Lexicon :: Strong's G4908 - synetos

“So now, let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you are.

“I have also selected Oholiab[fn] son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be with him. I have put wisdom in the heart of every skilled artisan[fn] in order to make all that I have commanded you:

“Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.

“So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and set them over you as leaders: commanders for thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes.

One of the young men answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is also a valiant man, a warrior, eloquent, handsome, and the LORD is with him.”

So the commanders of hundreds did everything the priest Jehoiada commanded. They each brought their men ​— ​those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty ​— ​and came to the priest Jehoiada.

Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites in music, was to direct the music because he was skillful.

David’s uncle Jonathan was a counselor; he was a man of understanding and a scribe. Jehiel son of Hachmoni attended[fn] the king’s sons.

Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding.

It is impossible for God to do wrong,

and for the Almighty to act unjustly.

Reasonable men will say to me,

along with the wise men who hear me,

Sing a song of wisdom,[fn]

for God is King of the whole earth.

A man is praised for his insight,

but a twisted mind is despised.

A shrewd person conceals knowledge,

but a foolish heart publicizes stupidity.

For the prudent the path of life leads upward,

so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

The one who understands a matter finds success,

and the one who trusts in the LORD will be happy.

Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,

but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.

Don’t speak to[fn] a fool,

for he will despise the insight of your words.

A discerning son keeps the law,

but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.

Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting,

but a woman who fears the LORD will be praised.

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

commanders of fifty and dignitaries,

counselors, cunning magicians,[fn] and necromancers.[fn]

Woe to those who consider themselves wise

and judge themselves clever.[fn]

The princes of Zoan are complete fools;

Pharaoh’s wisest advisers give stupid advice!

How can you say to Pharaoh,

“I am one[fn] of the wise,

a student of eastern[fn] kings”?

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.

You have turned things around,

as if the potter were the same as the clay.

How can what is made say about its maker,

“He didn’t make me”?

How can what is formed

say about the one who formed it,

“He doesn’t understand what he’s doing”?

But a noble person plans noble things;

he stands up for noble causes.

“For my people are fools;

they do not know me.

They are foolish children,

without understanding.

They are skilled in doing what is evil,

but they do not know how to do what is good.”

Who is the person wise enough to understand this? Who has the LORD spoken to, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a wilderness, so no one can pass through?

Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him[fn] and pay no attention to all his words.”

About Edom, this is what the LORD of Armies says:

Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?

Has counsel perished from the prudent?

Has their wisdom rotted away?

For I will soon stir up and bring against Babylon

an assembly of great nations from the north country.

They will line up in battle formation against her;

from there she will be captured.

Their arrows will be like a skilled[fn] warrior

who does not return empty-handed.

A sword is over the Chaldeans —

this is the LORD’s declaration —

against those who live in Babylon,

against her officials, and against her sages.

“Those who have insight among the people will give understanding to many, yet they will fall by the sword and flame, and they will be captured and plundered for a time.

Let whoever is wise understand these things,

and whoever is insightful recognize them.

For the ways of the LORD are right,

and the righteous walk in them,

but the rebellious stumble in them.