"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom." BTW that's not original with me. "Those who have ears to hear, let them hear." Also not original with me. "Fear" in this case means having the respect for a ruling monarch who has the power of life and death over you.

OK. That's one take on the subject. A word to the wise is sufficient.

There are computers and people who have stores of knowledge much greater than I but that does not make them wiser than I. Wisdom really begins with knowing one's self. It involves absolute honesty with yourself, knowing what your strengths and limitations are, not biting off more than you can chew and not taking the backseat to anyone when it matters the most. It involves being able to assess the reality of any given situation. It involves having a firm foundation under you, a good roof over you and more than one escape plan. It's knowing how to play poker and win and it's knowing how to leave the game alone. It's knowing that you don't swim against the rip tide but in a right angle to it.

It 's being able to understand what a metaphor is and what it is telling you, as above.

It is about keeping your own counsel but also recognizing that no one lives unto himself (Usage Panel?).

It's knowing that Spellcheck is not always right.

With regards to science it's knowing that ego is not part of the method; that when you are wrong, you are wrong. Science may hold the key to much knowledge but not ALL knowledge.

The word "know" gets heavy usage in trying to describe wisdom. A wise person is knowledgeable but a knowledgeable person is not necessarily wise.

I could go on but those with wisdom are probably bored by now and those without, well, they were lost from the beginning.

Lastly, a wise person does not go on at length about THEIR wisdom. Sometimes the wisest thing to do is show yourself the fool.