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Ecclesiastes 2:13
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Ecclesiastes 2:13
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13 Then I saw that wisdom (A)excels folly
As light excels darkness.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
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Ecclesiastes 2:13
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Ephesians 5:8
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Ephesians 5:8
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Walk in Light
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are (A)light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
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Ephesians 5:8
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Ephesians 5:8
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Matthew 6:23
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Matthew 6:23
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23 But if your eye is [a]bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
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- Matthew 6:23 Evil, or unhealthy
Matthew 6:23
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Matthew 6:23
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23 But if your eyes are unhealthy,[a] your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
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- Matthew 6:23 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
Ecclesiastes 11:7
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Ecclesiastes 11:7
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7 Truly the light is sweet,
And it is pleasant for the eyes (A)to behold the sun;
Ecclesiastes 11:7
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Ecclesiastes 11:7
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Remember Your Creator While Young
7 Light is sweet,
and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.(A)
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
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Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
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11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
And profitable (A)to those who see the sun.
12 For wisdom is [a]a (B)defense as money is a defense,
But the [b]excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives (C)life to those who have it.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:12 A protective shade, lit. shadow
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 advantage or profit
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
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Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
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Luke 11:34-35
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Luke 11:34-35
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34 (A)The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore, when your eye is [a]good, your whole body also is full of light. But when your eye is [b]bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35 Therefore take heed that the light which is in you is not darkness.
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- Luke 11:34 Clear, or healthy
- Luke 11:34 Evil, or unhealthy
Luke 11:34-35
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Luke 11:34-35
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34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy,[a] your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy,[b] your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.
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- Luke 11:34 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.
- Luke 11:34 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.
Malachi 3:18-4:2
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Malachi 3:18-4:2
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18 (A)Then you shall again discern
Between the righteous and the wicked,
Between one who serves God
And one who does not serve Him.
The Great Day of God
4 “For behold, (B)the day is coming,
Burning like an oven,
And all (C)the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be (D)stubble.
And the day which is coming shall burn them up,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“That will (E)leave them neither root nor branch.
2 But to you who (F)fear My name
The (G)Sun of Righteousness shall arise
With healing in His wings;
And you shall go out
And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
Malachi 3:18-4:2
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Malachi 3:18-4:2
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18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous(A) and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.(B)
Judgment and Covenant Renewal
4 [a]“Surely the day is coming;(C) it will burn like a furnace.(D) All the arrogant(E) and every evildoer will be stubble,(F) and the day that is coming will set them on fire,(G)” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch(H) will be left to them. 2 But for you who revere my name,(I) the sun of righteousness(J) will rise with healing(K) in its rays. And you will go out and frolic(L) like well-fed calves.
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- Malachi 4:1 In Hebrew texts 4:1-6 is numbered 3:19-24.
Ecclesiastes 9:18
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Ecclesiastes 9:18
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18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war;
But (A)one sinner destroys much good.”
Ecclesiastes 9:18
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Ecclesiastes 9:18
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18 Wisdom(A) is better than weapons of war,
but one sinner destroys much good.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
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Ecclesiastes 9:16
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16 Then I said:
“Wisdom is better than (A)strength.
Nevertheless (B)the poor man’s wisdom is despised,
And his words are not heard.
Ecclesiastes 9:16
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Ecclesiastes 9:16
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16 So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are no longer heeded.(A)
Ecclesiastes 7:19
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Ecclesiastes 7:19
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19 (A)Wisdom strengthens the wise
More than ten rulers of the city.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
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Ecclesiastes 7:19
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Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 16:16
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16 (A)How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 4:18-19
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Proverbs 4:18-19
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18 (A)But the path of the just (B)is like the shining [a]sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
19 (C)The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know what makes them stumble.
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- Proverbs 4:18 Lit. light
Proverbs 4:5-7
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Proverbs 4:5-7
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5 (A)Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
(B)Love her, and she will keep you.
7 (C)Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
Proverbs 4:5-7
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Proverbs 4:5-7
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- Proverbs 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
- Proverbs 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get
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