Daniel 12:10
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10 (A)Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but (B)the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, (C)but those who are wise shall understand.
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Revelation 22:11
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11 (A)Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”
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Daniel 11:35
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35 and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, (A)purified, and (B)made white, until (C)the time of the end, (D)for it still awaits the appointed time.
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Hosea 14:9
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9 (A)Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
whoever is discerning, let him know them;
for the ways of the Lord are right,
and (B)the upright walk in them,
(C)but transgressors stumble in them.
Revelation 9:20-21
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20 The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, (A)did not repent of (B)the works of their hands nor give up worshiping (C)demons (D)and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk, 21 nor did they repent of their murders or their (E)sorceries or their sexual immorality or their thefts.
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2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
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10 and with all wicked deception for (A)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore (B)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe (C)what is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned (D)who did not believe the truth but (E)had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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1 John 5:20
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and (A)has given us understanding, so that we may know (B)him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and (C)eternal life.
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John 8:47
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47 (A)Whoever is of God hears the words of God. (B)The reason why you do not hear them is that (C)you are not of God.”
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Luke 24:25
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25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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Zechariah 13:9
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9 And (A)I will put this third into the fire,
and refine them as one refines silver,
and test them as gold is tested.
(B)They will call upon my name,
and (C)I will answer them.
(D)I will say, ‘They are my people’;
and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
Isaiah 32:6-7
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6 For (A)the fool speaks folly,
and his heart is busy with iniquity,
to practice ungodliness,
to utter error concerning the Lord,
(B)to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied,
and to deprive the thirsty of drink.
7 As for the scoundrel—(C)his devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.
Proverbs 2:1-5
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The Value of Wisdom
2 (A)My son, (B)if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice (C)for understanding,
4 if you seek it like (D)silver
and search for it as for (E)hidden treasures,
5 then (F)you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
Revelation 3:18
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18 I counsel you (A)to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and (B)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and (C)the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, (D)so that you may see.
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1 Peter 1:7
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7 so that (A)the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes (B)though it is tested by (C)fire—may be found to result in (D)praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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1 Corinthians 2:10-16
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10 these things (A)God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even (B)the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person's thoughts (C)except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now (D)we have received not (E)the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this (F)in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, (G)interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.[a]
14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are (H)folly to him, and (I)he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The (J)spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. 16 (K)“For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But (L)we have the mind of Christ.
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- 1 Corinthians 2:13 Or interpreting spiritual truths in spiritual language, or comparing spiritual things with spiritual
Romans 11:8-10
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8 as it is written,
(A)“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
(B)eyes that would not see
and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”
9 And David says,
(C)“Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling block and a retribution for them;
10 let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and bend their backs forever.”
Daniel 12:3
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3 (A)And those who are wise (B)shall shine like the brightness of the sky above;[a] and (C)those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
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- Daniel 12:3 Hebrew the expanse; compare Genesis 1:6–8
Daniel 11:33
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33 (A)And the wise among the people shall make many understand, though for some days they shall stumble by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder.
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Ezekiel 47:11
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11 But its swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they are to be left for salt.
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Proverbs 1:5
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5 Let the wise hear and (A)increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
Revelation 19:14
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14 And the armies of heaven, (A)arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, (B)were following him on white horses.
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Revelation 19:8
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8 (A)it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—
for the fine linen is (B)the righteous deeds of the saints.
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Revelation 16:11
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11 and cursed (A)the God of heaven for their pain and (B)sores. (C)They did not repent of their deeds.
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Revelation 7:13-14
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13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, (A)clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of (B)the great tribulation. (C)They have washed their robes and (D)made them white (E)in the blood of the Lamb.
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