2007-11-02 15:22:02 · 11 answers · asked by ju_justdance 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes and no. We come across wise sayings and teachings all the time, but that doesn't mean we comprehend them fully at the moment in which we encounter them. Nonetheless, they teach us something. The same can be said for experiencing the wise actions of another. They teach us something whenever we encounter them, though we may not fully grasp all their meaning until later.
The other half of "learning" wisdom is our own experiences and what we learn from them. It's a combination of received teaching and experience that in the end is formed by prayer and the grace of God. Some of wisdom is hard work on our part; the other portion is purely gift.
2007-11-02 15:28:34 · answer #1 · answered by Jude & Cristen H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about being taught, but it must be able to be learned if God says that we should pursue it.
Mt 10:16 -- "Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
Proverbs 4:4-13 -- He also taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words; Keep my commands, and live. Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; Love her, and she will keep you. Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote you; She will bring you honor, when you embrace her. She will place on your head an ornament of grace; A crown of glory she will deliver to you." Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, And when you run, you will not stumble. Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; Keep her, for she is your life.
2007-11-02 22:12:52 · answer #2 · answered by BC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, wisdom can be taught or trained into one. Connecting with God gives you wisdom. Meditation, mind-body exercise, healthy eating, and a nonindulging life style, can help you get spiritually stronger and more intuned. This will help you recognized what wisdom is when you see it. Reading books written by people with wisdom can do the rest for you in becoming wise.
2007-11-02 15:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by astrogoodwin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must seek her out of GOD's WORD. She's there waiting for you.
Pro 4:5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Pro 4:6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Pro 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Pro 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
fear means reverence.
2007-11-02 15:44:49 · answer #4 · answered by Theophilus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If I tried to teach someone "wisdom" they'd probably understand what I'm talking about but would not really grasp it.
2007-11-02 15:30:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowledge is attainable information or data.
wisdom is the ability ti USE that knowledge.
Wisdom can be taught. Best to ask first from God. (James 1:5)
Learn it from the Origin.
2007-11-02 15:26:24 · answer #6 · answered by n9wff 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Even the finest teaching is not the Truth itself
Even the finest name is insufficient to define it
Without Words, the Truth can be experienced
and without a name, it can be known
Tao Te Ching
2007-11-02 16:59:43 · answer #7 · answered by wb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, by good character, and the science of eternal truth, and unbiased observation with the scientific method.
Their are innate propensities which vary as well.
God bless.
2007-11-02 15:35:53 · answer #8 · answered by Gravitar or not... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly,
but a person can become wise by learning from their life's experiences...
2007-11-02 15:26:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but wisdom's constituents can be strengthened.
2007-11-02 15:25:22 · answer #10 · answered by James 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋