Psalm 119:144
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1 Peter 1:23-25
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23 (A)since you have been born again, (B)not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through (C)the living and abiding word of God; 24 for
(D)“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,
25 (E)but the word of the Lord remains forever.”
And this word (F)is the good news that was preached to you.
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2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For God, who said, (A)“Let light shine out of darkness,” (B)has shone in our hearts to give (C)the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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Daniel 12:10
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10 (A)Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but (B)the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, (C)but those who are wise shall understand.
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Jeremiah 4:22
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22 “For (A)my people are foolish;
they know me not;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
(B)They are ‘wise’—in doing evil!
But how to do good they know not.”
Isaiah 27:11
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11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken;
women come and make a fire of them.
(A)For this is a people without discernment;
therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them;
he who formed them will show them no favor.
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for (A)lack of sense.
Psalm 119:169
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1 John 5:20-21
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and (A)has given us understanding, so that we may know (B)him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and (C)eternal life. 21 Little children, (D)keep yourselves from idols.
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Matthew 13:19
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19 When anyone hears the word of (A)the kingdom and (B)does not understand it, (C)the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.
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Matthew 5:18
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18 For truly, I say to you, (A)until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
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Isaiah 6:9-10
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9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people:
(A)“‘Keep on hearing,[a] but do not understand;
keep on seeing,[b] but do not perceive.’
10 (B)Make the heart of this people (C)dull,[c]
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
(D)lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:9 Or Hear indeed
- Isaiah 6:9 Or see indeed
- Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew fat
Psalm 119:152
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152 Long have I known from your testimonies
that you have (A)founded them forever.
Psalm 119:138
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Psalm 119:73
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Yodh
73 (A)Your hands have made and fashioned me;
(B)give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
Psalm 119:66
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66 Teach me (A)good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
Psalm 119:34
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34 (A)Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.
Psalm 19:9
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9 the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules[a] of the Lord are (A)true,
and righteous altogether.
Footnotes
- Psalm 19:9 Or just decrees
Hosea 4:6
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6 My people are destroyed (A)for lack of knowledge;
(B)because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you (C)from being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
(D)I also will forget your children.
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