2007-07-15 08:28:26 · 19 answers · asked by Holy Holly 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Knowledge is useless without the wisdom and understanding to put it to use.
Without wisdom and understanding knowledge is just a bunch of memorized facts that hang on the wall devoid of purpose and utility.
Knowledge is defined (Oxford English Dictionary) variously as (i) facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, (ii) what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information or (iii) awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation.
Wisdom, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is defined as the "1 a: Accumulated philosophic or scientific learning-knowledge; b: Ability to discern inner qualities and relationships-insight; c: Good sense-judgment d: Generally accepted belief
They are not the same thing!
2007-07-15 08:32:31 · answer #1 · answered by Fluffy Wisdom 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if your answer is that you are looking for a quote from some place to answer that I am not the person.
I think for me that at least with a little knowledge, I figure out what I have done wrong, or forgot to do, or was too lazy to do. Then I receive wisdom. But NONE OF THE ABOVE make any sense at all if you do not finally put something good in action.
Mic 6:8 Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God.
2007-07-15 08:38:23 · answer #2 · answered by chattanooga chip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowledge is the foundation on which you build understanding. Understanding comes from work and studying what those who impart knowledge see. Wisdom, that comes with age and experience. That is even harder to impart upon people than is understanding.
You know what you know and you see what you see, but you can't tell others what you know and what you see.
Understanding is seeing it for yourself. Wisdom is putting it all together over time. Knowledge is assimilating information.
2007-07-15 09:11:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom and understanding are specialized forms of knowledge.
Unfortunate as it seems many people are unable to aquire the forms of knowledge that make up wisdom or understanding.
2007-07-15 08:32:22 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because knowledge is the beginning of wisdom and understanding. The first step toward wisdom and understanding. You must first know before you can understand.
Just my opinion.
Asha
2007-07-15 08:33:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What good is understanding without knowing what it means? How can we call ourselves "Wise"? Doesn't understanding mean to "stand under", as in humbling oneself? Knowledge of how to walk and chew gum at the same time is useful even without understanding that you might trip without it.
2007-07-15 08:37:49 · answer #6 · answered by phil8656 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sri.RAJAJI the first Indian Governor-General of India says "knowledge without wisdom is an useless tinsel"
2007-07-15 08:39:11 · answer #7 · answered by ssrvj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by having know-how and expertise, with out journey is gaining know-how of the easy way (what are books for?) and that i might say a very stable factor. Experiencing with out know-how and expertise is kinda undesirable because of the fact which you do no longer understand what you're doing until after the journey (it quite is the annoying way, however the lesson you learn has an more advantageous result and is of extra magnitude to you).
2016-10-03 21:09:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to my faith, nothing. They are always learning, but never coming to a knowledge of the truth. Very sad.
2007-07-15 08:32:58 · answer #9 · answered by One Wing Eagle Woman 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
knowledge is nothing without the other two.
2007-07-15 08:30:57 · answer #10 · answered by blueeyedsporty103 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋