Proverbs 12:8
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8 A man will be commended according to his wisdom,
(A)But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.
2 Corinthians 10:18
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18 For (A)not he who commends himself is approved, but (B)whom the Lord commends.
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 (A)Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to (B)light the hidden things of darkness and (C)reveal the [a]counsels of the hearts. (D)Then each one’s praise will come from God.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:5 motives
1 Corinthians 3:10-15
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10 (A)According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid (B)the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than (C)that which is laid, (D)which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day (E)will declare it, because (F)it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
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Acts 12:23
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23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord (A)struck him, because (B)he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and [a]died.
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- Acts 12:23 breathed his last
Luke 16:8
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8 So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than (A)the sons of light.
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Luke 12:42-44
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42 And the Lord said, (A)“Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food [a]in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 (B)Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has.
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- Luke 12:42 at the right time
Matthew 27:4-5
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4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”
And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”
5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and (A)departed, and went and hanged himself.
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Malachi 2:8-9
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8 But you have departed from the way;
You (A)have caused many to stumble at the law.
(B)You have corrupted the covenant of Levi,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
9 “Therefore (C)I also have made you contemptible and base
Before all the people,
Because you have not kept My ways
But have shown (D)partiality in the law.”
Daniel 12:2
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2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake,
(A)Some to everlasting life,
Some to shame (B)and everlasting [a]contempt.
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- Daniel 12:2 Lit. abhorrence
Ecclesiastes 8:1
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Obey Authorities for God’s Sake
8 Who is like a wise man?
And who knows the interpretation of a thing?
(A)A man’s wisdom makes his face shine,
And (B)the [a]sternness of his face is changed.
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- Ecclesiastes 8:1 Lit. strength
Proverbs 5:23
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23 (A)He shall die for lack of instruction,
And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 3:35
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35 The wise shall inherit glory,
But shame shall be the legacy of fools.
Proverbs 1:26
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26 (A)I also will laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your terror comes,
Psalm 132:18
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18 His enemies I will (A)clothe with shame,
But upon Himself His crown shall flourish.”
1 Samuel 25:17
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17 Now therefore, know and consider what you will do, for (A)harm is determined against our master and against all his household. For he is such a (B)scoundrel[a] that one cannot speak to him.”
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- 1 Samuel 25:17 Lit. son of Belial
1 Samuel 18:30
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30 Then the princes of the Philistines (A)went out to war. And so it was, whenever they went out, that David (B)behaved more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name became highly esteemed.
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1 Samuel 16:18
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18 Then one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and (A)the Lord is with him.”
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1 Samuel 13:13
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13 And Samuel said to Saul, (A)“You have done foolishly. (B)You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you. For now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
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Genesis 41:39
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39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
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