Ecclesiastes 7:11
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11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
And profitable (A)to those who see the sun.
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;
1 Timothy 6:17-19
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Instructions to the Rich
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain (A)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things (B)to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 (C)storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
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Luke 16:8-9
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8 So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than (A)the sons of light.
9 “And I say to you, (B)make friends for yourselves by unrighteous [a]mammon, that when [b]you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.
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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 9:15-18
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15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man.
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.
17 Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard
Rather than the shout of a ruler of fools.
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war;
But (C)one sinner destroys much good.”
Proverbs 8:10-11
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10 Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
11 (A)For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
1 Kings 3:6-9
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6 (A)And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he (B)walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You (C)have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 7 Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a (D)little child; I do not know how (E)to go out or come in. 8 And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You (F)have chosen, a great people, (G)too numerous to be numbered or counted. 9 (H)Therefore give to Your servant an [a]understanding heart (I)to judge Your people, that I may (J)discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
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- 1 Kings 3:9 Lit. hearing
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