Proverbs 7:4
New Living Translation
4 Love wisdom like a sister;
make insight a beloved member of your family.
Proverbs 2:2-4
New Living Translation
2 Tune your ears to wisdom,
and concentrate on understanding.
3 Cry out for insight,
and ask for understanding.
4 Search for them as you would for silver;
seek them like hidden treasures.
Proverbs 4:6-8
New Living Translation
6 Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you.
Love her, and she will guard you.
7 Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!
And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
8 If you prize wisdom, she will make you great.
Embrace her, and she will honor you.
Job 17:14
New Living Translation
14 What if I call the grave my father,
and the maggot my mother or my sister?
Luke 11:27-28
New Living Translation
27 As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “God bless your mother—the womb from which you came, and the breasts that nursed you!”
28 Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.”
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Matthew 12:49-50
New Living Translation
49 Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. 50 Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”
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