^11 (A)The words of the wise are like goads, and like ^(B)nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are ^(C)given by ^(D)one Shepherd.

³⁷ Now when ^(A)they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, ^(B)what shall we do?”

¹² For ^(A)the word of God is living and ^(B)active, ^(C)sharper than any ^(D)two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and ^(E)discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

²³ And ^(A)I will set up over them one shepherd, ^(B)my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd.

^29 (A)Is not my word like fire, declares the Lord, and ^(B)like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?

⁴ For the ^(A)weapons of ^(B)our warfare are not of the flesh but have ^(C)divine power ^(D)to destroy strongholds.

¹⁰ Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel ^(A)and yet you do not understand these things?

Words of the Wise