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)

1 Cor. 3:18-20 (4 in 3 verses)

Prov. 1:5-6 (3 in 2 verses)

Isa. 19:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Dan. 2:12-14 (3 in 3 verses)

Prov. 9:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 13:20 (2 in 1 verse)

Prov. 21:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Dan. 2:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 2:16 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 98:10 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 36:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Kgs. 3:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 9:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 24:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 29:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 8:17-9:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 8:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 27:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Dan. 5:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 25:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 1:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Cor. 1:26-27 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:42-43 (2 in 2 verses)

Mosiah 29:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 37:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

3 Ne. 11:22-23 (2 in 2 verses)

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

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

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

Prov. 3:7
Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

Prov. 3:35
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

Prov. 6:6
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

Prov. 8:33
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

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

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

Prov. 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Prov. 10:5
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Prov. 10:8
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

Prov. 10:14
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

Prov. 10:19
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

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

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

Prov. 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

Prov. 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Prov. 13:1
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Prov. 13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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

Prov. 14:1
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

Prov. 14:3
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

Prov. 14:16
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

Prov. 14:24
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

Prov. 14:35
The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.

Prov. 15:2
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

Prov. 15:7
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

Prov. 15:12
A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise.

Prov. 15:20
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Prov. 15:24
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

Prov. 15:31
The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.

Prov. 16:14
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.

Prov. 16:20
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.

Prov. 16:21
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

Prov. 16:23
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

Prov. 17:2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Prov. 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

Prov. 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Prov. 18:15
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Prov. 19:20
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Prov. 20:1
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

Prov. 20:26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

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

Prov. 21:12
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

Prov. 21:20
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

Prov. 21:22
A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

Prov. 22:17
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Prov. 23:15
My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Prov. 23:19
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

Prov. 23:24
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

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

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

Prov. 24:23
These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

Prov. 25:12
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Prov. 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Prov. 26:12
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Prov. 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

Prov. 27:11
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

Prov. 28:7
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

Prov. 28:11
The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

Prov. 28:26
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

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

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

Prov. 29:11
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

Prov. 30:24
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: