Ecclesiastes 8:5
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5 He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful;
And a wise man’s heart [a]discerns both time and judgment,
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- Ecclesiastes 8:5 Lit. knows
Hebrews 5:14
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14 But solid food belongs to those who are [a]of full age, that is, those who by reason of [b]use have their senses exercised (A)to discern both good and evil.
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- Hebrews 5:14 mature
- Hebrews 5:14 practice
1 Peter 3:13-14
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Suffering for Right and Wrong
13 (A)And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? 14 (B)But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. (C)“And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.”
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Philippians 1:9-10
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9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, 10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,
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1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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14 (A)But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.
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Romans 13:5-7
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5 Therefore (A)you must be subject, not only because of wrath (B)but also for conscience’ sake. 6 For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. 7 (C)Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.
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Acts 4:19
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19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, (A)“Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.
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Luke 20:25
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25 And He said to them, (A)“Render[a] therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
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- Luke 20:25 Pay
1 Chronicles 12:32
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32 of the sons of Issachar (A)who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their command;
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Acts 5:29
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29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: (A)“We ought to obey God rather than men.
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Luke 12:56-57
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56 Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern (A)this time?
Make Peace with Your Adversary
57 “Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?
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Hosea 5:11
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Ecclesiastes 10:2
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2 A wise man’s heart is at his right hand,
But a fool’s heart at his left.
Ecclesiastes 8:2
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Obey Authorities for God’s Sake
2 I say, “Keep the king’s commandment (A)for the sake of your oath to God.
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Ecclesiastes 2:14
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14 (A)The wise man’s eyes are in his head,
But the fool walks in darkness.
Yet I myself perceived
That (B)the same event happens to them all.
Proverbs 17:24
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24 (A)Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Exodus 1:17
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17 But the midwives (A)feared God, and did not do (B)as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.
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Colossians 1:9
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Preeminence of Christ
9 (A)For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask (B)that you may be filled with (C)the knowledge of His will (D)in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
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Exodus 1:20-21
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20 (A)Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and [a]grew very mighty. 21 And so it was, because the midwives feared God, (B)that He [b]provided households for them.
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- Exodus 1:20 became very numerous
- Exodus 1:21 gave them families
Psalm 119:6
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6 (A)Then I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.
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