LXX Concordance for σοφίαν

So Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person in whose heart the LORD had placed wisdom, all whose hearts moved them, to come to the work and do it.

“Act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head descend to Sheol in peace.

God gave Solomon wisdom, very great insight, and understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore.

The LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.

“Above all, may the LORD give you insight and understanding when he puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.

“Now grant me wisdom and knowledge so that I may lead these people, for who can judge this great people of yours? ”

When the queen of Sheba observed Solomon's wisdom, the palace he had built,

“How happy are your men.[fn] How happy are these servants of yours, who always stand in your presence hearing your wisdom.

Are their tent cords not pulled up?

They die without wisdom.

If only you would shut up

and let that be your wisdom!

Coral and quartz are not worth mentioning.

The price of wisdom is beyond pearls.

I thought that age should speak

and maturity should teach wisdom.

So do not claim, “We have found wisdom;

let God deal with him, not man.”

If not, then listen to me;

be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.

Who put wisdom in the heart[fn]

or gave the mind understanding?

For God has deprived her of wisdom;

he has not endowed her with understanding.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;

his tongue speaks what is just.

My mouth speaks wisdom;

my heart's meditation brings understanding.

For learning wisdom and discipline;

for understanding insightful sayings;

The fear of the LORD

is the beginning of knowledge;

fools despise wisdom and discipline.

“Because they hated knowledge,

didn't choose to fear the LORD,

furthermore, if you call out to insight

and lift your voice to understanding,

For the LORD gives wisdom;

from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Happy is a man who finds wisdom

and who acquires understanding,

it prepares its provisions in summer;

it gathers its food during harvest.

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”

and call understanding your relative.

Doesn't wisdom call out?

Doesn't understanding make her voice heard?

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,

but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,

but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

When arrogance comes, disgrace follows,

but with humility comes wisdom.

A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn't find it,

but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

Why does a fool have money in his hand

with no intention of buying wisdom?

Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent ​—

discerning, when he seals his lips.

realize that wisdom is the same for you.

If you find it, you will have a future,

and your hope will never fade.

A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,

but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.

A rod of correction imparts wisdom,

but a youth left to himself[fn]

is a disgrace to his mother.

I have not gained wisdom,

and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

I said to myself, “See, I have amassed wisdom far beyond all those who were over Jerusalem before me, and my mind has thoroughly grasped[fn] wisdom and knowledge.”

Then I turned to consider wisdom, madness, and folly, for what will the king's successor[fn] be like? He[fn] will do what has already been done.

For to the person who is pleasing in his sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God's sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

I turned my thoughts to know, explore, and examine wisdom and an explanation for things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity and folly is madness.

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the activity that is done on the earth (even though one's eyes do not close in sleep day or night),

I have observed that this also is wisdom under the sun, and it is significant to me:

Therefore, I will again confound these people

with wonder after wonder.

The wisdom of their wise will vanish,

and the perception of their perceptive will be hidden.

He changes the times and seasons;

he removes kings and establishes kings.

He gives wisdom to the wise

and knowledge to those

who have understanding.

I offer thanks and praise to you,

God of my ancestors,

because you have given me

wisdom and power.

And now you have let me know

what we asked of you,

for you have let us know

the king's mystery.[fn]