Define Wisdom

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Define wisdom, and list some insights of human wisdom you have discovered on your own as opposed to divine wisdom you have read in scriptures.
 
One possible definition: That particular knowledge & insight gained after screwing something up. In some cases this can include humility.
 
Wildgraywolf said:
One possible definition: That particular knowledge & insight gained after screwing something up. In some cases this can include humility.
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Yes, humility is integral to wisdom in that we are able to see our shortcoming and work on them. 👍
 
Religious faith is believing without actual knowing; religious wisdom is having knowledge of God’s existence. Faith is actually quite trivial given the grace of wisdom.
 
Oh boy… In my theology class when we were reading the Wisdom Books in the Bible, our teacher opened the discussion with “What is wisdom?” on two or three separate occasions. Eventually we came to the conclusion that primarily, Wisdom is the Second Person of the Trinity. After that, wisdom is our participation in that Person through grace. This is when we keep God’s commandments and love Him. Sometimes God grants you wisdom in understanding something that you have seen many times before but never quite understood the same way until then. And lastly, wisdom is also “practical” (read the book of Sirach) but even this ties back to God because Sirach 32:23 says, “Guard yourself in every act, for this is the keeping of the commandments.” (emphasis mine).
 
Wisdom is the ability to know what to think, say, or do in the right and timely way.
 
Are their different ordered forms of wisdom where each higher ordered level takes on qualitatively and quantifying superior outcomes, such as in comparing the various earthly forms of wisdom from those of Heavenly origin?
 
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Are their different ordered forms of wisdom where each higher ordered level takes on qualitatively and quantifying superior outcomes, such as in comparing the various earthly forms of wisdom from those of Heavenly origin?
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That would seem to be the case.

Wisdom is the chief(?) gift from the Holy Spirit when we receive the sacrament of confirmation.

Presumably this gift, this brand of wisdom, if properly nurtured, will render “superior outcomes” to the wisdom that we might have in in natural course of our lives.

Atheists can possess and exercise certain forms of wisdom, but they deny to themselves the wisdom offered to them, if they would but accept it, by the Holy Spirit.

The lack of spiritual wisdom does not negate natural wisdom, but without it the natural wisdom is deprived of its greatest source of strength.
 
I can’t give a full definition found in scripture but only this:
…“9Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning. 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 11For by me your days will be multiplied, And years of life will be added to you”.…
 
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