24 (A)Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding,
But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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24 A discerning person keeps wisdom in view,
    but a fool’s eyes(A) wander to the ends of the earth.

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14 (A)The wise man’s eyes are in his head,
But the fool walks in darkness.
Yet I myself perceived
That (B)the same event happens to them all.

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14 The wise have eyes in their heads,
    while the fool walks in the darkness;
but I came to realize
    that the same fate overtakes them both.(A)

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Obey Authorities for God’s Sake

Who is like a wise man?
And who knows the interpretation of a thing?
(A)A man’s wisdom makes his face shine,
And (B)the [a]sternness of his face is changed.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 8:1 Lit. strength

Who is like the wise?
    Who knows the explanation of things?
A person’s wisdom brightens their face
    and changes its hard appearance.

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16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, (A)the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.

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16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(A) the lust of the eyes,(B) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.

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Better is [a]the (A)sight of the eyes than the wandering of [b]desire.
This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 6:9 What the eyes see
  2. Ecclesiastes 6:9 Lit. soul

Better what the eye sees
    than the roving of the appetite.
This too is meaningless,
    a chasing after the wind.(A)

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A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,
But (A)knowledge is easy to him who understands.

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The mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,
    but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.(A)

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17 (A)If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.

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17 Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out(A) whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.

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[a]Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.

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  1. Proverbs 23:5 Lit. Will you cause your eyes to fly upon it and it is not?

Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone,(A)
    for they will surely sprout wings
    and fly off to the sky like an eagle.(B)

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14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

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14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

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37 (A)Turn[a] away my eyes from (B)looking at worthless things,
And revive me in [b]Your way.

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  1. Psalm 119:37 Lit. Cause my eyes to pass away from
  2. Psalm 119:37 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Tg. Your words

37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
    preserve my life(A) according to your word.[a](B)

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  1. Psalm 119:37 Two manuscripts of the Masoretic Text and Dead Sea Scrolls; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text life in your way