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wise

Meaning of “wise”

Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:6

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Hosea 14:9

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Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

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1611 witness · Hosea 14:9 · retained source text

Who is wise, and hee shall vnderstand these things? prudent, and hee shall know them? for the wayes of the LORD are right, and the iust shall walke in them: but the transgressours shall fall therein.

Complete reference index — all 237 verses

Genesis 3:6 Genesis 41:8 Genesis 41:33 Genesis 41:39 Exodus 7:11 Exodus 22:23 Exodus 23:8 Exodus 28:3 Exodus 31:6 Exodus 35:10 Exodus 35:25 Exodus 36:1 Exodus 36:2 Exodus 36:4 Exodus 36:8 Leviticus 7:24 Leviticus 19:17 Leviticus 27:19 Numbers 6:23 Deuteronomy 1:13 Deuteronomy 1:15 Deuteronomy 4:6 Deuteronomy 16:19 Deuteronomy 17:15 Deuteronomy 21:23 Deuteronomy 22:7 Deuteronomy 32:29 Joshua 6:18 Joshua 23:12 Judges 5:29 1 Samuel 6:3 2 Samuel 14:2 2 Samuel 14:20 2 Samuel 20:16 1 Kings 2:9 1 Kings 3:12 1 Kings 3:26 1 Kings 3:27 1 Kings 5:7 1 Kings 11:22 1 Chronicles 26:14 1 Chronicles 27:32 2 Chronicles 2:12 Esther 1:13 Esther 6:13 Job 5:13 Job 9:4 Job 11:12 Job 15:2 Job 15:18 Job 17:10 Job 22:2 Job 32:9 Job 34:2 Job 34:34 Job 37:24 Psalms 2:10 Psalms 19:7 Psalms 36:3 Psalms 37:8 Psalms 49:10 Psalms 94:8 Psalms 107:43 Proverbs 1:5 Proverbs 1:6 Proverbs 3:7 Proverbs 3:35 Proverbs 6:6 Proverbs 8:33 Proverbs 9:8 Proverbs 9:9 Proverbs 9:12 Proverbs 10:1 Proverbs 10:5 Proverbs 10:8 Proverbs 10:14 Proverbs 10:19 Proverbs 11:29 Proverbs 11:30 Proverbs 12:15 Proverbs 12:18 Proverbs 13:1 Proverbs 13:14 Proverbs 13:20 Proverbs 14:1 Proverbs 14:3 Proverbs 14:16 Proverbs 14:24 Proverbs 14:35 Proverbs 15:2 Proverbs 15:7 Proverbs 15:12 Proverbs 15:20 Proverbs 15:24 Proverbs 15:31 Proverbs 16:14 Proverbs 16:21 Proverbs 16:23 Proverbs 17:2 Proverbs 17:10 Proverbs 17:28 Proverbs 18:15 Proverbs 19:20 Proverbs 20:1 Proverbs 20:26 Proverbs 21:11 Proverbs 21:20 Proverbs 21:22 Proverbs 22:17 Proverbs 23:15 Proverbs 23:19 Proverbs 23:24 Proverbs 24:5 Proverbs 24:6 Proverbs 24:23 Proverbs 25:12 Proverbs 26:5 Proverbs 26:12 Proverbs 27:11 Proverbs 28:7 Proverbs 28:11 Proverbs 29:8 Proverbs 29:9 Proverbs 29:11 Proverbs 30:24 Ecclesiastes 2:14 Ecclesiastes 2:15 Ecclesiastes 2:16 Ecclesiastes 2:19 Ecclesiastes 4:13 Ecclesiastes 6:8 Ecclesiastes 7:4 Ecclesiastes 7:5 Ecclesiastes 7:7 Ecclesiastes 7:16 Ecclesiastes 7:19 Ecclesiastes 7:23 Ecclesiastes 8:1 Ecclesiastes 8:5 Ecclesiastes 8:17 Ecclesiastes 9:1 Ecclesiastes 9:11 Ecclesiastes 9:15 Ecclesiastes 9:17 Ecclesiastes 10:2 Ecclesiastes 10:12 Ecclesiastes 12:9 Ecclesiastes 12:11 Isaiah 5:21 Isaiah 19:11 Isaiah 19:12 Isaiah 29:14 Isaiah 31:2 Isaiah 44:25 Jeremiah 4:22 Jeremiah 8:8 Jeremiah 8:9 Jeremiah 9:12 Jeremiah 9:23 Jeremiah 10:7 Jeremiah 18:18 Jeremiah 50:35 Jeremiah 51:57 Ezekiel 27:8 Ezekiel 27:9 Daniel 2:12 Daniel 2:13 Daniel 2:14 Daniel 2:18 Daniel 2:21 Daniel 2:24 Daniel 2:27 Daniel 2:48 Daniel 4:6 Daniel 4:18 Daniel 5:7 Daniel 5:8 Daniel 5:15 Daniel 12:3 Daniel 12:10 Hosea 14:9 Obadiah 1:8 Zechariah 9:2 Matthew 1:18 Matthew 2:1 Matthew 2:7 Matthew 2:16 Matthew 5:18 Matthew 7:24 Matthew 10:16 Matthew 10:42 Matthew 11:25 Matthew 21:24 Matthew 23:34 Matthew 24:45 Matthew 25:2 Matthew 25:4 Matthew 25:8 Matthew 25:9 Mark 14:31 Luke 10:21 Luke 12:42 Luke 13:11 Luke 18:17 John 6:37 John 21:1 Acts 7:6 Acts 13:34 Acts 13:41 Romans 1:14 Romans 1:22 Romans 3:9 Romans 10:6 Romans 11:25 Romans 12:16 Romans 16:19 Romans 16:27 1 Corinthians 1:19 1 Corinthians 1:20 1 Corinthians 1:26 1 Corinthians 1:27 1 Corinthians 3:10 1 Corinthians 3:18 1 Corinthians 3:19 1 Corinthians 3:20 1 Corinthians 4:10 1 Corinthians 6:5 1 Corinthians 10:15 2 Corinthians 10:12 2 Corinthians 11:19 Ephesians 5:15 1 Timothy 1:17 2 Timothy 3:15 Hebrews 4:4 James 3:13 Jude 1:25 Revelation 21:27

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