Being Naive

The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; Butthe simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.

And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

For the backsliding of the simple shall slay them, And the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

When the scoffer is punished, the simple is made wise; And when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion:

A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The foolish woman is clamorous; She is simple, and knoweth nothing.

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore over you: but I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple unto that which is evil.

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; — read the full passage →

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand, — read the full passage →

And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Teacher, behold, what manner of stones and what manner of buildings! — read the full passage →

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain. — read the full passage →

For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

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

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes. — read the full passage →

The way of him that is laden with guilt is exceeding crooked; But as for the pure, his work is right.

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger. — read the full passage →

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good manshall be satisfiedfrom himself.

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

A faithful witness will not lie; But a false witness uttereth lies.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain:

And Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. — read the full passage →

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, — read the full passage →

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

It is he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in;

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. — read the full passage →

When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory.

having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,

For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; — read the full passage →

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see:

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.