Ecclesiastes 7:12
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12 For wisdom is [a]a (A)defense as money is a defense,
But the [b]excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives (B)life to those who have it.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 A protective shade, lit. shadow
- Ecclesiastes 7:12 advantage or profit
Proverbs 8:35
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35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And (A)obtains favor from the Lord;
Proverbs 3:18
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- Proverbs 3:18 hold her fast
Proverbs 2:7
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7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
(A)He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
John 17:3
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3 And (A)this is eternal life, that they may know You, (B)the only true God, and Jesus Christ (C)whom You have sent.
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John 12:50
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50 And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I (A)speak.”
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Proverbs 18:10-11
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10 The name of the Lord is a strong (A)tower;
The righteous run to it and are [a]safe.
11 The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
And like a high wall in his own esteem.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:10 secure, lit. set on high
Proverbs 11:4
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Judges 9:15
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15 And the bramble said to the trees,
‘If in truth you anoint me as king over you,
Then come and take shelter in my (A)shade;
But if not, (B)let fire come out of the bramble
And devour the (C)cedars of Lebanon!’
Philippians 3:8
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8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss (A)for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ
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Isaiah 33:6
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6 Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times,
And the strength of salvation;
The fear of the Lord is His treasure.
Isaiah 32:2
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2 A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,
And (A)a [a]cover from the tempest,
As rivers of water in a dry place,
As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:2 shelter
Proverbs 9:11
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11 (A)For by me your days will be multiplied,
And years of life will be added to you.
Proverbs 2:11
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11 Discretion will preserve you;
(A)Understanding will keep you,
Psalm 57:1
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Prayer for Safety from Enemies(A)
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David (B)when he fled from Saul into the cave.
57 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me!
For my soul trusts in You;
(C)And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,
(D)Until these calamities have passed by.
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- Psalm 57:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth
Job 1:10
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10 (A)Have You not [a]made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? (B)You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
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- Job 1:10 Protected him
Deuteronomy 32:47
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47 For it is not a [a]futile thing for you, because it is your (A)life, and by this word you shall prolong your days in the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess.”
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- Deuteronomy 32:47 vain
Isaiah 30:2
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2 (A)Who walk to go down to Egypt,
And (B)have not asked My advice,
To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,
And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
Proverbs 14:20
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:20 Lit. many are the lovers of the rich
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
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19 (A)I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that (B)I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; 20 that you may love the Lord your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your (C)life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”
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Job 22:21-25
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21 “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and (A)be at peace;
Thereby good will come to you.
22 Receive, please, (B)instruction from His mouth,
And (C)lay up His words in your heart.
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up;
You will remove iniquity far from your tents.
24 Then you will (D)lay your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
25 Yes, the Almighty will be your [a]gold
And your precious silver;
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