okay so im a 13 year old. ive always been "book smart" with striaght As and high honor roll and all that jazz. ive also always been very very very "street smart" being that i lived in camden NJ then moved to newark NJ. My mom says street smart will get you far in life but brians are good to.
i also love helping people [mostly my friends] with advice.i am the advice colum in my school paper. also i have an advice website. when ever my friends have problems they always come to me for help.
today somebody said i am very "wise". how is this different from "smart"?
would you rather be "wise" or "smart"
2007-12-03 07:35:08 · 10 answers · asked by Miss Migle 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
2007-12-03 12:10:51 · answer #1 · answered by canaryman32779 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Smart is knowledge.
Wise/Wisdom is how to use the knowledge.
That's what God means by the Tree of Knowledge.
Man became knowledge-ble, but not any wiser. Eg : Nuclear power to generate energy -> nuclear bomb on nagasaki and hiroshima. Guns for protection -> Guns to kill.
And King Solomon asked for wisdom, not knowledge nor wealth.
So men is smart, but not wise. It's just a saying.
With wisdom, you can be smart, so I rather choose wisdom.
2007-12-03 12:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The smart person knows the right answer the wise person does the right thing.
2016-04-07 06:10:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smart means book smart. Wise means you make good life decisions. Smart people learn from their own mistakes. Wise people learn from other's mistakes, and don't make them.
2007-12-03 08:42:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smart is intelligent with general knowledge and such
whereas wise is being capable to deal with situations.
I'd rather be smart!
2007-12-03 07:55:30 · answer #5 · answered by Ciara 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Smart is learning facts.
Wisdom is learning by experience.
I'd rather be wise. Anybody can memorize facts. Not everyone can apply what they know to learn from their experiences.
2007-12-03 07:38:55 · answer #6 · answered by Malina 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Smart is learning facts.
Wisdom is learning by experience
2007-12-03 13:24:03 · answer #7 · answered by Crystal. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Smart is academic intelligence
Wise is worldly intelligence.
I would rather be wise.
2007-12-03 08:26:41 · answer #8 · answered by Kαtydid ★ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Smart is havign knowledge. Wise is knowing when and how to use it.
2007-12-03 07:38:06 · answer #9 · answered by Betsy 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
you can be smart in studys but if youre not wise you will make bad decisiones
2007-12-03 07:41:12 · answer #10 · answered by hi.am.ana. 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋