Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, October 31st, 2024
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Wisdom

Charles Buck Theological Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Will Worship
Next Entry
Wisdom of God
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

Denotes a high and refined notion of things, immediately presented to the mind, as it were, by intuition, without the assistance of reasoning. In a moral sense, it signifies the same as prudence, or that knowledge by which we connect the best means with the best ends. Some, however, distinguish wisdom from prudence thus: wisdom leads us to speak and act what is most proper; prudence prevents our speaking or acting improperly. A wise man employs the most proper means for success; a prudent man the safest means for not being brought into danger. Spiritual wisdom consists in the knowledge and fear of God. It is beautifully described by St. James, "as pure, peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy." James 3:17 .

See DEVOTION, RELIGION.

Bibliography Information
Buck, Charles. Entry for 'Wisdom'. Charles Buck Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​cbd/​w/wisdom.html. 1802.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile