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Deuteronomy 4:6
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Deuteronomy 4:6
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6 (A)Keep them and do them, for (B)that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
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Deuteronomy 4:6
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Deuteronomy 4:6
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6 Observe(A) them carefully, for this will show your wisdom(B) and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”(C)
Job 28:28
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Job 28:28
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28 And he said to man,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to (B)turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Job 28:28
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Job 28:28
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Psalm 111:10
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Psalm 111:10
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10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have (B)a good understanding.
His (C)praise endures forever!
Psalm 111:10
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Psalm 111:10
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2 Timothy 3:15
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2 Timothy 3:15
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15 and how (A)from childhood you have been acquainted with (B)the sacred writings, (C)which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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2 Timothy 3:15
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2 Timothy 3:15
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15 and how from infancy(A) you have known the Holy Scriptures,(B) which are able to make you wise(C) for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
1 Kings 4:34
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1 Kings 4:34
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34 And people of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from (A)all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.
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1 Kings 4:34
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1 Kings 4:34
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34 From all nations people came to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, sent by all the kings(A) of the world, who had heard of his wisdom.[a]
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 4:34 In Hebrew texts 4:21-34 is numbered 5:1-14.
Jeremiah 8:9
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Jeremiah 8:9
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9 (A)The wise men shall be put to shame;
they shall be dismayed (B)and taken;
behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord,
so what wisdom is in them?
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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7 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7
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Proverbs 1:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
Psalm 19:7
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Psalm 19:7
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7 (A)The law of the Lord is perfect,[a]
(B)reviving the soul;
(C)the testimony of the Lord is (D)sure,
(E)making wise (F)the simple;
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- Psalm 19:7 Or blameless
1 Kings 10:6-9
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1 Kings 10:6-9
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6 And she said to the king, “The report was true that I heard in my own land of your words and of your wisdom, 7 but I did not believe the reports until I came and my own eyes had seen it. And behold, the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity surpass the report that I heard. 8 (A)Happy are your men! Happy are your servants, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 9 (B)Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! (C)Because the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, (D)that you may execute justice and righteousness.”
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1 Kings 10:6-9
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1 Kings 10:6-9
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6 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. 7 But I did not believe(A) these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth(B) you have far exceeded the report I heard. 8 How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear(C) your wisdom! 9 Praise(D) be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love(E) for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice(F) and righteousness.”
James 3:13
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James 3:13
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Wisdom from Above
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? (A)By his good conduct let him show his works (B)in the meekness of wisdom.
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James 3:13
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James 3:13
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Two Kinds of Wisdom
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it(A) by their good life, by deeds(B) done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Psalm 119:98-100
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Psalm 119:98-100
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98 Your commandment makes me (A)wiser than my enemies,
for it is ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
for (B)your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than (C)the aged,[a]
for I (D)keep your precepts.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:100 Or the elders
Psalm 119:98-100
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Psalm 119:98-100
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Deuteronomy 30:19-20
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Deuteronomy 30:19-20
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19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, (A)blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, 20 loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice (B)and holding fast to him, for (C)he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in (D)the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”
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Deuteronomy 30:19-20
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Deuteronomy 30:19-20
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19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you(A) that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses.(B) Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love(C) the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life,(D) and he will give(E) you many years in the land(F) he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Malachi 3:12
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Malachi 3:12
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12 Then (A)all nations will call you blessed, for you will be (B)a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
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Malachi 3:12
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Malachi 3:12
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12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed,(A) for yours will be a delightful land,”(B) says the Lord Almighty.(C)
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