Matthew 13:45
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The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price
45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls,
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Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 (A)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
14 (B)For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies,
And (C)all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
16 (D)Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
17 (E)Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
18 She is (F)a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who [a]retain her.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:18 hold her fast
Matthew 16:26
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26 For what (A)profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or (B)what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
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Matthew 13:24
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The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
24 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;
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Proverbs 8:18-20
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18 (A)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
20 I [a]traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:20 walk about on
Job 28:18
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Footnotes
- Job 28:18 Heb. ramoth
Proverbs 8:10-11
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10 Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
11 (A)For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
Matthew 22:5
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5 But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his business.
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Ecclesiastes 12:13
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13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter:
(A)Fear God and keep His commandments,
For this is man’s all.
Psalm 39:6-7
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6 Surely every man walks about like a shadow;
Surely they [a]busy themselves in vain;
He heaps up riches,
And does not know who will gather them.
7 “And now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My (A)hope is in You.
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:6 make an uproar for nothing
Psalm 4:6-7
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6 There are many who say,
“Who will show us any good?”
(A)Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
7 You have put (B)gladness in my heart,
More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.
Ecclesiastes 12:8
New King James Version
8 “Vanity(A) of vanities,” says the Preacher,
“All is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 2:2-12
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2 I said of laughter—“Madness!”; and of mirth, “What does it accomplish?” 3 (A)I searched in my heart how [a]to gratify my flesh with wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was (B)good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives.
4 I made my works great, I built myself (C)houses, and planted myself vineyards. 5 I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. 6 I made myself water pools from which to [b]water the growing trees of the grove. 7 I acquired male and female servants, and had [c]servants born in my house. Yes, I had greater possessions of herds and flocks than all who were in Jerusalem before me. 8 (D)I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces. I acquired male and female singers, the delights of the sons of men, and [d]musical instruments of all kinds.
9 (E)So I became great and [e]excelled (F)more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.
10 Whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them.
I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure,
For my heart rejoiced in all my labor;
And (G)this was my [f]reward from all my labor.
11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had done
And on the labor in which I had toiled;
And indeed all was (H)vanity and grasping for the wind.
There was no profit under the sun.
The End of the Wise and the Fool
12 Then I turned myself to consider wisdom (I)and madness and folly;
For what can the man do who succeeds the king?—
Only what he has already (J)done.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 2:3 Lit. to draw my flesh
- Ecclesiastes 2:6 irrigate
- Ecclesiastes 2:7 Lit. sons of my house
- Ecclesiastes 2:8 Exact meaning unknown
- Ecclesiastes 2:9 Lit. increased
- Ecclesiastes 2:10 Lit. portion
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