the pathis therof ben pesible. ¹⁸ It is a tre of lijf to hem that taken it; and he that holdith it, is blessid.

¹⁷ But wisdom that is from aboue, first it is chast, aftirward pesible, mylde, able to be counseilid, consentinge to goode thingis, ful of merci and of goode fruytis, demynge with out feynyng.

⁵ And if ony of you nedith wisdom, axe he of God, which yyueth to alle men largeli, and vpbreidith not; and it schal be youun to hym.