Bible Verses about “intelligence”
The Bible contains 50 verses about intelligence across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”
“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.”
“Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith;”
“Or ministry, [let us wait] on [our] ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;”
“Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.”
“My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”
“¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
“¶ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;”
“For they [shall be] an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.”
“¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.”
“A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:”
“¶ In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.”
“¶ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:”
“She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, [saying],”
“But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.”
“¶ The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.”
“For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.”
“For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:”
“Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;”
“But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:”
“I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;”
“When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.”
“Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:”
“They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.”
“Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.”
“My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:”
“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”
“To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.”
“¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.”
“So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof.”
“Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.”
“To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;”
“To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.”
“We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:”
“For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.”
“To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;”
“If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:”
“Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:”
“Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:”
“Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.”
“And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk privily for their [own] lives.”
“¶ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;”
“For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding.”
“¶ And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;”
“That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;”
“And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.”
“Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.”
“But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?”
“I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods [is] in thee, and [that] light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.”
“And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.”