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;
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,
and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --
who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;
`Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you; — read the full passage →
for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, `Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;' — read the full passage →
this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like, — read the full passage →
professing to be wise, they were made fools, — read the full passage →
Who <FI>is<Fi> wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,
O depth of riches, and wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
where <FI>is<Fi> the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?
and of Him ye--ye are in Christ Jesus, who became to us from God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanctification, and redemption,
in wisdom walk ye toward those without, the time forestalling; — read the full passage →
Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age--let him become a fool, that he may become wise,
`Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;
that their hearts may be comforted, being united in love, and to all riches of the full assurance of the understanding, to the full knowledge of the secret of the God and Father, and of the Christ, — read the full passage →
See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, — read the full passage →
for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →
Because of this, we also, from the day in which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye may be filled with the full knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the recognition of him,
for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us--those being saved--it is the power of God, — read the full passage →
fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;
because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;
for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.
and increase ye in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him <FI>is<Fi> the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.
but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong; — read the full passage →
in whom are all the treasures of the wisdom and the knowledge hid,
And to Him who is able to guard you not stumbling, and to set <FI>you<Fi> in the presence of His glory unblemished, in gladness, — read the full passage →
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;
for it hath been written, `I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;' — read the full passage →
In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace; — read the full passage →
And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;
is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water <FI>is able<Fi> to make. — read the full passage →
and to those called--both Jews and Greeks--Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: YLT.