Christian Education

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

And the fathers! provoke not your children, but nourish them in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

Fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

`Hear, O Israel, Jehovah our God <FI>is<Fi> one Jehovah; — read the full passage →

The commencement of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones <FI>is<Fi> understanding.

whom we proclaim, warning every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus,

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

As to these four lads, God hath given to them knowledge and understanding in every <FI>kind of<Fi> literature, and wisdom; and Daniel hath given instruction about every <FI>kind of<Fi> vision and dreams.

Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she <FI>is<Fi> thy life.

To get wisdom--how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

<FI> Nun.<Fi> A lamp to my foot <FI>is<Fi> Thy word, And a light to my path.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive <FI>for<Fi> the widow.

In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, <FI>do<Fi> all things in the name of the Lord Jesus--giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews, — read the full passage →

For wisdom <FI>is<Fi> a defense, money <FI>is<Fi> a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> , She reviveth her possessors.

and thou hast repeated them to thy sons, and spoken of them in thy sitting in thine house, and in thy walking in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

`And this <FI>is<Fi> the command, the statutes and the judgments which Jehovah your God hath commanded to teach you, to do in the land which ye are passing over thither to possess it, — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

and the truth shall make you free.'

for in Him we live, and move, and are; as also certain of your poets have said: For of Him also we are offspring.

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the instruction of wisdom, And before honour <FI>is<Fi> humility!

(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

Jesus answered and said to him, `Thou art the teacher of Israel--and these things thou dost not know!

and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah--choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; --whether the gods whom your fathers served, which <FI>are<Fi> beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house--we serve Jehovah.'

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.

But those expecting Jehovah pass <FI>to<Fi> power, They raise up the pinion as eagles, They run and are not fatigued, They go on and do not faint!

Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes,

Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou <FI>art<Fi> the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.

And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding--

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --

And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, `Given to me was all authority in heaven and on earth; — read the full passage →

for, as many things as were written before, for our instruction were written before, that through the endurance, and the exhortation of the Writings, we might have the hope.

Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee. — read the full passage →

the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.

Also--when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou <FI>art<Fi> with me, Thy rod and Thy staff--they comfort me.

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

this one came unto him by night, and said to him, `Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come--a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

and God doth commend His own love to us, that, in our being still sinners, Christ did die for us;

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

and the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and remind you of all things that I said to you.

`I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactitude of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.

For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise--to salvation, through faith that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus;

Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

And further, from these, my son, be warned; the making of many books hath no end, and much study <FI>is<Fi> a weariness of the flesh.

and thou hast loved Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might,

A fountain of life <FI>is<Fi> understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, `Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

and ye have taught them to your sons, by speaking of them in thy sitting in thy house, and in thy going in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers, — read the full passage →

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

And He saith to man: --`Lo, fear of the Lord, that <FI>is<Fi> wisdom, And to turn from evil <FI>is<Fi> understanding.'

and us He hath brought out thence, in order to bring us in, to give to us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

O the happiness of a man <FI>who<Fi> hath found wisdom, And of a man <FI>who<Fi> bringeth forth understanding.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;

Be not therefore anxious for the morrow, for the morrow shall be anxious for its own things; sufficient for the day <FI>is<Fi> the evil of it.

Better <FI>is<Fi> wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!

For better <FI>is<Fi> her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold--her increase.

Who <FI>is<Fi> wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

The wisdom giveth strength to a wise man, more than wealth the rulers who have been in a city.