Psalm 119:144
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144 Your decrees are righteous forever;
give me understanding that I may live.(A)
1 Peter 1:23-25
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23 You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.[a](A) 24 For
“All flesh is like grass
and all its glory like the flower of grass.
The grass withers,
and the flower falls,(B)
25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”
That word is the good news that was announced to you.(C)
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- 1.23 Or through the word of the living and enduring God
2 Corinthians 4:6
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6 For it is the God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.(A)
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Daniel 12:10
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10 Many shall be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked shall continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.(A)
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Jeremiah 4:22
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22 “For my people are foolish;
they do not know me;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
They are skilled in doing evil
but do not know how to do good.”(A)
Isaiah 27:11
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11 When its boughs are dry, they are broken;
women come and make a fire of them.
For this is a people without understanding;
therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them;
he who formed them will show them no favor.(A)
Proverbs 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for lack of sense.
Psalm 119:169
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169 Let my cry come before you, O Lord;
give me understanding according to your word.(A)
1 John 5:20-21
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20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true;[a] and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(A)
21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.[b]
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Matthew 13:19
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19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path.(A)
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Matthew 5:18
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18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter,[a] not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.(A)
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- 5.18 Gk one iota
Isaiah 6:9-10
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9 And he said, “Go and say to this people:
‘Keep listening, but do not comprehend;
keep looking, but do not understand.’(A)
10 Make the mind of this people dull,
and stop their ears,
and shut their eyes,
so that they may not look with their eyes
and listen with their ears
and comprehend with their minds
and turn and be healed.”(B)
Psalm 119:152
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152 Long ago I learned from your decrees
that you have established them forever.(A)
Psalm 119:138
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138 You have appointed your decrees in righteousness
and in all faithfulness.(A)
Psalm 119:73
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73 Your hands have made and fashioned me;
give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.(A)
Psalm 119:66
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66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
for I believe in your commandments.
Psalm 119:34
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34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.(A)
Psalm 19:9
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9 the fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true
and righteous altogether.(A)
John 17:3
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3 And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.(A)
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Hosea 4:6
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6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge!
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you from being a priest to me;
and since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.(A)
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