knowing vs wisdom

knowing

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

adj
  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

wisdom

noun
  • The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good. 

  • A piece of wise advice. 

  • A group of owls. 

  • The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding. 

  • An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise. 

  • The ability to know and apply spiritual truths. 

  • The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained. 

  • A group of wombats. 

How often have the words knowing and wisdom occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )