1 Corinthians 12:8

the word of wisdom Rather, discourse of wisdom, i.e. discourse characterized by and disseminating wisdom. See note on ch. 1 Corinthians 2:7. I have ventured to regard wisdomas the direct effect of intuition, knowledgeas the result of a process. See ch. 1 Corinthians 8:1. This was the view taken by St Paul's contemporary Philo, and by the Gnostics who immediately succeeded him. Wisdom, according to Philo, was the highest of the Divine attributes, and human wisdom a reflection of the Divine. Wisdom, according to the Gnostics, was an Æon or emanation from Divinity; Gnosis or knowledge the process whereby man attained to the comprehension of things Divine. Clement of Alexandria, however, reverses the definition. Knowledge, according to him, comes directly from God, wisdom is the result of teaching. Stromatavii: 10. St Chrysostom takes the view which has been taken above.

the word of knowledge See last note. See also ch. 1 Corinthians 13:2, where knowledge is distinguished from the perception of mysteries. For other interpretations consult Alford's note.