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Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
Wisdom is a good thing. It’s like getting a share of the family wealth. It benefits those who live on this earth.Wisdom provides safety, just as money provides safety. But here’s the advantage of wisdom. It guards those who have it.
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Matthew 6:23
But suppose your eyes can’t see well. Then your whole body will be full of darkness. If the light inside you is darkness, then it is very dark!
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Ephesians 5:8
At one time you were in the dark. But now you are in the light because of what the Lord has done. Live like children of the light.
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Luke 11:34-35
Your eye is like a lamp for your body. Suppose your eyes are healthy. Then your whole body also is full of light. But suppose your eyes can’t see well. Then your body also is full of darkness.So make sure that the light inside you is not darkness.
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Psalms 119:105
Your word is like a lamp that shows me the way. It is like a light that guides me.
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Ecclesiastes 9:16
So I said,“ It’s better to be wise than to be powerful.” But people look down on the poor man’s wisdom. No one pays any attention to what he says.
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Malachi 3:18-4:2
Then once again you will see the difference between godly people and sinful people. And you will see the difference between those who serve me and those who do not.“ You can be sure the day of the Lord is coming. My anger will burn like a furnace. All those who are proud will be like straw. So will all those who do what is evil. The day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord who rules over all.“ Not even a root or a branch will be left to them.But here is what will happen for you who have respect for me. The sun that brings life will rise. Its rays will bring healing to my people. You will go out and leap for joy like calves that have just been fed.
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Proverbs 16:16
It is much better to get wisdom than gold. It is much better to choose understanding than silver.
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Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war. But one sinner destroys a lot of good.
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Psalms 119:130
When your words are made clear, they bring light. They bring understanding to childish people.
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Ecclesiastes 11:7
Light is sweet. People enjoy being out in the sun.
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Proverbs 4:5-7
Get wisdom, and get understanding. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.Stay close to wisdom, and she will keep you safe. Love her, and she will watch over you.To start being wise you must first get wisdom. No matter what it costs, get understanding.
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Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom makes one wise person more powerful than ten rulers in a city.
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Proverbs 4:18-19
The path of those who do right is like the sun in the morning. It shines brighter and brighter until the full light of day.But the way of those who do what is wrong is like deep darkness. They don’t know what makes them trip and fall.