Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'wise' occurs 324 times in the standard works.

67 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'wise' in the standard works and contain 20.7% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 29 minutes to read the entire list.

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Eccl. 2:14-19 (6 in 6 verses)

 2:14 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

 2:15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

 2:16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

 2:17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

 2:18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.

 2:19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.





1 Cor. 3:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

 3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

 3:20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.





Prov. 1:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

 1:5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

 1:6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.





Isa. 19:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

 19:11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

 19:12 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.





Dan. 2:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

 2:12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

 2:13 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

 2:14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:





Prov. 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

 9:12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.





Prov. 13:20 (2 in 1 verse)

 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.





Prov. 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

 21:11 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.





Dan. 2:24 (2 in 1 verse)

 2:24 Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.





Matt. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.





D&C 98:10 (2 in 1 verse)

 98:10 Wherefore, honest men and wise men should be sought for diligently, and good men and wise men ye should observe to uphold; otherwise whatsoever is less than these cometh of evil.





Ex. 36:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

 36:1 Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord had commanded.

 36:2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it:





1 Kgs. 3:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

 3:26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.

 3:27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.





Prov. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 9:8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.

 9:9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.





Prov. 11:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

 11:29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.





Prov. 24:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

 24:5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

 24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.





Prov. 29:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 29:8 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

 29:9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.





Eccl. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

 7:5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.





Eccl. 8:17-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

 8:17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

 9:1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.





Jer. 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 8:8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

 8:9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?





Ezek. 27:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 27:8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.

 27:9 The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.





Dan. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

 5:7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.

 5:8 Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.





Matt. 25:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

 25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

 25:9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.





1 Cor. 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

 1:20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?





1 Cor. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

 1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

 1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;





2 Ne. 9:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

 9:42 And whoso knocketh, to him will he open; and the wise, and the learned, and they that are rich, who are puffed up because of their learning, and their wisdom, and their riches-- yea, they are they whom he despiseth; and save they shall cast these things away, and consider themselves fools before God, and come down in the depths of humility, he will not open unto them.

 9:43 But the things of the wise and the prudent shall be hid from them forever-- yea, that happiness which is prepared for the saints.





Mosiah 29:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

 29:10 And now let us be wise and look forward to these things, and do that which will make for the peace of this people.

 29:11 Therefore I will be your king the remainder of my days; nevertheless, let us appoint judges, to judge this people according to our law; and we will newly arrange the affairs of this people, for we will appoint wise men to be judges, that will judge this people according to the commandments of God.





Alma 37:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

 37:6 Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.

 37:7 And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord doth confound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls.





3 Ne. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

 11:22 And again the Lord called others, and said unto them likewise; and he gave unto them power to baptize. And he said unto them: On this wise shall ye baptize; and there shall be no disputations among you.

 11:23 Verily I say unto you, that whoso repenteth of his sins through your words, and desireth to be baptized in my name, on this wise shall ye baptize them-- Behold, ye shall go down and stand in the water, and in my name shall ye baptize them.




Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 191 71 262
Gen. 4 0 4
Ex. 11 5 16
Lev. 3 1 4
Num. 1 0 1
Deut. 8 5 13
Josh. 2 0 2
Judg. 1 5 6
1 Sam. 1 7 8
2 Sam. 3 3 6
1 Kgs. 6 3 9
1 Chr. 2 9 11
2 Chr. 1 4 5
Neh. 0 2 2
Esth. 2 2 4
Job 11 3 14
Ps. 7 7 14
Prov. 66 5 71
Eccl. 25 2 27
Isa. 7 1 8
Jer. 9 1 10
Ezek. 2 4 6
Dan. 16 0 16
Hosea 1 1 2
Obad. 1 0 1
Nahum 0 1 1
Zech. 1 0 1
NT 56 80 136
BM 40 28 68
DC 34 40 74
PGP 3 9 12
TOTAL 324 228 552

Eccl. 2:14
The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

Eccl. 2:15
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

Eccl. 2:16
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

Eccl. 2:19
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.

Eccl. 4:13
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Eccl. 6:8
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

Eccl. 7:4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

Eccl. 7:5
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Eccl. 7:7
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Eccl. 7:10
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

Eccl. 7:16
Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

Eccl. 7:19
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

Eccl. 7:22
For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

Eccl. 7:23
All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Eccl. 8:1
Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.

Eccl. 8:5
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

Eccl. 8:17
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

Eccl. 9:1
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

Eccl. 9:11
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Eccl. 9:15
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

Eccl. 9:17
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Eccl. 10:2
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

Eccl. 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Eccl. 12:9
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

Eccl. 12:11
The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.