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Proverbs 14:8
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Proverbs 14:8
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8 The prudent understand where they are going,
but fools deceive themselves.
Proverbs 14:8
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Proverbs 14:8
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Ephesians 5:17
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Ephesians 5:17
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17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.
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Ephesians 5:17
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Ephesians 5:17
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17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.(A)
2 Timothy 3:13
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2 Timothy 3:13
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13 But evil people and impostors will flourish. They will deceive others and will themselves be deceived.
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2 Timothy 3:13
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2 Timothy 3:13
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James 3:13
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James 3:13
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True Wisdom Comes from God
13 If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
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James 3:13
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James 3:13
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Two Kinds of Wisdom
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it(A) by their good life, by deeds(B) done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Colossians 1:9-10
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Colossians 1:9-10
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9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.
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Colossians 1:9-10
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Colossians 1:9-10
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9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(A) we have not stopped praying for you.(B) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(C) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[a](D) 10 so that you may live a life worthy(E) of the Lord and please him(F) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(G)
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- Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
2 Timothy 3:15-17
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2 Timothy 3:15-17
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15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
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2 Timothy 3:15-17
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2 Timothy 3:15-17
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15 and how from infancy(A) you have known the Holy Scriptures,(B) which are able to make you wise(C) for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed(D) and is useful for teaching,(E) rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,(F) 17 so that the servant of God[a](G) may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.(H)
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- 2 Timothy 3:17 Or that you, a man of God,
Ephesians 4:22
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Ephesians 4:22
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22 throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.
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Ephesians 4:22
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Ephesians 4:22
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22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off(A) your old self,(B) which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;(C)
Luke 12:19-20
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Luke 12:19-20
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19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’
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Luke 12:19-20
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Luke 12:19-20
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19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)
Proverbs 11:18
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Proverbs 11:18
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18 Evil people get rich for the moment,
but the reward of the godly will last.
Proverbs 11:18
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Proverbs 11:18
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18 A wicked person earns deceptive wages,
but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.(A)
Proverbs 8:20
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Proverbs 8:20
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20 I walk in righteousness,
in paths of justice.
Proverbs 8:20
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Proverbs 8:20
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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,(A)
along the paths of justice,
Proverbs 2:9
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Proverbs 2:9
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9 Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair,
and you will find the right way to go.
Proverbs 2:9
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Proverbs 2:9
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9 Then you will understand(A) what is right and just
and fair—every good path.
Psalm 119:73
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Psalm 119:73
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Yodh
73 You made me; you created me.
Now give me the sense to follow your commands.
Psalm 119:73
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Psalm 119:73
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י Yodh
73 Your hands made me(A) and formed me;
give me understanding to learn your commands.
Psalm 119:34-35
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Psalm 119:34-35
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34 Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions;
I will put them into practice with all my heart.
35 Make me walk along the path of your commands,
for that is where my happiness is found.
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