Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
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Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
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Deuteronomy 4:5
Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.
Deuteronomy 4:6
Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
1 Kings 3:9
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
1 Kings 3:10
And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
1 Kings 3:11
And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
1 Kings 3:12
Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
Proverbs 2:5
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 7:4
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
2 Timothy 3:15
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2 Timothy 3:17
That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
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Deuteronomy 5:29
O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalms 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 81:11
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
Psalms 81:12
So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
Psalms 81:13
Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
Proverbs 14:6
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Proverbs 21:26
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Ezekiel 36:26
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Acts 28:26
Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
Acts 28:27
For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
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2 Chronicles 30:10
So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
Luke 23:11
And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
Acts 17:32
And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
Acts 17:33
So Paul departed from among them.
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Job 28:17
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
Job 28:18
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Job 28:19
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Psalms 119:72
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Psalms 119:127
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Proverbs 24:14
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Matthew 13:46
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Romans 8:6
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Philippians 3:7
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
Philippians 3:8
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
Revelation 3:18
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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Psalms 92:4
For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
Psalms 111:2
The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
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Job 28:12
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:13
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Job 28:14
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Job 28:15
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Job 28:16
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Proverbs 3:13
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Proverbs 3:14
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Proverbs 3:16
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Proverbs 3:17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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Proverbs 3:27
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Proverbs 22:23
For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
Matthew 25:43
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
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Proverbs 8:21
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
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Proverbs 6:32
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
Proverbs 8:4
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
Proverbs 8:32
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
Proverbs 8:33
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
Proverbs 8:34
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Proverbs 8:35
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
Proverbs 8:36
But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
Proverbs 9:4
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
Proverbs 9:5
Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Proverbs 9:6
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Isaiah 55:2
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Isaiah 55:3
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
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Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbs 17:5
Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 17:22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
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Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Proverbs 17:10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
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Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
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Proverbs 17:17
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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Proverbs 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
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Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 21:24
Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
Matthew 8:34
And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.
John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
John 5:40
And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
John 8:45
And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
1 Corinthians 8:1
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
2 Thessalonians 2:10
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
2 Thessalonians 2:11
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
2 Thessalonians 2:12
That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Peter 3:5
For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
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Ecclesiastes 10:2
A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
Ecclesiastes 10:14
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Luke 12:18
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Luke 12:20
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
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Psalms 32:9
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Isaiah 28:9
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
Isaiah 28:10
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
Isaiah 28:11
For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.
Isaiah 28:12
To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
Isaiah 28:13
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Isaiah 29:11
And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
Isaiah 29:12
And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Jeremiah 5:4
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
Jeremiah 5:5
I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
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Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
Proverbs 15:21
Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
John 6:35
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Romans 15:4
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Colossians 3:4
When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.
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Luke 4:28
And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
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Matthew 11:16
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Matthew 11:17
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
Matthew 11:18
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
Luke 7:29
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
Luke 7:32
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
Luke 7:35
But wisdom is justified of all her children.
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Acts 24:25
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
Acts 24:26
He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
Acts 24:27
But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
Acts 26:28
Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.
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Acts 25:26
Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.
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Proverbs 20:14
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
2 Corinthians 6:1
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
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Proverbs 1:5
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Proverbs 15:14
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Ecclesiastes 1:13
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.
Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Hosea 14:9
Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
1 Corinthians 2:10
But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
1 Corinthians 2:14
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
1 Corinthians 2:15
But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
Colossians 2:3
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Colossians 3:3
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
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