wisdom of Solomon
Proverbial supreme judgment
The wisdom of Solomon refers to exceptional judgment or insight, especially in resolving difficult disputes.
The phrase comes from the biblical king Solomon, famous for proposing to cut a baby in half to identify its true mother—the real mother revealed herself by offering to give up the child rather than see it harmed.
Someone with the wisdom of Solomon can see through deception and find solutions that satisfy competing claims: It would take the wisdom of Solomon to settle this custody battle.
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- King DavidAncient Israel's greatest monarch
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
wise king · justice · baby · sword · dispute · temple · Jerusalem · ancient Israel · wealth · shrewd · sage · ruler · Sheba · queen · biblical · insight · fairness · arbitration
- Biblical WisdomEcclesiastes, Job, wise sayings, wise counsel, instruction
- Quranic StoriesAdam and Eve, Noah's Ark, Moses, Abraham, Joseph
wisdom of Solomoninjustice
Denial of fair treatment
blind justice · kangaroo court · miscarriage of justice · snap judgment · mob justice
wisdom of Solomonstupidity
Lack of intelligence
idiocy · ignorance · imbecility · witlessness · brainlessness