Lexicon :: Strong's G5429 - phronimos

Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You can’t eat from any tree in the garden’? ”

“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.

Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered;[fn]

he will thunder in the heavens against them.

The LORD will judge the ends of the earth.

He will give power to his king;

he will lift up the horn of his anointed.[fn]

“I will therefore do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has never been anyone like you before and never will be again.

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the people of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.

When Hiram heard Solomon’s words, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD today! He has given David a wise son to be over this great people! ”

Don’t be wise in your own eyes;

fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense,

but a person with understanding keeps silent.

The one who brings ruin on his household

will inherit the wind,

and a fool will be a slave

to someone whose heart is wise.

A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,

but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

A quick-tempered person acts foolishly,

and one who schemes is hated.

A gentle answer turns away anger,

but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,

but a person with understanding walks a straight path.

A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person

more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;

the father of a fool has no joy.

The one who has knowledge restrains his words,

and one who keeps a cool head[fn]

is a person of understanding.

A person’s spirit can endure sickness,

but who can survive a broken spirit?

All the brothers of a poor person hate him;

how much more do his friends

keep their distance from him!

He may pursue them with words,

but they are not there.[fn]

Strike a mocker, and the inexperienced learn a lesson;

rebuke the discerning, and he gains knowledge.

Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water;

but a person of understanding draws it out.

who destroys the omens of the false prophets

and makes fools of diviners;

who confounds the wise

and makes their knowledge foolishness;

Labor pains come on him.

He is not a wise son;

when the time comes,

he will not be born.[fn]