Scripture declares that God alone is wise and discerning, and that human wisdom is often unable or unwilling to understand his ways. God's wisdom is expressed in both creation and redemption.
God's wisdom described
Isaiah 28:29 See also 1 Samuel 2:3; Romans 16:27
This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
God's wisdom is beyond measure
Psalm 147:5 See also Isaiah 44:7; Jeremiah 10:7; Romans 11:33
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
God's wisdom is profound
Isaiah 40:28 See also Job 9:4, Job 28:12–24; Psalm 92:5; Ecclesiastes 8:17
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
God's wisdom is superior to human wisdom
Isaiah 55:9 See also Job 21:22
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
God's wisdom exhibited
God's wisdom in creation
Jeremiah 10:12 See also Job 28:25–27, Job 37:14–16; Psalm 104:24, Psalm 136:5; Proverbs 3:19–20; Isaiah 40:12–14
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
God's wisdom as an agent in creation
Proverbs 8:22–31 Wisdom here is given personality, and may refer to the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ.
God's wisdom in historical events
Isaiah 31:2 See also Job 12:13–25; Daniel 2:20–22
Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.
God's wisdom in knowing the human mind
1 Chronicles 28:9 See also Psalm 139:2, Psalm 139:4, Psalm 139:6
As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
Jesus Christ the wisdom of God
1 Corinthians 1:30 See also Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 11:2; 1 Corinthians 1:24; Colossians 2:2–3
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
God's wisdom in the gospel
1 Corinthians 1:25 See also 1 Corinthians 1:18–21; Ephesians 3:10
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
God gives his wisdom to human beings
Ephesians 1:17 See also 2 Chronicles 1:11–12; Ezra 7:25; Proverbs 2:6; Ecclesiastes 12:11; Daniel 2:23; 1 Corinthians 2:6–16; James 1:5
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
Examples of God's wisdom
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.