Difference between wisdom and knowledge in 1 Cor. 12?
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> **1 Corinthians 12:4-11 ESV** Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. **For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit**, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
What is the practical difference between these two gifts: wisdom vs knowledge? My understanding of the two words is that "wisdom is applied knowledge", but both gifts are talked about in the form of *uttering* them, which must mean something.
Asked by LCIII
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Jun 24, 2014, 02:58 AM
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