Age And Wisdom

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. — read the full passage →

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. — read the full passage →

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, — read the full passage →

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. — read the full passage →

Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; — read the full passage →

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.