Luke 7:35
New Living Translation
35 But wisdom is shown to be right by the lives of those who follow it.[a]”
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- 7:35 Or But wisdom is justified by all her children.
Proverbs 8:32-36
New Living Translation
32 “And so, my children,[a] listen to me,
for all who follow my ways are joyful.
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise.
Don’t ignore it.
34 Joyful are those who listen to me,
watching for me daily at my gates,
waiting for me outside my home!
35 For whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the Lord.
36 But those who miss me injure themselves.
All who hate me love death.”
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- 8:32 Hebrew my sons.
Matthew 11:19
New Living Translation
19 The Son of Man,[a] on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say, ‘He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”
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- 11:19 “Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
Hosea 14:9
New Living Translation
9 Let those who are wise understand these things.
Let those with discernment listen carefully.
The paths of the Lord are true and right,
and righteous people live by walking in them.
But in those paths sinners stumble and fall.
Proverbs 17:16
New Living Translation
16 It is senseless to pay to educate a fool,
since he has no heart for learning.
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
New Living Translation
14 But people who aren’t spiritual[a] can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. 15 Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others.
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- 2:14 Or who don’t have the Spirit; or who have only physical life.
Luke 7:29
New Living Translation
29 When they heard this, all the people—even the tax collectors—agreed that God’s way was right,[a] for they had been baptized by John.
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- 7:29 Or praised God for his justice.
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