Bible verses about "intelligence" | DouayRheims

²⁴ And all the earth desired to see Solomon's face, to hear his wisdom, which God had given in his heart.

³ I also have a heart as well as you: for who is ignorant of these things, which you know?

¹⁷ And to these children God gave knowledge, and understanding in every book, and wisdom: but to Daniel the understanding also of all visions and dreams.

²³ Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men:

⁶ And having different gifts, according to the grace that is given us, either prophecy, to be used according to the rule of faith; ⁷ Or ministry, in ministering; or he that teacheth, in doctrine; ⁸ He that exhorteth, in exhorting; he that giveth, with simplicity; he that ruleth, with carefulness; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

¹⁶ For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

⁷ For God hath not given us the spirit of fear: but of power and of love and of sobriety.

¹⁹ In the multitude of words there shall not want sin: but he that refraineth his lips, is most wise.

¹² And the book shall be given to one that knoweth no letters, and it shall be said to him: Read: and he shall answer: I know no letters.

¹⁴ I have heard of thee, that thou hast the spirit of the gods, and excellent knowledge, and understanding, and wisdom are found in thee.

⁹ And this I pray: That your charity may more and more abound in knowledge and in all understanding: ¹⁰ That you may approve the better things: that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ: ¹¹ Filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

⁶ Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge.

⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

⁵ And you, employing all care, minister in your faith, virtue: And in virtue, knowledge:

¹ The parables of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel, ² To know wisdom, and instruction: ³ To understand the words of prudence: and to receive the instruction of doctrine, justice, and judgment, and equity: ⁴ To give subtilty to little ones, to the young man knowledge and understanding. ⁵ A wise man shall hear, and shall be wiser: and he that understandeth shall possess governments. ⁶ He shall understand a parable and the interpretation, the words of the wise, and their mysterious sayings. ⁷ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. ⁸ My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: ⁹ That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy neck. ¹⁰ My son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them. ¹¹ If they shall say: Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide snares for the innocent without cause: ¹² Let us swallow him up alive like hell, and whole as one that goeth down into the pit. ¹³ We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoils. ¹⁴ Cast in thy lot with us, let us all have one purse. ¹⁵ My son, walk not thou with them, restrain thy foot from their paths. ¹⁶ For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. ¹⁷ But a net is spread in vain before the eyes of them that have wings. ¹⁸ And they themselves lie in wait for their own blood, and practise deceits against their own souls. ¹⁹ So the ways of every covetous man destroy the souls of the possessors. ²⁰ Wisdom preacheth abroad, she uttereth her voice in the streets: ²¹ At the head of multitudes she crieth out, in the entrance of the gates of the city she uttereth her words, saying: ²² O children, how long will you love childishness, and fools covet those things which are hurtful to themselves, and the unwise hate knowledge? ²³ Turn ye at my reproof: behold I will utter my spirit to you, and will shew you my words. ²⁴ Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded. ²⁵ You have despised all my counsel, and have neglected my reprehensions. ²⁶ I also will laugh in your destruction, and will mock when that shall come to you which you feared. ²⁷ When sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a tempest, shall be at hand: when tribulation and distress shall come upon you: ²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning, and shall not find me: ²⁹ Because they have hated instruction, and received not the fear of the Lord, ³⁰ Nor consented to my counsel, but despised all my reproof. ³¹ Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and shall be filled with their own devices. ³² The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. ³³ But he that shall hear me, shall rest without terror, and shall enjoy abundance, without fear of evils.