"A scornerª° seekethª° wisdom,ª and [findeth it] not:¹ but knowledgeª [is] easyª° unto him that understandeth.ª°" {Prv 14:6} + "The heartª of him that hath understandingª° seekethª° knowledge:ª but the mouthª°² of foolsª feedeth²° on¹ foolishness.ª" {Prv 15:14} + "The wayª of lifeª [is] aboveª to the wise,ª° that¹ he may departª° from hellª¹ beneath.ª" {Prv 15:24} + "Wisdomª [is] before¹¹ him that hath understanding;ª²° but the eyesª of a foolª [are] in the endsª of the earth.ª" {Prv 17:24} + "Through desireª a man, having separated²° himself,¹ seekethª° [and] intermeddlethª° with all¹ wisdom.ª ... A foolª hath no¹ delightª° in understanding,ª but¹¹ that his heartª may discover²° itself.¹" {Prv 18:1-2} + "The heartª of the prudentª° gettethª° knowledge;ª and the earª of the wiseª seekethª° knowledge.ª" {Prv 18:15} + "The lawª of the LORDª [is] perfect,ª convertingª° the soul:ª the testimonyª of the LORDª [is] sure,ª° making wiseª° the simple.ª ... The statutesª of the LORDª [are] right,ª rejoicingª° the heart:ª the commandmentª of the LORDª [is] pure,ª enlighteningª° the eyes.ª" {Psa 19:7-8} + "What¹ manª [is] he that¹ fearethª the LORD?ª him shall he teachª° in the wayª [that] he shall choose.ª° ... The secretª of the LORDª [is] with them that fearª him; and he will shewª° them his covenant.ª" {Psa 25:12-14} + "Thou through thy commandmentsª hast made me wiserª° than mine enemies:ª°¹ for¹ they¹ [are] everª with me. ... I understandª° more than the ancients,ª¹ because¹ I keepª° thy precepts.ª" {Psa 119:98-100} + "And an highwayª shall be¹ there,¹ and a way,ª and it shall be calledª° The wayª of holiness;ª the uncleanª shall not¹ pass overª° it; but it¹ [shall be] for those: the wayfaring men,ª°¹ though fools,ª shall not¹ errª° [therein]." {Isa 35:8} + "O [thou that art] namedª° the houseª of Jacob,ª is the spiritª of the LORDª straitened?ª° [are] these¹ his doings?ª do not¹ my wordsª do goodª° to¹ him that walkethª° uprightly?ª" {Mic 2:7} + "¹ He¹ answeredª° and² saidª° unto them,ª Becauseª it is givenª° unto youª to knowª° the¹ mysteriesª of the¹ kingdomª of heaven,ª butª to themª it is²° notª given.ª° ... Forª whosoeverª hath,ª° to himª shall be given,ª° andª he shall have more abundance:ª° butª whosoeverª hathª° not,ª fromª himª shall be taken awayª° evenª thatª he hath.ª°" {Mtt 13:11-12} + "It isª° writtenª° inª the¹ prophets,ª Andª they shall beª° allª taughtª of God.ª Every manª thereforeª that hath heard,ª° andª hath learnedª° ofª the¹ Father,ª comethª° untoª me.ª" {Jhn 6:45} + "Ifª any manª willª° doª° hisª will,ª he shall knowª° ofª the¹ doctrine,ª whetherª it beª° ofª God,ª orª [whether] Iª speakª° ofª myself.ª" {Jhn 7:17} + "Butª the naturalª manª receivethª° notª the thingsª of the¹ Spiritª of God:ª forª they areª° foolishnessª unto him:ª neitherªª canª° he knowª° [them], becauseª they are spirituallyª discerned.ª° ... Butª he that is spiritualª¹ judgethª°² all things,ª yetª he¹ himself² is judgedª° ofª no man.ª" {1Co 2:14-15} + "ª If¹ any²¹ of youª lackª° wisdom,ª let him askª° ofª God,ª that givethª° to allª [men] liberally,ª andª upbraidethª° not;ª andª it shall be givenª° him.ª" {Jms 1:5} |
