Pro 2:1-5, 3:13-18, 8:11, 16:6, Mat 12:42, Joh 6:27, Act 8:27-40 | ESV | STEP | My son , if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,

1 ^aMy son, ^bif you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice ^cfor understanding,
4 if you seek it like ^dsilver
and search for it as for ^ehidden treasures,
5 then ^fyou will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 3:13-18

Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom

13 ^gBlessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,
14 ^hfor the gain from her is better than gain from silver
and her profit better than ⁱgold.
15 She is more precious than ^jjewels,
and ^knothing you desire can compare with her.
16 ^lLong life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are ^mriches and honor.
17 Her ⁿways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18 She is ^oa tree of life to those who ^play hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called blessed.

Proverbs 8:11

11 ^qfor wisdom is better than jewels,
and ^rall that you may desire cannot compare with her.

Proverbs 16:6

6 By ^ssteadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by ^tthe fear of the Lord one ^uturns away from evil.

Matthew 12:42

42 ^vThe queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, ^wsomething greater than Solomon is here.

John 6:27

27 ^xDo not work for the food that perishes, but for ^ythe food that endures to eternal life, which ^zthe Son of Man will give to you. For on ^aahim God the Father has ^abset his seal.”

Acts 8:27-40

27 And he rose and went. And there was an ^acEthiopian, a ^adeunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, ^aewho was in charge of all her treasure. ^afHe had come to Jerusalem to worship 28 and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” 30 So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31 And he said, ^ag“How can I, unless someone ^ahguides me?” And ^aihe invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32 Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this:

^aj“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter
and like a lamb before its shearer is silent,
so he opens not his mouth.
33 In his ^akhumiliation justice was denied him.
Who can describe his generation?
For his life is taken away from the earth.”
34 And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and ^albeginning with this Scripture ^amhe told him the good news about Jesus. 36 And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! ^anWhat prevents me from being baptized?” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts add all or most of verse 37: And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”} 38 And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. 39 And when they came up out of the water, ^apthe Spirit of the Lord ^aqcarried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.