Philippians 1:9-11
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9 And this is my prayer: that your love(A) may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,(B) 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,(C) 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness(D) that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 1:9-11
King James Version
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.
11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
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2 Peter 1:5-8
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5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;(A) 6 and to knowledge, self-control;(B) and to self-control, perseverance;(C) and to perseverance, godliness;(D) 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(E) 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(F) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(G)
2 Peter 1:5-8
King James Version
5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Proverbs 4:6
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Proverbs 4:6
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6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
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Proverbs 19:8
New International Version
8 The one who gets wisdom loves life;
the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.(A)
Proverbs 19:8
King James Version
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
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Hosea 4:6
New International Version
6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.(A)
“Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law(B) of your God,
I also will ignore your children.
Hosea 4:6
King James Version
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
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Isaiah 5:13
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Isaiah 5:13
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13 Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.
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Matthew 10:16
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16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(A) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(B)
Matthew 10:16
King James Version
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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Romans 16:19
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19 Everyone has heard(A) about your obedience, so I rejoice because of you; but I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil.(B)
Romans 16:19
King James Version
19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
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1 Corinthians 14:20
New International Version
20 Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children.(A) In regard to evil be infants,(B) but in your thinking be adults.
1 Corinthians 14:20
King James Version
20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
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Proverbs 5:3-6
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3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil;(A)
4 but in the end she is bitter as gall,(B)
sharp as a double-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead straight to the grave.(C)
6 She gives no thought to the way of life;
her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.(D)
Proverbs 5:3-6
King James Version
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
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Proverbs 19:2
New International Version
2 Desire without knowledge is not good—
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!(A)
Proverbs 19:2
King James Version
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
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Proverbs 15:14
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14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge,(A)
but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Proverbs 15:14
King James Version
14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
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Proverbs 14:8
New International Version
Proverbs 14:8
King James Version
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
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