Proverbs 19:2
New Living Translation
2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good;
haste makes mistakes.
Proverbs 21:5
New Living Translation
5 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity,
but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
Philippians 1:9
New Living Translation
9 I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.
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Proverbs 29:20
New Living Translation
20 There is more hope for a fool
than for someone who speaks without thinking.
Romans 10:2
New Living Translation
2 I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal.
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John 16:3
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3 This is because they have never known the Father or me.
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Hosea 4:6
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6 My people are being destroyed
because they don’t know me.
Since you priests refuse to know me,
I refuse to recognize you as my priests.
Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,
I will forget to bless your children.
Isaiah 28:16
New Living Translation
16 Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“Look! I am placing a foundation stone in Jerusalem,[a]
a firm and tested stone.
It is a precious cornerstone that is safe to build on.
Whoever believes need never be shaken.[b]
Proverbs 28:20
New Living Translation
20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
Ecclesiastes 12:9
New Living Translation
9 Keep this in mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them.
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Ecclesiastes 7:9
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9 Control your temper,
for anger labels you a fool.
Proverbs 28:22
New Living Translation
22 Greedy people try to get rich quick
but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
Proverbs 25:8
New Living Translation
8 don’t be in a hurry to go to court.
For what will you do in the end
if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat?
Proverbs 14:29
New Living Translation
29 People with understanding control their anger;
a hot temper shows great foolishness.
Proverbs 1:16
New Living Translation
16 They rush to commit evil deeds.
They hurry to commit murder.
Proverbs 10:21
New Living Translation
21 The words of the godly encourage many,
but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.
Isaiah 27:11
New Living Translation
11 The people are like the dead branches of a tree,
broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots.
Israel is a foolish and stupid nation,
for its people have turned away from God.
Therefore, the one who made them
will show them no pity or mercy.
Job 31:5
New Living Translation
5 “Have I lied to anyone
or deceived anyone?
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