Wise Decisions

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Where there is no counsel, purposes are disappointed; But in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. — read the full passage →

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding:

Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. — read the full passage →

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

What man is he that feareth Jehovah? Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose.

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

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; — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.

The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart: The commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. — read the full passage →

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

pray without ceasing;

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.

With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose. — read the full passage →

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, — read the full passage →

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; Butthe foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;

For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

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

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more. — read the full passage →

For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

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

even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed; — read the full passage →

But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

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

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

Wisdomisthe principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

Hear, mysons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding: — read the full passage →

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; — read the full passage →

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

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

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? Forrichescertainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.

The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

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

All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. — read the full passage →

And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of disease and all manner of sickness. — read the full passage →

Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. — read the full passage →

Rejoice always; — read the full passage →

for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ: — read the full passage →

For no word from God shall be void of power.

and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as Jehovah spake unto me; and we compassed mount Seir many days. — read the full passage →

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these words, he said unto his disciples, — read the full passage →

Thou that art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and that canst not look on perverseness, wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wicked swalloweth up the man that is more righteous than he;

Counsel in the heart of man islikedeep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

Cease, my son, to hear instruction Onlyto err from the words of knowledge.

A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.