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Proverbs 21:22
The wise conquer the city of the strong and level the fortress in which they trust.
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Proverbs 24:5
The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.
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Colossians 1:9-11
So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy,
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Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
Here is another bit of wisdom that has impressed me as I have watched the way our world works.There was a small town with only a few people, and a great king came with his army and besieged it.A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him.So even though wisdom is better than strength, those who are wise will be despised if they are poor. What they say will not be appreciated for long.Better to hear the quiet words of a wise person than the shouts of a foolish king.Better to have wisdom than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much that is good.
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2 Samuel 20 16-2 Samuel 20 22
But a wise woman in the town called out to Joab,“ Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you.”As he approached, the woman asked,“ Are you Joab?”“ I am,” he replied. So she said,“ Listen carefully to your servant.”“ I’m listening,” he said.Then she continued,“ There used to be a saying,‘ If you want to settle an argument, ask advice at the town of Abel.’I am one who is peace loving and faithful in Israel. But you are destroying an important town in Israel. Why do you want to devour what belongs to the Lord?”And Joab replied,“ Believe me, I don’t want to devour or destroy your town!That’s not my purpose. All I want is a man named Sheba son of Bicri from the hill country of Ephraim, who has revolted against King David. If you hand over this one man to me, I will leave the town in peace.”“ All right,” the woman replied,“ we will throw his head over the wall to you.”Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and called his troops back from the attack. They all returned to their homes, and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.
