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Job 28:12
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Job 28:12
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12 “But do people know where to find wisdom?
Where can they find understanding?
Job 28:12
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Job 28:12
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James 1:5
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James 1:5
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5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
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James 1:5
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James 1:5
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5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(A) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(B)
Proverbs 2:4-6
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Proverbs 2:4-6
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4 Search for them as you would for silver;
seek them like hidden treasures.
5 Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord,
and you will gain knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord grants wisdom!
From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Proverbs 2:4-6
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Proverbs 2:4-6
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Job 28:20
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Job 28:20
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20 “But do people know where to find wisdom?
Where can they find understanding?
Job 28:20
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Job 28:20
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20 Where then does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding dwell?(A)
Proverbs 3:19
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Proverbs 3:19
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19 By wisdom the Lord founded the earth;
by understanding he created the heavens.
Proverbs 3:19
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Proverbs 3:19
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Colossians 2:3
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Colossians 2:3
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3 In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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Colossians 2:3
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Colossians 2:3
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3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(A)
1 Corinthians 1:19-20
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1 Corinthians 1:19-20
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19 As the Scriptures say,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise
and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.”[a]
20 So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish.
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1 Corinthians 1:19-20
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1 Corinthians 1:19-20
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19 For it is written:
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”[a](A)
20 Where is the wise person?(B) Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age?(C) Has not God made foolish(D) the wisdom of the world?
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 1:19 Isaiah 29:14
James 1:17
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James 1:17
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17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.[a] He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.[b]
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James 1:17
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James 1:17
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17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(A) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(B) who does not change(C) like shifting shadows.
Ecclesiastes 7:23-25
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Ecclesiastes 7:23-25
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23 I have always tried my best to let wisdom guide my thoughts and actions. I said to myself, “I am determined to be wise.” But it didn’t work. 24 Wisdom is always distant and difficult to find. 25 I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.
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Ecclesiastes 7:23-25
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Ecclesiastes 7:23-25
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23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said,
“I am determined to be wise”(A)—
but this was beyond me.
24 Whatever exists is far off and most profound—
who can discover it?(B)
25 So I turned my mind to understand,
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things(C)
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.(D)
Job 28:28
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Job 28:28
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28 And this is what he says to all humanity:
‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
Job 28:28
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Job 28:28
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Psalm 51:6
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Psalm 51:6
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6 But you desire honesty from the womb,[a]
teaching me wisdom even there.
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- 51:6 Or from the heart; Hebrew reads in the inward parts.
Psalm 51:6
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Psalm 51:6
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1 Kings 3:9
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”
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1 Kings 3:9
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 So give your servant a discerning(A) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(B) between right and wrong. For who is able(C) to govern this great people of yours?”
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