Wisdom vs Intelligence

[Jullianna]

[h=3]WHAT THE DICTIONARY SAYS ABOUT IT:

in·tel·li·gence
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1. The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.
2. The collection of information of military or political value: "military intelligence".

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[TD]understanding - intellect - information - mind - wit

wis·dom

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1. The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.
2. The soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of such experience, knowledge, and good judgment.

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[TD]sagacity - sapience - prudence - intelligence - learning


WHAT SCRIPTURE SAYS ABOUT IT:

- For the Lord gives skillful and godly Wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6
= If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. James 1: 5
- But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. James 3: 17
- For it is written, I will baffle and render useless and destroy the learning of the learned and the philosophy of the philosophers and the cleverness of the clever and the discernment of the discerning; I will frustrate and nullify [them] and bring [them] to nothing. 1 Corinthians 1: 19
- With the aged [you say] is wisdom, and with length of days comes understanding. But [only] with [God] are [perfect] wisdom and might; He [alone] has [true] counsel and understanding. Job 12: 12-13
- He who leans on, trusts in, and is confident of his own mind and heart is a [self-confident] fool, but he who walks in skillful and godly Wisdom shall be delivered. Proverbs 28: 26
- For this world's wisdom is foolishness (absurdity and stupidity) with God, for it is written, He lays hold of the wise in their [own] craftiness. 1 Corinthians 3:19

WHAT A VERY WISE GUY I KNOW HAD TO SAY ABOUT IT:

"Some people are educated beyond their capacity for understanding."

IN YOUR PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE, DO YOU ALSO SEEK GODLY WISDOM?
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Viewing the Standard King James Version (Pure Cambridge).
Corinthians 12:1-11
[SUP]1[/SUP] Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
[SUP]2[/SUP] Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
[SUP]3[/SUP] Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
[SUP]4[/SUP] Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
[SUP]5[/SUP] And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
[SUP]6[/SUP] And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
[SUP]7[/SUP] But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
[SUP]8[/SUP] For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
[SUP]9[/SUP] To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
[SUP]10[/SUP] To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
[SUP]11[/SUP] But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

 

[SeatBelt]

wow. that's all like academic and stuff.
I dropped out of Mensa. fo rizzle.
I like the simple definition of "Wisdom = Knowledge + Scars"

 

[maxwel]

Yeah, well what if you don't have wisdom OR intelligence?

I don't mean ME... I'm.... uhhh... talking about a friend.

: )

 

[iTOREtheSKY]

Yeah, well what if you don't have wisdom OR intelligence?

I don't mean ME... I'm.... uhhh... talking about a friend.

: )

While I think it's sweet of you to call me your friend maxwel,I'd rather you not share my lack either W. or I. with the masses. I think they will figure this out all on their own.

 

[rachelsedge]

Intelligence is having knowledge, and the ability to gain knowledge. Wisdom is knowing what to do with it. That comes with trials and errors, as well as experience and godly guidance.

 

[zeroturbulence]

Pursuit of knowledge? I gave that up some time ago. Now I just pursue food and sleep, and cool stuff on the internet.

 

[Shouryu]

The most glaring word distinguishing the two definitions is judgement, and I think it really does come down to that.

I teach a lot of really intelligent kiddos who choose to do really dumb things. You can be incredibly smart, but the CHOICES you make...the judgments you choose...that's what defines you as wise or foolish, really.

 

[Chrissy77]

Waves at Zero... Hi stranger!!

 

[Descyple]

If I'm not intelligent, but have enough sense not to admit it, does that make me wise???

 

[Chrissy77]

If I'm not intelligent, but have enough sense not to admit it, does that make me wise???

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Descyple]

If I'm not intelligent, but have enough sense not to admit it, does that make me wise???

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess one out of two ain't bad!!!

 

[Liamson]

Wisdom is the practical application of knowledge.

 

[SeatBelt]

The most glaring word distinguishing the two definitions is judgement, and I think it really does come down to that.

I teach a lot of really intelligent kiddos who choose to do really dumb things. You can be incredibly smart, but the CHOICES you make...the judgments you choose...that's what defines you as wise or foolish, really.

judgement has such a negative connotation, can we replace that with Discernment?

 

[Shouryu]

judgement has such a negative connotation, can we replace that with Discernment?

Sure. Typically, if one precedes judgment with the modifier "good" or "poor," then the confusion on what we mean by judgment (and the word's negative connotations) is avoided. But substituting the word discernment works just as easily.

 

[maxwel]

For some reason, everyone is in this thread posting the most profound and astounding things.

I really feel like I need to jump in just to bring down the IQ average a bit.

It's my special gift.
: )

 

[SeatBelt]

For some reason, everyone is in this thread posting the most profound and astounding things.

I really feel like I need to jump in just to bring down the IQ average a bit.

It's my special gift.
: )

Hey now, to the DART thread with you, young man, or I'll have to start saying things at your from the Momisms thread!

 

[CatHerder]

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.

Wisdom is not putting one in a fruit salad.

 

[Nautilus]

Unless youre playing a class that specifically focuses on intelligence based abilities or needs the skillpoints, Wisdom is normally better because it benefits your will save....

 

[SeatBelt]

knowledge means having the facts
intelligence means being able to extract additional facts from there and interpolate the facts for forecasting
wisdom is knowing how to be discrete with those findings, or broadcast them in a way that creates significance.