"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him; without him, nothing would have been made that exists."
This passage echoes the description of wisdom in Proverbs 8:22-31, often interpreted as foreshadowing Christ.
"My goal is that they may be encouraged and knit together in love, so that they may have all the riches of full understanding, so that they may fully know the mystery of God, which is Christ. In Him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
Paul connects Christ to wisdom, echoing the themes of Proverbs 8.
"But the wisdom that comes from above is first of all pure; then peaceable, kind, understanding, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and sincere."
James describes the characteristics of true wisdom, mirroring the attributes of wisdom in Proverbs 8.
"But by his initiative you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us the wisdom of God, that is, righteousness and holiness and redemption."
Paul identifies Christ as the wisdom of God, echoing the themes of Proverbs 8.
"O the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and his ways beyond tracing out!"
Paul extols the wisdom of God, reflecting the tone of Proverbs 8 on the excellence of divine wisdom.