WISDOM

(See also Common Sense; Discernment; Foolishness; Insight; Instinct; Knowledge; Philosophy; Shrewdness; Understanding)

acquiring: scl 113; mwb23.09 14; cl 220-221; it-2 1194-1195; w16.10 18-20; w99 11/15 24-27; w95 12/15 18-19

compared to prospecting for gold: w16.08 18-19

personal responsibility: w01 5/15 30

when unsure of what to do: w21.02 28-30

youths: w02 3/15 8-10

“along with an inheritance” (Ec 7:11): w04 9/1 28

applying things learned: w18.09 7; w16.10 18; km 4/90 3-4

bad use: it-2 1191-1192

“become wise in your future” (Pr 19:20): w02 10/15 32

better than gold: it-1 983; w01 3/15 26-27

“better than weapons of war” (Ec 9:18): mwb24.01 15

“be wise, my son” (Pr 27:11): w86 8/1 16-17

Bible’s evidence of higher: scl 111; cl 179, 181-188; w12 6/15 28; w09 5/1 5; w03 7/1 13-14; w99 4/1 3-7; w90 4/1 11-15; gm 162-174

children:

helping become “wise for salvation” (2Ti 3:15): w17.12 20-22

contrast between wise person and ridiculer (Pr 9:7-9, 12): mwb25.03 11

contributing factors: mwb23.09 14

association: it-2 1194

experience: it-2 1194

fear of Jehovah: w09 3/15 24; w06 9/15 17; w01 5/15 30; w95 3/15 16-18

heart: it-2 1194

knowledge of Jehovah: w22.10 19

controlling one’s spirit: w90 9/15 21-23

‘count days with heart of’ (Ps 90:12): w06 7/15 13; w05 5/1 32

discussion: scl 113-114; it-2 1189-1195

effect on speech: w07 7/15 9-10; w04 11/15 27

foreseeing consequences: w16.10 18; w15 5/15 26-27; w99 7/1 32

gift from God: it-1 936-937

godly wisdom: scl 113; w22.05 20-25; cl 219-228; rk 27; w06 3/15 25; ol 29

“a protection” (Ec 7:12): g 6/07 21

cultivating: w93 12/15 19-20

elders qualified by: od 34; it-2 1194

evidences of: it-2 1194-1195; w00 8/1 32

happiness from: w98 5/15 6; w93 12/15 19

helping children acquire: mwb23.09 15

Jehovah’s willingness to give: cl 220; w21.02 29-30; w03 1/15 11; w03 9/1 14

searching for: w16.08 18-19; w12 6/15 30-31; w95 12/15 18-19; w89 3/15 3-6

spiritual warfare using: it-2 1193

superiority over human: it-2 1191-1193

“wisdom from above” (Jas 3:17): cl 221-227; w08 3/15 24-25; w07 9/15 28; w05 9/1 29-30; w97 11/15 18; w95 12/15 18-19

Greek words: it-2 1189, 1191

Hebrew words: it-2 1189, 1191

hidden from ridiculers (Pr 14:6): w04 11/15 28

human wisdom: it-2 1190-1195

contrast to sacred secret: it-2 1192-1193

danger of relying on: w17.03 23-24

relative value: it-2 1192-1193

Satan’s use: w19.01 17; w19.06 5-6

vanity of much of: it-2 1192

instinctive wisdom:

ants: cl 173; it-1 115; ph 21; w96 4/1 12

hummingbird: w96 4/1 12

James’ counsel (Jas 3:13-18): w08 3/15 21-25

Jehovah’s wisdom: scl 65; w22.10 18-23; cl 168-228; g21.1 15; wp19.1 7; it-2 704, 1190; rk 13; w09 4/15 15; w08 5/1 4-5; w03 7/1 12-14; ip-1 407-409

“calling out,” “crying out” (Pr 8:1, 3): g 5/14 16

“cries aloud” (Pr 1:20, 21): w22.10 18

‘hidden from wise and intellectual’ (Mt 11:25): w13 1/1 9

how Jehovah provides: w23.05 10

imitating Jehovah’s use of: w24.09 29; w15 5/15 26-27

Jehovah “alone is wise” (Ro 16:27): cl 176-178; w09 4/15 15; w07 5/15 25

Jehovah’s love greater: w90 11/15 12-14

manifest during time of rebellion: w10 1/15 27

manifest in achieving purpose: w11 5/15 21-25

manifest in creation: cl 172-175; mwb22.01 5; w13 10/15 8-10; ph 21-22; g 3/10 10; w09 4/15 15-19; w08 5/1 4-5; w03 7/1 12-13; w96 4/1 12-14; g95 11/8 8; w87 4/15 3-4

manifest in Jehovah’s mercy: w21.10 9-10

manifest in Proverbs: bm 15

manifest in resurrection promise: w20.08 17-18

manifest in sacred secret: cl 189, 191-198; it-2 1190; w03 6/15 24-25; w87 4/15 5-7

not too great for humans to learn from: op 23-24

seen in preaching work: km 1/04 1; w94 8/15 13; w92 9/15 19-24

why people reject: w22.10 19-21

Jesus Christ: cf 46-55; scl 68; cl 209, 211-218; w09 1/15 4

‘all treasures of wisdom concealed in’ (Col 2:3): it-2 180-181, 798, 837, 1190; w94 12/15 15

“wisdom from God” (1Co 1:30): it-2 53, 1190

“wisdom of God” (1Co 1:24): it-2 53

wisdom personified (Pr 8): mwb25.03 10; cf 130-131; it-2 52-53; w06 8/1 31; w06 9/15 17; w01 3/15 27-28; ti 14; w87 5/15 28

life stories:

I Came to Appreciate True Wisdom: g88 11/22 24-27

madness contrasted: it-2 292

meaning of term: cl 170-171; w18.09 4; it-2 182, 1189-1191; w16.10 18; w03 7/1 12; w00 5/15 21; w99 9/15 12-13; w97 3/15 12; w94 2/1 9; w86 6/15 6

Moses: it-2 1191

‘no wisdom, discernment, nor counsel in opposition to Jehovah’ (Pr 21:30): it-2 704-705

older people: g99 7/22 11

personified (Pr 1): w99 9/15 15

personified (Pr 8): mwb25.03 10; cf 130-131; it-2 52-53; w06 8/1 31; w06 9/15 17; w01 3/15 25-28; ti 14; w87 5/15 28

personified (Pr 9:1-6): w23.06 23-25

practical wisdom: cl 187-188; si 114

safeguarding (Pr 3:21): cl 228; w16.10 18-20

unrighteous steward commended for: it-1 1181; it-2 1192; w17.07 8-11; jy 204-205; gt chapter 87; w89 3/1 8-9

prayer for: scl 95, 113; wp18.1 13; w12 7/15 15; w10 10/1 10; w09 11/15 8-9; w99 11/15 26; w97 11/15 9; w95 12/15 18; w87 7/15 19

references in Proverbs: w22.10 19-23; si 108-110

relationship to—

humility: cl 200

knowledge: it-2 182

mildness: cl 201; w08 3/15 22

understanding: it-2 1140, 1189-1190; w16.10 18; w16.12 18

Solomon: ijwis article 20; mwb22.09 2; it-2 182, 991, 1191; lfb 108; w11 12/15 8-9; my stories 63-64; si 65-66, 106

case of two prostitutes: cl 219-220; it-2 700-701; bm 13

request for wisdom: mwb22.07 10; it-2 988; lfb 108; w11 12/15 11; w05 7/1 30

symbolic representation:

eagle: w96 6/15 9

symbolized by “living creature” like an eagle (Re 4:6, 7; 6:7): re 80-81, 96

“tree of life” (Pr 3:18): it-2 250

use in family: w16.10 20; w86 11/1 22

value: scl 114; mwb22.07 10; w07 7/15 8-11; w01 3/15 26-27; w01 5/15 30; w00 1/15 26; w86 6/15 6

“walking with the wise” (Pr 13:20): lvs 31; lv 25; w09 8/15 20-21

“with the modest ones” (Pr 11:2): w88 3/15 19-20

world’s wisdom: scl 114; it-2 634

“foolish” (1Co 1:20): w92 9/15 19-20

not trusting in: w19.05 21-25; w96 2/1 22-23