For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
Proverbs
WisdomThere were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way.
Numbers
Law / MosesWherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
Daniel
Major ProphetsWhat therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Mark
GospelsBut he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielFor we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulWhich yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonMy covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsAnd his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Numbers
LawBut take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them.
Mark
GospelsFor the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.
Job
WisdomAnd again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewBreak their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersBe not ye therefore partakers with them.
Ephesians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.
Genesis
Law / MosesAnd he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
Malachi
Minor ProphetsFor though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulNotwithstanding the children of Korah died not.
Numbers
Law / MosesThy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.
Joshua
History / JoshuaScornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.