WisdomWisdom of Solomon 4:17–20
The ungodly misread the wise person’s end and face disgrace
This passage warns that ungodly people can look at a wise person’s end and still misunderstand it.
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WisdomWisdomWisdom of Solomon 5:1–14
Former mockers confess the emptiness of their lives
This dialogue presents people who once mocked a righteous man, then finally admit how wrong they were.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 5:15–23
God shields the righteous and arms creation for judgment
This passage contrasts the future of the righteous with the downfall of God’s enemies. It uses strong picture language about reward, protection, armour and creation itself joining God’s judgement.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 6:1–11
Rulers must answer to the giver of their authority
This passage speaks directly to kings, judges and rulers. It says their authority comes from the Lord, so they must listen, learn wisdom and remember that God examines how they use power.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 6:12–21
Seeking wisdom leads from instruction toward enduring rule
This passage speaks about wisdom as something bright, active, and worth seeking. It traces a clear path from wanting instruction to honouring wisdom, then explains why rulers especially should value her.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 6:22–7:6
The royal teacher promises instruction and shares ordinary mortality
This wisdom passage promises a truthful explanation of wisdom, then reminds readers that even a king shares the same human beginning and end as everyone else.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 7:7–14
Wisdom is preferred to wealth and shared without jealousy
In this passage from the Catholic additional book Wisdom of Solomon, the speaker says wisdom is worth more than power, wealth, beauty, or light, and says it should be passed on openly, not kept back.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 7:15–21
Knowledge of the world is acknowledged as God’s gift
This passage presents learning as something received from God. The speaker asks for words and thoughts that fit God’s gift, then describes a wide span of knowledge about the world, time, living things, and matters both hidden and visible.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 7:22–8:1
Wisdom’s pure spirit renews and orders all things
This passage from the Catholic additional book Wisdom of Solomon praises wisdom in rich poetic language.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 8:2–8
Wisdom is sought as a bride and teacher of virtue
This passage speaks of wisdom with strong affection and high value. Using the picture of a bride, the speaker shows how earnestly wisdom is sought, then explains why wisdom is precious for life, virtue, and understanding.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 8:9–16
The speaker anticipates honor and good judgment through wisdom
In this passage from the Catholic additional book of Wisdom of Solomon, the speaker describes what he expects from living closely with wisdom.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 8:17–21
The search for wisdom becomes an appeal for a divine gift
This passage shows a speaker thinking carefully about wisdom and then turning that search into prayer.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 9:1–12
A chosen ruler asks for wisdom to govern and build faithfully
This prayer asks God for wisdom from the viewpoint of a ruler who knows his own limits. It connects God’s work in creation with the need for wise leadership, faithful building, and decisions that please God.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 9:13–18
Human beings need wisdom to understand God’s counsel
This passage explains why people struggle to understand God’s counsel. It describes human limits, then shows that wisdom from God is necessary if people are to know what pleases him and have their ways corrected.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 10:1–4
Wisdom’s care is recalled from the first human to the flood
This passage from the Catholic additional book of Wisdom of Solomon looks back at early human figures through the theme of wisdom.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 10:5
Wisdom sustains a righteous man amid confused nations
This verse presents wisdom as active and discerning in a time of shared wrongdoing and confusion.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 10:6–9
Rescue from burning cities becomes a warning against folly
Wisdom of Solomon 10:6–9 says that wisdom rescues the righteous and exposes folly. The passage uses the destruction of five cities and the image of a salt pillar as warnings that rejecting wisdom leaves a lasting mark.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 10:10–12
Wisdom guards a fugitive through labor and conflict
This passage from the Catholic additional book Wisdom of Solomon describes how wisdom helps a righteous fugitive.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 10:13–14
Wisdom accompanies a sold man from confinement to authority
This short wisdom passage praises wisdom as a faithful companion of a righteous man through being sold, imprisoned and later honoured.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 10:15–21
Wisdom delivers an oppressed people through the sea
This passage praises wisdom for rescuing an oppressed people and leading them safely through the sea.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 11:1–14
Water teaches the contrast between merciful discipline and punishment
This passage reflects on water in two opposite ways. It says God gave water to his people in need, while their foes were troubled through water-like judgement.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 11:15–20
Fitting punishment displays power restrained by measure
This passage from Wisdom of Solomon reflects on punishment and God’s power. It says the punishment matched the people’s sin, yet it also stresses that God’s power is controlled and measured.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 11:21–12:2
The creator’s power is expressed through patient mercy
This passage from Wisdom of Solomon, in the Catholic additional books, joins two ideas that are often separated: God’s immense power and his patient mercy.
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WisdomWisdom of Solomon 12:3–11
The former inhabitants of the land exemplify gradual judgment
In this part of Wisdom of Solomon, the writer reflects on former inhabitants of the holy land and on God’s judgment.
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