Ecclesiastes 7:12
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12 For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money,
and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to the one who possesses it.
Proverbs 8:35
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35 For whoever finds me finds life
and obtains favor from the Lord,(A)
Proverbs 3:18
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18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called happy.(A)
Proverbs 2:7
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7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk blamelessly,(A)
John 17:3
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3 And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.(A)
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John 12:50
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50 And I know that his commandment is eternal life. What I speak, therefore, I speak just as the Father has told me.”
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Proverbs 18:10-11
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10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous run into it and are safe.(A)
11 The wealth of the rich is their strong city;
in their imagination it is like a high wall.(B)
Proverbs 11:4
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4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
but righteousness delivers from death.(A)
Judges 9:15
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15 And the bramble said to the trees,
‘If in good faith you are anointing me king over you,
then come and take refuge in my shade,
but if not, let fire come out of the bramble
and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’(A)
Philippians 3:8
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8 More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ(A)
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Isaiah 33:6
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6 he will be the stability of your times,
abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 33.6 Heb his treasure
Isaiah 32:2
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2 Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a covert from the tempest,
like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.(A)
Proverbs 9:11
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11 For by me your days will be multiplied,
and years will be added to your life.(A)
Proverbs 2:11
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11 prudence will watch over you,
and understanding will guard you.
Psalm 57:1
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Psalm 57
Praise and Assurance under Persecution
To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
1 Be merciful to me, O God; be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
until the destroying storms pass by.(A)
Job 1:10
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10 Have you not put a fence around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.(A)
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Deuteronomy 32:47
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47 This is no trifling matter for you but rather your very life; through it you may live long in the land that you are crossing over the Jordan to possess.”(A)
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Isaiah 30:2
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2 who set out to go down to Egypt
without asking for my counsel,
to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh
and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt.(A)
Proverbs 14:20
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20 The poor are disliked even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.(A)
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, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live,(A) 20 loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him, for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”(B)
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Job 22:21-25
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21 “Agree with God,[a] and be at peace;
in this way good will come to you.(A)
22 Receive instruction from his mouth,
and lay up his words in your heart.(B)
23 If you return to the Almighty,[b] you will be restored,
if you remove unrighteousness from your tents,(C)
24 if you treat gold like dust
and gold of Ophir like the stones of the torrent bed,(D)
25 and if the Almighty[c] is your gold
and your precious silver,(E)
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