Hosea 14:9
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9 (A)Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
whoever is discerning, let him know them;
for the ways of the Lord are right,
and (B)the upright walk in them,
(C)but transgressors stumble in them.
Proverbs 10:29
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29 (A)The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless,
but destruction to evildoers.
Psalm 107:43
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43 (A)Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.
John 8:47
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47 (A)Whoever is of God hears the words of God. (B)The reason why you do not hear them is that (C)you are not of God.”
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Daniel 12:10
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10 (A)Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but (B)the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, (C)but those who are wise shall understand.
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Proverbs 1:5-6
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5 Let the wise hear and (A)increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
6 to understand a proverb and a saying,
(B)the words of the wise and their (C)riddles.
Zephaniah 3:5
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5 The Lord within her (A)is righteous;
he does no injustice;
every morning he shows forth his justice;
each dawn he does not fail;
but (B)the unjust knows no shame.
Jeremiah 9:12
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12 (A)Who is the man so wise that he can understand this? To whom has the mouth of the Lord spoken, that he may declare it? Why is the land ruined (B)and laid waste like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
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Psalm 19:7-8
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7 (A)The law of the Lord is perfect,[a]
(B)reviving the soul;
(C)the testimony of the Lord is (D)sure,
(E)making wise (F)the simple;
8 (G)the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is (H)pure,
(I)enlightening the eyes;
Footnotes
- Psalm 19:7 Or blameless
Deuteronomy 32:4
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4 (A)“The Rock, (B)his work is perfect,
for (C)all his ways are justice.
A God of faithfulness and (D)without iniquity,
just and upright is he.
John 18:37
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Luke 2:34
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34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed (A)for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign (B)that is opposed
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Isaiah 26:7
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7 The path of the righteous is level;
(A)you make level the way of the righteous.
Psalm 119:128
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128 Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right;
I hate every (A)false way.
Psalm 119:75
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75 I know, O Lord, that your rules are (A)righteous,
and that in (B)faithfulness you have afflicted me.
Genesis 18:25
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25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, (A)so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! (B)Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
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1 Peter 2:7-8
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7 So the honor is for you who (A)believe, but for those who (B)do not believe,
8 and
(D)“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, (E)as they were destined to do.
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- 1 Peter 2:7 Greek the head of the corner
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
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9 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan (A)with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for (B)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore (C)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe (D)what is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned (E)who did not believe the truth but (F)had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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2 Corinthians 2:15-16
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Romans 9:32-33
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32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the (A)stumbling stone, 33 as it is written,
(B)“Behold, I am laying in Zion (C)a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
(D)and whoever believes in him will not be (E)put to shame.”
Romans 7:12
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12 So (A)the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
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John 15:24
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24 (A)If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, (B)they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have (C)seen and hated both me and my Father.
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John 9:39
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39 Jesus said, (A)“For judgment I came into this world, (B)that those who do not see may see, and (C)those who see may become blind.”
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John 3:19-20
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19 (A)And this is the judgment: (B)the light has come into the world, and (C)people loved the darkness rather than the light because (D)their works were evil. 20 (E)For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, (F)lest his works should be exposed.
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Luke 7:23
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23 And blessed is the one who is (A)not offended by me.”
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