Proverbs 8:9
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9 They are all plain to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 14:6
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it,
But (A)knowledge is easy to him who understands.
James 1:5
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5 (A)If any of you lacks wisdom, (B)let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and (C)it will be given to him.
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John 6:45
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45 It is written in the prophets, (A)‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ (B)Therefore everyone who [a]has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.
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- John 6:45 M hears and has learned
Matthew 13:11-12
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11 He answered and said to them, “Because (A)it has been given to you to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 (B)For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
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- Matthew 13:11 secret or hidden truths
Micah 2:7
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7 You who are named the house of Jacob:
“Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted?
Are these His doings?
Do not My words do good
To him who walks uprightly?
Isaiah 35:8
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8 A (A)highway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
(B)The unclean shall not pass over it,
But it shall be for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.
Proverbs 18:15
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15 The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:1-2
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The Name of the Lord Is a Strong Tower
18 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire;
He rages against all [a]wise judgment.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding,
But in expressing his (A)own heart.
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- Proverbs 18:1 sound wisdom
Proverbs 17:24
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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.
Proverbs 15:24
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- Proverbs 15:24 Or Sheol
Proverbs 15:14
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14 The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
Psalm 119:98-100
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98 You, through Your commandments, make me (A)wiser than my enemies;
For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
(B)For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100 (C)I understand more than the [a]ancients,
Because I keep Your precepts.
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- Psalm 119:100 aged
Psalm 25:12-14
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12 Who is the man that fears the Lord?
(A)Him shall [a]He teach in the way He chooses.
13 (B)He himself shall dwell in [b]prosperity,
And (C)his descendants shall inherit the earth.
14 (D)The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him,
And He will show them His covenant.
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- Psalm 25:12 Or he
- Psalm 25:13 Lit. goodness
Psalm 19:7-8
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7 (A)The law of the Lord is perfect, [a]converting the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making (B)wise the simple;
8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
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- Psalm 19:7 restoring
1 Corinthians 2:14-15
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14 (A)But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.
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John 7:17
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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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