Collocations for wisdom - noun

deep, great, profound
accepted, common, conventional, folk, perceived, popular, prevailing, received, traditional
Conventional wisdom has it that higher oil prices are bad for economic growth.
The received wisdom is that the book is always better than the film.

practical
homespun
His journals are full of dubious pearls of homespun wisdom.

worldly
He is too lacking in worldly wisdom to be a politician.

accumulated, collective
the accumulated wisdom of generations

ancient
A bridge between ancient wisdom and modern insight is now being built.

innate, inner
political
divine

challenge, doubt, have doubts about, question
Many commentators doubted the political wisdom of introducing a new tax.

accept
seek
Those who seek wisdom at the shrine will find it.

dispense, impart
Do you have any wisdom to impart on this subject?

prove
The latest unemployment figures prove the wisdom of the government's policy.

dictate sth, have it that …, hold sth (esp. AmE)
Popular wisdom dictates that a father is essential in raising a son.

according to … wisdom, contrary to … wisdom
Contrary to conventional wisdom, stress is not a bad thing.

a fount of wisdom (formal or humorous), a source of wisdom
Consultants are too often seen as the source of all wisdom.

in sb's wisdom (ironic)
In their infinite wisdom, they closed the swimming pool at the busiest time of year.

pearls of wisdom (ironic)
students eager to catch pearls of wisdom from the professor's lips

wit and wisdom
He entertained the audience for two hours with his wit and wisdom.

with the wisdom of hindsight
It's easy enough to see what we should have done, with the wisdom of hindsight.

words of wisdom
The former world champion imparted a few words of wisdom to the young runners.