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Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright. (niv)
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1 John 2 7-1 John 2 8
Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old one, which you have had since the beginning. This old command is the message you have heard.Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and in you, because the darkness is passing and the true light is already shining. (niv)
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2 Timothy 3 16-2 Timothy 3 17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (niv)
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Matthew 23:34
Therefore I am sending you prophets and sages and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town. (niv)
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1 Timothy 3 15-1 Timothy 3 16
if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 3 4-2 Corinthians 3 6
Such confidence we have through Christ before God.Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant— not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. (niv)
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Titus 1:9
He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it. (niv)
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Matthew 12:35
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. (niv)
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Proverbs 16:20-24
Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. (niv)
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Titus 2:6-7
Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness (niv)
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Proverbs 18:4
The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream. (niv)
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Song of Solomon 7 13
The mandrakes send out their fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, both new and old, that I have stored up for you, my beloved. (niv)
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Ephesians 3:8
Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, (niv)
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Proverbs 22:17-18
Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips. (niv)
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Colossians 3:16
Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. (niv)
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Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives. (niv)
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Ezra 7:10
For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel. (niv)
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Colossians 1:7
You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf, (niv)
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Ecclesiastes 12:9-11
Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs.The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true.The words of the wise are like goads, their collected sayings like firmly embedded nails— given by one shepherd. (niv)
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John 13:34
“ A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (niv)
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Ezra 7:6
this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him. (niv)
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Luke 11:49
Because of this, God in his wisdom said,‘ I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.’ (niv)
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2 Corinthians 4 5-2 Corinthians 4 7
For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.For God, who said,“ Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. (niv)
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Proverbs 10:20-21
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense. (niv)
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Ephesians 3:4
In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, (niv)
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Ezra 7:21
Now I, King Artaxerxes, decree that all the treasurers of Trans- Euphrates are to provide with diligence whatever Ezra the priest, the teacher of the Law of the God of heaven, may ask of you— (niv)
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1 Timothy 3 6
He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 6 10
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. (niv)