"Do ye thus¹ requiteª° the LORD,ª O foolishª peopleª and unwise?ª¹ [is] not¹ he¹ thy fatherª [that] hath boughtª° thee? hath he¹ not madeª° thee, and establishedª° thee?" {Deu 32:6} + "And unto manª he said,ª° Behold,¹ the fearª of the Lord,ª that¹ [is] wisdom;ª and to departª° from evilª¹ [is] understanding.ª" {Job 28:28} + "So I gave them upª° unto their own hearts'ª lust:ª [and] they walked²°¹ in their own counsels.ª" {Psa 81:12} + "The fearª of the LORDª [is] the beginningª of knowledge:ª [but] foolsª despiseª° wisdomª and instruction.ª" {Prv 1:7} + "When the boughsª thereof are withered,ª° they shall be broken off:ª° the womenª come,ª° [and] set them on fire:ª°¹ for¹ it [is] a peopleª of no¹ understanding:ª therefore¹¹ he¹ that madeª° them will not¹ have mercyª° on them, and he that formedª° them will shew them no favour.ª°¹" {Isa 27:11} + "Therefore,¹ behold,¹ I will proceedª° to do a marvellous workª° among¹ this¹ people,ª [even] a marvellous workª° and a wonder:ª for the wisdomª of their wiseª [men] shall perish,ª° and the understandingª of their prudentª° [men] shall be hid.ª°" {Isa 29:14} + "For¹ my peopleª [is] foolish,ª they have not¹ knownª° me; they¹ [are] sottishª children,ª and they¹ have none¹ understanding:ª° they¹ [are] wiseª to do evil,ª° but to do goodª° they have no¹ knowledge.ª°" {Jer 4:22} + "The wiseª [men] are ashamed,²°¹ they are dismayedª° and taken:ª° lo,¹ they have rejectedª° the wordª of the LORD;ª and what¹ wisdomª [is] in them?" {Jer 8:9} + "My peopleª are destroyedª° for lack¹¹ of knowledge:ª because¹ thou¹ hast rejectedª° knowledge,ª I will also rejectª° thee, that thou shalt be no priestª°¹ to me: seeing thou hast forgottenª° the lawª of thy God,ª I¹ will also¹ forgetª° thy children.ª" {Hsa 4:6} + "Andª inª themª is fulfilledª° the¹ prophecyª of Esaias,ª which² saith,ª° By hearingª ye shall hear,ª° andª shall²° notª understand;ª° andª seeingª° ye shall see,ª° andª shall²° notª perceive:ª° ... Forª thisª people'sª heart²¹ is waxed gross,ª° andª [their] earsª are dull² of hearing,ª°¹ andª their²¹ eyesª they have closed;ª° lest at any timeª they should seeª° with [their] eyes,²¹ andª hearª° with [their] ears,ª andª should understandª° with [their] heart,ª andª should be converted,ª° andª I should healª° them.ª" {Mtt 13:14-15} + "Forª I wouldª° not,ª brethren,ª that yeª should be ignorantª° of thisª mystery,ª lestª ye should beª° wiseª inª your own conceits;ª thatª blindnessª inª partª is happenedª° to Israel,ª untilªª the¹ fulnessª of the¹ Gentilesª be come in.ª°" {Rom 11:25} + "Forª the¹ wisdomª of thisª worldª isª° foolishnessª withª God.ª Forª it is written,ª° He takethª° the¹ wiseª inª their own²¹ craftiness.ª" {1Co 3:19} |
