fSee Job 28:15-19
Deuteronomy 10:13
13and ato keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today bfor your good?Job 21:15
15 cWhat is the Almighty, that we should serve him?And what dprofit do we get if we pray to him?’
Proverbs 3:13-18
Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom
13 eBlessed is the one who finds wisdom,and the one who gets understanding,
14 ffor the gain from her is better than gain from silver
and her profit better than ggold.
15She is more precious than hjewels,
and inothing you desire can compare with her.
16 jLong life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are kriches and honor.
17Her lways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18She is ma tree of life to those who nlay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called blessed.
Proverbs 4:7-9
7 oThe beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,and whatever you get, get pinsight.
8Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
she will qhonor you rif you embrace her.
9She will place on your head sa graceful garland;
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”
Proverbs 9:12
12 tIf you are wise, you are wise for yourself;if you scoff, you alone will bear it.
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
11Wisdom is good with an inheritance,an advantage to those who usee the sun.
12For the protection of wisdom is like vthe protection of money,
and the advantage of knowledge is that wwisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
Matthew 5:29
29 xIf your right eye ycauses you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into zhell.
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