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Proverbs 28:5
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Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evil people don’t understand justice,
but those who follow the Lord understand completely.
Proverbs 28:5
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Proverbs 28:5
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5 Evildoers do not understand what is right,
but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.
1 John 2:27
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1 John 2:27
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27 But you have received the Holy Spirit,[a] and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit[b] teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.
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1 John 2:27
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1 John 2:27
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27 As for you, the anointing(A) you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things(B) and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.(C)
James 1:5
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James 1:5
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5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
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James 1:5
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James 1:5
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5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(A) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(B)
1 John 2:20
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1 John 2:20
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20 But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit,[a] and all of you know the truth.
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- 2:20 Greek But you have an anointing from the Holy One.
1 John 2:20
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1 John 2:20
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- 1 John 2:20 Some manuscripts and you know all things
Psalm 92:6
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Psalm 92:6
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6 Only a simpleton would not know,
and only a fool would not understand this:
Psalm 92:6
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Psalm 92:6
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6 Senseless people(A) do not know,
fools do not understand,
John 7:17
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John 7:17
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17 Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.
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John 7:17
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John 7:17
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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.
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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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.
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God(A) but considers them foolishness,(B) and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit(C) makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments,
Mark 4:10-13
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Mark 4:10-13
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10 Later, when Jesus was alone with the twelve disciples and with the others who were gathered around, they asked him what the parables meant.
11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret[a] of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders, 12 so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled:
‘When they see what I do,
they will learn nothing.
When they hear what I say,
they will not understand.
Otherwise, they will turn to me
and be forgiven.’[b]”
13 Then Jesus said to them, “If you can’t understand the meaning of this parable, how will you understand all the other parables?
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- 4:11 Greek mystery.
- 4:12 Isa 6:9-10 (Greek version).
Mark 4:10-13
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Mark 4:10-13
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10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God(A) has been given to you. But to those on the outside(B) everything is said in parables 12 so that,
“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a]”(C)
13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?
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- Mark 4:12 Isaiah 6:9,10
Proverbs 24:7
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Proverbs 24:7
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7 Wisdom is too lofty for fools.
Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.
Proverbs 24:7
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Proverbs 24:7
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Saying 23
7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
Proverbs 15:24
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Proverbs 15:24
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24 The path of life leads upward for the wise;
they leave the grave[a] behind.
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- 15:24 Hebrew Sheol.
Proverbs 15:24
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Proverbs 15:24
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24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent
to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
Psalm 119:100
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Psalm 119:100
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100 I am even wiser than my elders,
for I have kept your commandments.
Psalm 119:100
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Psalm 119:100
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100 I have more understanding than the elders,
for I obey your precepts.(A)
Psalm 25:14
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Psalm 25:14
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14 The Lord is a friend to those who fear him.
He teaches them his covenant.
Psalm 25:14
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Psalm 25:14
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Jeremiah 4:22
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Jeremiah 4:22
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22 “My people are foolish
and do not know me,” says the Lord.
“They are stupid children
who have no understanding.
They are clever enough at doing wrong,
but they have no idea how to do right!”
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