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Psalm 119:100
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Psalm 119:100
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- Psalm 119:100 aged
Psalm 119:100
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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)
James 3:13
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James 3:13
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Heavenly Versus Demonic Wisdom
13 (A)Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
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James 3:13
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Two Kinds of Wisdom
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it(A) by their good life, by deeds(B) done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Psalm 111:10
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Psalm 111:10
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10 (A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.
Psalm 111:10
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Psalm 111:10
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Jeremiah 8:8-9
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Jeremiah 8:8-9
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8 “How can you say, ‘We are wise,
(A)And the law of the Lord is with us’?
Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood.
9 (B)The wise men are ashamed,
They are dismayed and taken.
Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord;
So (C)what wisdom do they have?
Jeremiah 8:8-9
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Jeremiah 8:8-9
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Job 15:9-10
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Job 15:9-10
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9 (A)What do you know that we do not know?
What do you understand that is not in us?
10 (B)Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us,
Much older than your father.
Job 15:9-10
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Job 15:9-10
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Job 12:12
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Job 12:12
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12 Wisdom is with aged men,
And with [a]length of days, understanding.
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- Job 12:12 Long life
Job 12:12
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Job 12:12
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Job 32:4
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Job 32:4
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4 Now because they were years older than he, Elihu had waited [a]to speak to Job.
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- Job 32:4 Vg. till Job had spoken
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Job 32:4
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4 Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.(A)
Job 28:28
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Job 28:28
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28 And to man He said,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Job 28:28
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Job 28:28
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1 Kings 12:6-15
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1 Kings 12:6-15
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6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer these people?”
7 And they spoke to him, saying, (A)“If you will be a servant to these people today, and serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”
8 But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. 9 And he said to them, “What advice do you give? How should we answer this people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke which your father put on us’?”
10 Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you should speak to this people who have spoken to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you make it lighter on us’—thus you shall say to them: ‘My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s waist! 11 And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoke on you, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with [a]scourges!’ ”
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had directed, saying, “Come back to me the third day.” 13 Then the king answered the people [b]roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him; 14 and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with [c]scourges!” 15 So the king did not listen to the people; for (B)the turn of events was from the Lord, that He might fulfill His word, which the Lord had (C)spoken by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
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- 1 Kings 12:11 Scourges with points or barbs, lit. scorpions
- 1 Kings 12:13 harshly
- 1 Kings 12:14 Lit. scorpions
1 Kings 12:6-15
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1 Kings 12:6-15
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6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders(A) who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How would you advise me to answer these people?” he asked.
7 They replied, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer,(B) they will always be your servants.”
8 But Rehoboam rejected(C) the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him. 9 He asked them, “What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”
10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, “These people have said to you, ‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke lighter.’ Now tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist. 11 My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
12 Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, “Come back to me in three days.” 13 The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders, 14 he followed the advice of the young men and said, “My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged(D) you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.” 15 So the king did not listen to the people, for this turn of events was from the Lord,(E) to fulfill the word the Lord had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah(F) the Shilonite.
Matthew 7:24
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Matthew 7:24
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Build on the Rock(A)
24 “Therefore (B)whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
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Matthew 7:24
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The Wise and Foolish Builders(A)
24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice(B) is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Job 32:7-10
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Job 32:7-10
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7 I said, [a]‘Age should speak,
And multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
8 But there is a spirit in man,
And (A)the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.
9 (B)Great[b] men are not always wise,
Nor do the aged always understand justice.
10 “Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me,
I also will declare my opinion.’
Job 32:7-10
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Job 32:7-10
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