Can you have Wisdom without having knowledge?

Question

To gain Wisdom by God's Grace, or discernment, you have to have Knowledge of God, no? Is not knowledge "talking the talk," and Wisdom "walking the walk"?

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Answer 1

I agree. You can't have one without the other.
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Answer 2

There was a young man walking along and finds two metal rails.

Knowledge tells him these are two metal rails,

Understanding tells him they are railroad tracks


Discernment tells him trains travel on railroad tracks.

Wisdom tells him

"Get of the Tracks before you get run over"

John 17:3, says the Knowing the only true God brings eternal life.

Matt 7:24-27 shows it the doing what Jesus said that saves a person.

John 12:47, 48 shows that the word Jesus has spoken will judge people.

We need both, true knowledge and the wisdom to act upon that knowledge.

Answer 3

Wisdom is that which cannot be spoken, or as the Vedas proclaim, "No tongue has touched it...." Knowledge, on the other hand, is all about everything which can be discussed. Historically, most mystics seeking wisdom do so within the context of a religious order, therefore, long before they are blessed with a divine encounter that renders wisdom unto them, they acquire much knowledge of the divine. However, given that in the final analysis, all one's knowledge, at best, is useless in the face of wisdom, and, at worst, represents a barrier to the bestowal of wisdom...it would seem highly probable that many of the so-called "natural mystics" acquire wisdom without necessarily having spent any time pursuing knowledge of the divine. In these cases, their pursuit of knowledge and understanding of the divine was ignited by the mystical experience and the wisdom it bestowed upon them.

There is a wonderful book from 1901 that explores the mystical experience, the acquisition of wisdom, and the lives of many of history's best known mystics, both natural and religious: "Cosmic Consciousness" by R. Maurice Bucke. It is a timeless classic and one that you will almost certainly come to treasure. You can look into it here: http://www.amazon.com/Cosmic-Consciousness-Evolution-Human-Arkana/dp/0140193375/sr=8-1/qid=1157643373/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-8160036-7323350?ie=UTF8&s=books

I would also recommend "Perennial Philosophy" by Aldous Huxley; it has been quite useful in my own spiritual growth: http://www.amazon.com/Perennial-Philosophy-Aldous-Huxley/dp/0060901918/sr=1-2/qid=1157643534/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-8160036-7323350?ie=UTF8&s=books

Answer 4

Oh, drat. I thought this was going to be an interesting question.

OK... the most important step in gaining 'wisdom' is becoming aware that you DO NOT HAVE knowledge. To speak of gaining "... Wisdom by God's Grace, or discernment." is just plain ridiculous. Filling your head with such nonsense gains you nothing more than willful ignorance and self-delusion.

Answer 5

At least a little knowledge is required, because wisdom is the right application of what one knows.

Knowing what to say, is knowledge; knowing when to say it, is wisdom.

Answer 6

Wisdom is different from knowledge

wisdom is more of life experience which will get better by listening to elders stories. those who walk the path before you

knowledge is more of study you get from school and reading different topics.

Answer 7

Yea its kinda like a catch 22!
To have knowledge you need wisdom, to have wisdom you have to have knowledge!

Answer 8

NO, because knowledge is gained by experience and without having experienced anything you cannot have wisdom.....without wisdom you can only express your uneducated opinion about things that you don't really understand.

Answer 9

Knowledge is what you know, wisdom is applying what you know.

Answer 10

You're right. knowledge by itself profits us nothing, but wisdom when knowledge is acted upon.

Answer 11

no, wisdom comes fromknowledge