Common Sense

My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves. — read the full passage →

One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. If you mock, you alone will bear it.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own,

in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)

Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death. — read the full passage →

Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint. — read the full passage →

Don’t be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. — read the full passage →

What agreement has Christ with Belial? Or what portion has a believer with an unbeliever?

There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

The ear that listens to reproof lives, and will be at home among the wise.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

“Most certainly I tell you, he who hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has eternal life, and doesn’t come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

Most certainly, I tell you, he who believes in me has eternal life.

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Thus says Yahweh of Armies: “In those days, ten men will take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they will take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, ‘We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel: — read the full passage →

My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments: — read the full passage →

So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

I was thrown on you from my mother’s womb. You are my God since my mother bore me.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’

that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can’t find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

(for when Gentiles who don’t have the law do by nature the things of the law, these, not having the law, are a law to themselves, — read the full passage →

A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; — read the full passage →

“The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; but are they the feathers and plumage of love? — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world.He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law. — read the full passage →

A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, “Rise, and measure God’s temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →

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

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

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

I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

to the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.

Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day’s own evil is sufficient.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is no one who does good.

When Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. — read the full passage →

John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.

Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving;

and through him to reconcile all things to himself, by him, whether things on the earth, or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

Now I beg you, brothers, through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?”

But he answered them, “You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here one stone on another, that will not be thrown down.”

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

Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’