KJV dictionary & concordance
Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 28:3
Complete exact-word concordance
And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine owne land, of thy actes and of thy wisedome.
1611 marginal noteHeb. word.
1611 marginal noteOr, sayings
Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
Howbeit, I beleeued not the words, vntill I came and mine eyes had seene it: and beholde, the halfe was not told me: thy wisedom and prosperitie exceedeth the fame which I heard.
1611 marginal noteHeb. thou hast added wisedome and goodnes to the fame.
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
Happie are thy men, happy are these thy seruants, which stand continually before thee, and that heare thy wisedom.
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth, for riches and for wisedome.
¶ And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
¶ And all the earth sought to Solomon, to heare his wisedom which God had put in his heart.
1611 marginal noteHeb. sought the face of.
¶ And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
¶ And the rest of the actes of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisedome, are they not written in the booke of the actes of Solomon?
1611 marginal noteOr, words, or things.
Only the Lord give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord thy God.
Onely the LORD giue thee wisedome and vnderstanding, and giue thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keepe the Law of the LORD thy God.
Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
Giue mee now wisedome and knowledge, that I may goe out and come in before this people. For who can iudge this thy people, that is so great?
1611 marginal note1.King. 3.11,12. num. 27.17.
And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisedome and knowledge for thy selfe, that thou mayest iudge my people, ouer whom I haue made thee King:
wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
Wisedome and knowledge is granted vnto thee, and I will giue thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings haue had, that haue beene before thee, neither shall there any after thee haue the like.
1611 marginal note1.Chron. 29.25. eccles. 2.9. 2.chro. 9.22.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
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.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
