35 Reasons Why We Need Wisdom!
By Dr. Harley Howard- www.fotbc.org

1. God's work can only be accomplished when His people are wise of heart and filled with His wisdom. Exodus 28:1-3, 31:1-6, 35:25-26, 30-35. 

2. It is a proof and a witness before others of the validity of your professed relationship with God. Deuteronomy 4:5-8 

3. It takes wisdom to lead God's people. Deuteronomy 34:9, 2nd Chronicles 1:10 

4. Wisdom is needed to keep the word of God. 1st Chronicles 22:11-13 

5. It is priceless and all of mankind does not know the value of it. Job 28:12-18 

6. Only those who are righteous can speak with wisdom.
Psalm 37:30, 49:3, Proverbs 10:13,21,31. 

7. The brevity of life should compel us to apply wisdom. Psalm 90:10-12 

8. Without wisdom no one can understand the fear of God or have the desire to do His commandments. Psalm 111:10 

9. Wisdom is available to those who want it, but it requires salvation and a forsaking of the foolishness of this life. Proverbs 1:20-23, 8:1-10 

10. There is a serious and sure danger in ignoring the call of wisdom.
Proverbs 1:24-32, 8:32-36. 

11. To know and apply wisdom, one must be attentive to listen to the words of wisdom and the commandments of God. Proverbs 2:1-2 

12. Wisdom must be the greatest desire and search in one's life before one can obtain it.
Proverbs 2:3-4 

13. You will always know that you have found wisdom so long as you are brought continually to the fear of God. Proverbs 2:5, 9:10 

14. God alone gives His wisdom, being the source of it, and it is reserved by Him to be given to those who are righteous. Proverbs 2:6-7 

15. Wisdom keeps us righteous in our behavior, but only if it enters our heart (all of us) and when we find the knowledge of God to be a joy to our souls. Proverbs 2:8-22, 14:33, 19:8 

16. Those who have wisdom and understanding are joyful to know that it is more valuable than any and all earthly possessions. Proverbs 3:13-18, 16:16 

17. God's wisdom comforts and protects you from all fear and worry. Proverbs 3:21-26 

18. Wisdom and understanding is to be pursued in life continually and not forgotten.
Proverbs 4:5-9 

19. Wisdom will keep you from adultery and fornication. Proverbs 5:1-14, 7:1-9 

20. Wisdom is for the humble only. Proverbs 11:2 

21. Wisdom brings ease of knowledge to those who have understanding. Proverbs 14:6. 

22. Wisdom never enters into the heart of a fool because he has no heart-felt desire for it, even if he is curious to want to know it. Proverbs 17:16,24. 

23. Wisdom is not attainable to a fool. He cannot understand it. Proverbs 24:7 

24. Wisdom and the rod are needed to prevent children from being a grief to one's mother later in life. Proverbs 29:15 

25. To be a woman of virtue you must know and speak wisdom. Proverbs 31:26. 

26. To reject the word of the Lord means that I will be absent of wisdom. Jeremiah 8:9 

27. Jesus was both filled with and increasing in wisdom. Luke 2:40,52. 

28. You need wisdom to serve the people of God in the menial of task. Acts 6:3. 

29. The simple gospel message is the wisdom of God. 1st Corinthians 2:1-8 

30. It takes the Holy Spirit to teach the wisdom of God contained in the gospel of Christ.
1st Corinthians 2:12-13 

31. God wants to give us wisdom to reveal to us Himself. Ephesians 3:9-12 

32. We cannot know the will of God or walk in a way that pleases Him or be fruitful in our lives or know Christ experientially without His wisdom. Colossians 1:9-10 

33. We are to walk in and with wisdom before those who have none, redeeming the time.
Colossians 4:5 

34. We need to admit our lack of wisdom and go to God continually for it. James 1:5-8. 

35. Wisdom and knowledge is demonstrated by works in the meekness of wisdom.
James 3:13-17