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Proverbs 28:5
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Proverbs 28:5
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5 The evil do not understand justice,
but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.(A)
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 As for you, the anointing that you received from him abides in you, so you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, abide in him.[a](A)
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- 2.27 Or it
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 any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.(A)
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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 have been anointed by the Holy One, and all of you have knowledge.[a](A)
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- 2.20 Other ancient authorities read you know all things
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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 The dullard cannot know;
the stupid cannot 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 resolves to do the will of God will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own.(A)
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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 Those who are unspiritual[a] do not receive the gifts of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to them, and they are unable to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.(A) 15 Those who are spiritual discern all things, and they are themselves subject to no one else’s scrutiny.
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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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The Purpose of the Parables
10 When he was alone, those who were around him along with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret[a] of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything comes in parables,(A) 12 in order that
‘they may indeed look but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand;
so that they may not turn again and be forgiven.’ ”(B)
13 And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand all the parables?
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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 high for fools;
in the gate they do not open their mouths.(A)
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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 For the wise the path of life leads upward,
in order to avoid Sheol below.(A)
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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 understand more than the aged,
for I keep your precepts.(A)
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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 friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him,
and he makes his covenant known to them.(A)
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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 “For my people are foolish;
they do not know me;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
They are skilled in doing evil
but do not know how to do good.”(A)
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