Psa 25:14, 92:6, Pro 15:24, 24:7, Jer 4:22, Mar 4:10-13, Joh 7:17 | ESV | STEP | The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant .

Psalms 25:14

14 ^aThe friendship ^{▼▼Or The secret counsel} of the Lord is for those who fear him,
and he makes known to them his covenant.

Psalms 92:6

6 The stupid man cannot know;
the fool cannot understand this:

Proverbs 15:24

24 The path of life leads upward ^cfor the prudent,
that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.

Proverbs 24:7

7 Wisdom is ^dtoo high for a fool;
in ^ethe gate he does not open his mouth.

Jeremiah 4:22

22 “For ^fmy people are foolish;
they know me not;
they are stupid children;
they have no understanding.
^gThey are ‘wise’—in doing evil!
But how to do good they know not.”

Mark 4:10-13

The Purpose of the Parables

10 And ^hwhen he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. 11 And he said to them, ⁱ“To you has been given ^jthe secret of the kingdom of God, but for ^kthose outside everything is in parables, 12 ^lso that

“'they ^mmay indeed see but not perceive,
and may indeed hear but not understand,
lest they ⁿshould turn and be forgiven.'”
13 ^oAnd he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

John 7:17

17 ^pIf anyone’s will is to do God’s ^{▼▼Greek his} will, ^rhe will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I ^sam speaking on my own authority.