The Wisdom of God
57 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
35 sections
- All Human Wisdom Derived From
- Beyond Human Comprehension
- Exhibited in His Counsels
- Exhibited in His Foreshadowing Events
- Exhibited in His Works
- Exhibited in Knowing: His Saints
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Actions
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Afflictions of Saints
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Heart
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Infirmities of Saints
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Minutest Matters
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Most Secret Things
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Time of Judgment
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Want of Saints
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Way of Saints
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Wicked
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Words
- Exhibited in Knowing: The Works of the Wicked
- Exhibited in Redemption
- Exhibited in Searching the Heart
- Exhibited in Understanding the Thoughts
- Incomparable
- Infinite
- Mighty
- Nothing is Concealed From
- Perfect
- Saints Ascribe to Him
- should be Magnified
- The Gospel Contains Treasures of
- The Wicked Question
- Underived
- Universal
- Unsearchable
- Wisdom of Saints is Derived From
- Wonderful
All Human Wisdom Derived From
- Daniel 2:1 In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
Beyond Human Comprehension
- Psalm 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
Exhibited in His Counsels
- Isaiah 28:29 This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
- Jeremiah 32:19 the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
Exhibited in His Foreshadowing Events
- Isaiah 42:9 Behold, the former things have happened, and now I declare new things. Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
- Isaiah 46:10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
Exhibited in His Works
- Job 37:16 Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
- Psalm 104:24 How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
- Psalm 136:5 By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Proverbs 3:19 The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
- Jeremiah 10:12 The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Exhibited in Knowing: His Saints
- 2 Samuel 7:20 What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
- 2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
Exhibited in Knowing: The Actions
- Job 34:21 For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.
- Psalm 139:2–3 You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. …
Exhibited in Knowing: The Afflictions of Saints
- Exodus 3:7 The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
- Psalm 142:3 Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
Exhibited in Knowing: The Heart
- Psalm 44:21 would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
- Proverbs 15:11 Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD— how much more the hearts of men!
- Luke 16:15 So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
Exhibited in Knowing: The Infirmities of Saints
- Psalm 103:14 For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
Exhibited in Knowing: The Minutest Matters
- Matthew 10:29–30 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. …
Exhibited in Knowing: The Most Secret Things
- Matthew 6:18 so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Exhibited in Knowing: The Time of Judgment
- Matthew 24:36 No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Exhibited in Knowing: The Want of Saints
- Deuteronomy 2:7 Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.
- Matthew 6:8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Exhibited in Knowing: The Way of Saints
Exhibited in Knowing: The Wicked
- Nehemiah 9:10 You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the people of his land, for You knew they had acted with arrogance against our fathers. You made a name for Yourself that endures to this day.
- Job 11:11 Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
Exhibited in Knowing: The Words
- Psalm 139:4 Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.
Exhibited in Knowing: The Works of the Wicked
- Isaiah 66:18 “And I, knowing their deeds and thoughts, am coming to gather all nations and tongues, and they will come and see My glory.
Exhibited in Redemption
- 1 Corinthians 1:24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
- Ephesians 1:8 that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
- Ephesians 3:10 His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
Exhibited in Searching the Heart
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by …
- Revelation 2:23 Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
Exhibited in Understanding the Thoughts
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by …
- Psalm 139:2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
Incomparable
- Isaiah 44:7 Who then is like Me? Let him say so! Let him declare his case before Me, since I established an ancient people. Let him foretell the things to come, and what is to take place.
- Jeremiah 10:7 Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
Infinite
- Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
- Romans 11:33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
Mighty
- Job 36:5 Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Nothing is Concealed From
- Psalm 139:12 even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
Perfect
Saints Ascribe to Him
- Daniel 2:20 and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
should be Magnified
- Romans 16:27 to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
- Jude 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
The Gospel Contains Treasures of
- 1 Corinthians 2:7 No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.
The Wicked Question
- Psalm 73:11 The wicked say, “How can God know? Does the Most High have knowledge?”
- Isaiah 47:10 You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
Underived
- Job 21:22 Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since He judges those on high?
- Isaiah 40:14 Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?
Universal
- Job 28:24 For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
- Daniel 2:22 He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
- Acts 15:18 that have been known for ages.’
Unsearchable
- Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.
- Romans 11:33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
Wisdom of Saints is Derived From
- Ezra 7:25 And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God, which you possess, are to appoint magistrates and judges to judge all the people west of the Euphrates — all who know the laws of your God. And you are to teach these laws to …
Wonderful
- Psalm 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.