Bible Verses About Age and Wisdom

“Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.”

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.”

“I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.”

“Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”

“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.”

“But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.”

“The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.”

“Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.”

“So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know. I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom. But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.”

“So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.”

“But now, this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.”

“It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.”

“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.”

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”

“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble.”

“Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.”

“When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.”

“A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.”

“A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.”

“Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.”

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!”

“Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.”

“Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you. Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.”

“Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.”

“Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”

“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.”

“Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.”

“For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.”

“And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

“I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.”

“How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.”

“Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.”

“Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.”

“Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come. Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?”

“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.”

“Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished.”

“You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.”

“But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.”

“With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”

“The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.”

“The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.”

“Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.”

“Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.”

“So if you walk in My ways and keep My statutes and commandments, just as your father David did, I will prolong your days.”

“Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.”

“To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.”

“This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.”

“For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.”

“You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.”

“Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.”