Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evil people don’t understand justice,
but those who follow the Lord understand completely.
1 John 2:27
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27 But you have received the Holy Spirit,[a] and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit[b] teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.
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James 1:5
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5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
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1 John 2:20
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20 But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit,[a] and all of you know the truth.
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- 2:20 Greek But you have an anointing from the Holy One.
Psalm 92:6
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6 Only a simpleton would not know,
and only a fool would not understand this:
John 7:17
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17 Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.
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1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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14 But people who aren’t spiritual[a] can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. 15 Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others.
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- 2:14 Or who don’t have the Spirit; or who have only physical life.
Mark 4:10-13
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10 Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant.
11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret[a] of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders, 12 so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:
‘When they see what I do,
they will learn nothing.
When they hear what I say,
they will not understand.
Otherwise, they will turn to me
and be forgiven.’[b]”
13 Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables?
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- 4:11 Greek mystery.
- 4:12 Isa 6:9-10 (Greek version).
Proverbs 24:7
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7 Wisdom is too lofty for fools.
Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
Proverbs 15:24
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24 The path of life leads upward for the wise;
they leave the grave[a] behind.
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- 15:24 Hebrew Sheol.
Psalm 119:100
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100 I am even wiser than my elders,
for I have kept your commandments.
Psalm 25:14
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14 The Lord is a friend to those who fear him.
He teaches them his covenant.
Jeremiah 4:22
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22 “My people are foolish
and do not know me,” says the Lord.
“They are stupid children
who have no understanding.
They are clever enough at doing wrong,
but they have no idea how to do right!”
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