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The concept of acting "wisely" is deeply rooted in biblical teachings, emphasizing the importance of wisdom in the life of a believer. Wisdom, in the biblical sense, is not merely intellectual knowledge but a practical application of understanding that aligns with God's will and purposes.

Old Testament Insights

In the Old Testament, wisdom is often personified and is considered a divine attribute. The Book of Proverbs is particularly rich in teachings about wisdom.Proverbs 1:7 states, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline." This verse underscores the foundational role of reverence for God in acquiring true wisdom. Acting wisely, therefore, begins with a proper relationship with God.

King Solomon, renowned for his wisdom, is a central figure in the discussion of wisdom. In1 Kings 3:9 , Solomon prays, "Give Your servant a discerning heart to judge Your people and to distinguish between good and evil." Solomon's request highlights the biblical view that wisdom is essential for leadership and justice.

New Testament Teachings

In the New Testament, wisdom continues to be a significant theme. Jesus Christ is depicted as the embodiment of divine wisdom. InMatthew 7:24 , Jesus teaches, "Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock." Here, wisdom is equated with obedience to Christ's teachings, suggesting that wise living is grounded in following Jesus.

The Apostle Paul also emphasizes wisdom in his epistles. InEphesians 5:15-16 , he exhorts believers, "Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." Paul encourages Christians to live wisely by being vigilant and making the most of their time in a world that is often contrary to God's ways.

Practical Application

The Bible provides practical guidance on how to live wisely.James 1:5 offers a promise to believers: "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." This verse assures believers that God is the source of wisdom and is willing to provide it to those who seek it earnestly.

Furthermore, the Bible warns against the pitfalls of earthly wisdom, which can be contrary to God's wisdom.James 3:17 contrasts the two: "But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere." This passage outlines the characteristics of divine wisdom, which are to be reflected in the life of a believer.

Conclusion

While the Bible does not provide a direct definition of acting "wisely," it offers a comprehensive framework for understanding and applying wisdom in daily life. Through reverence for God, obedience to Christ, and reliance on divine guidance, believers are called to live wisely, reflecting God's character in their actions and decisions.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(adv.) In a wise manner; prudently; judiciously; discreetly; with wisdom.

Greek

5430. phronimos -- sensibly
... sensibly. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: phronimos Phonetic Spelling:
(fron-im'-oce) Short Definition:wisely, sensibly, prudently Definition:wisely...

3562. nounechos -- sensibly, discreetly
... sensibly, discreetly. Part of Speech: Adverb Transliteration: nounechos Phonetic
Spelling: (noon-ekh-oce') Short Definition:wisely, discreetly Definition...

Strong's Hebrew

2449. chakam -- to be wise
... root Definition to be wise NASB Word Usage actingwisely (1), becomes (1),
been...wise (1), dealwisely (1), exceedingly (1), make me wiser (1), makes us wiser...

2451. chokmah -- wisdom
... Word Origin from chakam Definition wisdom NASB Word Usage skill (5), skill* (1),
wisdom (143),wisely (3), wits' (1). skilful, wisdom,wisely, wit....

7919a. sakal -- to be prudent
... root Definition to be prudent NASB Word Usage actwisely (1), actswisely (3), behaved
himselfwisely (1), comprehend (1), consider (1), considers (2), discern...

995. bin -- to discern
... root Definition to discern NASB Word Usage actedwisely (1), cared (1), clever
(1), consider (8), consider carefully (1), considers (1), diligently consider (1...

Library

Wisely Doth St
... THE FIRST CENTURY 99Wisely doth St.Wisely doth St. John say, We are the Sons
of God; but the world knoweth us not because it knew Him not....

Vergilius had ThoughtWisely of his Temptation. ...
... CHAPTER 17 Vergilius had thoughtwisely of his temptation.? Vergilius had
thoughtwisely of his temptation. Fate rules them only...

Where Sin Occurs God CannotWisely Prevent It.
... XIII. WHERE SIN OCCURS GOD CANNOTWISELY PREVENT IT.... Let me here note, also, that
what God can not dowisely, He can not (speaking morally) do at all....

Wisely, O Jesu, Didst Thou Tell Thy Disciples
... THE FIRST CENTURY 98Wisely, O Jesu, didst Thou tell Thy disciples.Wisely,
O Jesu, didst Thou tell Thy disciples, when Thou promisedst...

How that by virtue of this Word a Man is Governed FullWisely, and...
... HERE BEGINNETH THE FOUR AND FIFTIETH CHAPTER How that by Virtue of this word a man
is governed fullwisely, and made full seemly as well in body as in soul....

Now it is Especially Necessary for the Man who is Bound to Speak...
... Book 4 Chapter 8. Now it is especially necessary for the man who is bound
to speakwisely? 8. Now it is especially necessary for...

The World is Best Enjoyed and Most Immediately While we Converse...
... THE FOURTH CENTURY 19 The world is best enjoyed and most immediately while
we converse blessedly andwisely with men. The world is...

The Unjust Steward
... Luke 16:8. "And the Lord commended the unjust steward, because he had donewisely."....
But it is said"he commended him for having actedwisely....

But Now, Thou Mayst Ask Me and Say, "Thou Speakest So Much of Love...
... I answer; Very love is to love Him with all thy might, stalwartly: in all
thine heart,wisely: in all thy soul, devoutly and sweetly....

Truth is More Important than Expression. What is Meant by Strife...
... To speak eloquently, then, andwisely as well, is just to express truths which it
is expedient to teach in fit and proper words,"words which in the subdued...

Thesaurus

Wisely (60 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a wise manner; prudently; judiciously; discreetly;
with wisdom. Multi-Version ConcordanceWisely (60 Occurrences)....

Success (29 Occurrences)
... is the translation of sakhal, "to be wise," "to prosper" (Joshua 1:8, "Thou shalt
have good success," the King James Version margin "dowisely," the Revised...

Behaved (21 Occurrences)
... 1 Samuel 18:5 David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himselfwisely:
and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the...

Acted (98 Occurrences)
... Luke 16:8 "His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had donewisely,
for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the...

Wisdom (320 Occurrences)
... Linguistic: In the Revised Version (British and American) the noun "wisdom" and
its corresponding adjective and verb ("be wise," "actwisely," etc.) represent...

Trusteth (30 Occurrences)
... (DBY). Proverbs 16:20 He that handleth a matterwisely shall find good: and
whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)....

Disgraceful (17 Occurrences)
... Proverbs 10:5 He who in summer gets together his store is a son who doeswisely;
but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame....

Dealeth (22 Occurrences)
... (KJV JPS DBY WBS). Proverbs 14:35 The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth
wisely; But his wrath will be against him that causeth shame. (ASV JPS)....

Prospering (8 Occurrences)
... your fathers; (See RSV). 1 Samuel 18:14 David behaved himselfwisely in all
his ways; and Yahweh was with him. (See NAS). 1 Samuel 18...

Behave (18 Occurrences)
... (WEY). Colossians 4:5 Behavewisely in relation to the outside world, buying up
your opportunities.... Psalms 101:2 I will behave myselfwisely in a perfect way....

Resources

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Wisely (60 Occurrences)

Mark 12:34
When Jesus saw that he answeredwisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the Kingdom of God." No one dared ask him any question after that.
(WEB WEY RSV NIV)

Luke 16:8
"His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had donewisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Romans 12:3
For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to thinkwisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,
(YLT)

Colossians 4:5
Behavewisely in relation to the outside world, buying up your opportunities.
(WEY RSV)

1 Timothy 3:4
but ruling his own householdwisely and well, with children kept under control with true dignity.
(WEY)

1 Timothy 3:12
A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own householdwisely and well.
(WEY)

1 Timothy 3:13
For those who have filled the deacon's officewisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring great freedom of speech in proclaiming the faith which rests on Christ Jesus.
(WEY)

1 Timothy 5:17
Let the Elders who perform their dutieswisely and well be held worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in preaching and teaching.
(WEY)

Titus 2:12
Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be livingwisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life;
(BBE)

James 3:13
Which of you is a wise and well-instructed man? Let him prove it by a right life with conduct guided by awisely teachable spirit.
(WEY)

Genesis 48:14
And Israel putteth out his right hand, and placeth 'it' upon the head of Ephraim, who 'is' the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh; he hath guided his handswisely, for Manasseh 'is' the first-born.
(YLT)

Exodus 1:10
Come, let us dealwisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies, and fight against us, and escape out of the land."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

Deuteronomy 32:29
If they were wise -- They dealwisely 'with' this; They attend to their latter end:
(YLT)

Joshua 1:7
Only, be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded thee; thou dost not turn aside from it right or left, so that thou dost actwisely in every 'place' whither thou goest;
(YLT)

Joshua 1:8
the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost actwisely.
(YLT)

1 Samuel 18:5
David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himselfwisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS YLT)

1 Samuel 18:14
David behaved himselfwisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS YLT)

1 Samuel 18:15
When Saul saw that he behaved himself verywisely, he stood in awe of him.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS YLT)

1 Samuel 18:30
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it happened, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself morewisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.
(WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS)

1 Kings 2:3
and kept the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commands, and His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, so that thou dostwisely all that thou dost, and whithersoever thou turnest,
(YLT)

2 Kings 18:7
And Jehovah hath been with him, in every place where he goeth out he actethwisely, and he rebelleth against the king of Asshur, and hath not served him;
(YLT)

2 Chronicles 11:23
He dealtwisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. He sought for them many wives.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 8:13
And on the second day have been gathered heads of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to actwisely concerning the words of the law.
(YLT)

Nehemiah 9:20
And Thy good Spirit Thou hast given, to cause them to actwisely; and Thy manna Thou hast not withheld from their mouth, and water Thou hast given to them for their thirst,
(YLT)

Job 34:27
Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have consideredwisely,
(YLT)

Psalms 2:10
And now, O kings, actwisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,
(YLT)

Psalms 14:2
Jehovah from the heavens Hath looked on the sons of men, To see if there is a wise one -- seeking God.
(See RSV)

Psalms 32:8
I cause thee to actwisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.
(YLT)

Psalms 36:3
The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he hath left off to be wise, to do good.
(See RSV)

Psalms 41:1
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is actingwisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
(YLT)

Psalms 58:5
Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never sowisely.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 64:9
All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shallwisely ponder what he has done.
(WEB KJV JPS BBE DBY WBS)

Psalms 94:8
Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye actwisely?
(YLT)

Psalms 101:2
I will behave myselfwisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
(KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 106:7
Our fathers in Egypt, Have not consideredwisely Thy wonders, They have not remembered The abundance of Thy kind acts, And provoke by the sea, at the sea of Suph.
(YLT)

Psalms 119:99
Above all my teachers I have actedwisely. For Thy testimonies 'are' my meditation.
(YLT)

Proverbs 1:5
(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will bewisely guided:)
(BBE)

Proverbs 10:5
He who in summer gets together his store is a son who doeswisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.
(BBE NAS)

Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips doeswisely.
(WEB ASV BBE DBY)

Proverbs 14:35
The king's favor is toward a servant who dealswisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV)

Proverbs 15:24
Actingwisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.
(BBE)

Proverbs 16:20
He that handleth a matterwisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
(KJV WBS)

Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to actwisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,
(YLT)

Proverbs 17:2
A servant who dealswisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV)

Proverbs 21:12
The righteous manwisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Proverbs 28:26
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walkethwisely, he shall be delivered.
(KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS)

Ecclesiastes 2:3
I searched in my heart how to pamper my flesh with wine, and, my heart conducting itself with wisdom, how yet to lay hold on folly, till I might see which it was best for the sons of men that they should do under the heaven the few days of their life.
(See NAS)

Ecclesiastes 2:19
And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have donewisely under the sun! this also 'is' vanity.
(YLT NAS)

Ecclesiastes 6:8
What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walkingwisely before the living?
(BBE)

Ecclesiastes 7:10
Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not askwisely about this.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Isaiah 41:20
So that they see, and know, And regard, and actwisely together, For the hand of Jehovah hath done this, And the Holy One of Israel hath prepared it.
(YLT)

Isaiah 44:18
They have not known, nor do they understand, For He hath daubed their eyes from seeing, Their heart from actingwisely.
(YLT)

Isaiah 52:13
Behold, my servant shall dealwisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.
(WEB ASV YLT NIV)

Jeremiah 10:21
For the keepers of the sheep have become like beasts, not looking to the Lord for directions: so they have not donewisely and all their flocks have been put to flight.
(BBE DBY YLT)

Jeremiah 20:11
But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealtwisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
(WEB ASV BBE YLT)

Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and dealwisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
(WEB ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 9:13
as it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil hath come upon us, and we have not appeased the face of Jehovah our God to turn back from our iniquities, and to actwisely in Thy truth.
(YLT)

Daniel 9:22
And he giveth understanding, and speaketh with me, and saith, 'O Daniel, now I have come forth to cause thee to consider understandingwisely;
(YLT)

Daniel 9:25
And thou dost know, and dost considerwisely, from the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem till Messiah the Leader 'is' seven weeks, and sixty and two weeks: the broad place hath been built again, and the rampart, even in the distress of the times.
(YLT)

Daniel 12:10
Purify themselves, yea, make themselves white, yea, refined are many: and the wicked have done wickedly, and none of the wicked understand, and those actingwisely do understand;
(YLT)

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