Proverbs 8:9

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⁹They are all ^(A)straight to him who understands,
and right to those who find knowledge.

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Proverbs 14:6

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⁶^(A)A scoffer seeks wisdom ^(B)in vain,
but ^(C)knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.

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James 1:5

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⁵^(A)If any of you lacks wisdom, ^(B)let him ask God, ^(C)who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

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John 6:45

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⁴⁵It is written in the Prophets, ^(A)‘And they will all be ^(B)taught by God.’ ^(C)Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me—

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Matthew 13:11-12

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¹¹And he answered them, ^(A)“To you it has been given to know ^(B)the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. ¹²^(C)For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, ^(D)even what he has will be taken away.

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Proverbs 18:1-2

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18 Whoever ^(A)isolates himself seeks his own desire;
he breaks out against all sound judgment.
²A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,
but only ^(B)in expressing his opinion.

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Proverbs 15:24

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²⁴The path of life leads upward ^(A)for the prudent,
that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.

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Psalm 25:12-14

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¹²Who is the man who fears the Lord?
    Him ^(A)will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
¹³His soul shall ^(B)abide in well-being,
    and his ^(C)offspring ^(D)shall inherit the land.
¹⁴^(E)The friendship^[a] of the Lord is for those who fear him,
    and he makes known to them his covenant.

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Psalm 25:14 Or The secret counsel

1 Corinthians 2:14-15

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¹⁴The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are ^(A)folly to him, and ^(B)he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. ¹⁵The ^(C)spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.

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John 7:17

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¹⁷^(A)If anyone's will is to do God's^[a] will, ^(B)he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I ^(C)am speaking on my own authority.

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John 7:17 Greek his

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Micah 2:7

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⁷Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
    ^(A)Has the Lord grown impatient?^[a]
    Are these his deeds?
Do not my words do good
    to him who walks uprightly?

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Micah 2:7 Hebrew Has the spirit of the Lord grown short?

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Isaiah 35:8

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⁸^(A)And a highway shall be there,
    and it shall be called the Way of Holiness;
^(B)the unclean shall not pass over it.
    It shall belong to those who walk on the way;
    even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.^[a]

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Isaiah 35:8 Or if they are fools, they shall not wander in it

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Proverbs 18:15

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¹⁵An intelligent heart acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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Proverbs 17:24

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²⁴^(A)The discerning sets his face toward wisdom,
but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

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Proverbs 15:14

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¹⁴^(A)The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

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Psalm 119:98-100

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⁹⁸Your commandment makes me ^(A)wiser than my enemies,
    for it is ever with me.
⁹⁹I have more understanding than all my teachers,
    for ^(B)your testimonies are my meditation.
¹⁰⁰I understand more than ^(C)the aged,^[a]
    for I ^(D)keep your precepts.

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Psalm 119:100 Or the elders

Psalm 19:7-8

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⁷^(A)The law of the Lord is perfect,^[a]
    ^(B)reviving the soul;
^(C)the testimony of the Lord is ^(D)sure,
    ^(E)making wise ^(F)the simple;
⁸^(G)the precepts of the Lord are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is ^(H)pure,
    ^(I)enlightening the eyes;