Colossians 4:5

“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

In all things be showing yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, be showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

“Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Jesus therefore said to them, “Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn’t overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn’t know where he is going.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

Go your ways. Behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves.

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,

He said, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of God’s Kingdom, but to the rest in parables; that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’

Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.

Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this great people of yours?”

Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.

Jesus answered, “Aren’t there twelve hours of daylight? If a man walks in the day, he doesn’t stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

Yes, a man will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Therefore, as for you, let that remain in you which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning remains in you, you also will remain in the Son, and in the Father.

These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart;

Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple.

For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”

“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of God,

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

Abstain from every form of evil.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently,

As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.

Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

for the truth’s sake, which remains in us, and it will be with us forever:

I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

For your obedience has become known to all. I rejoice therefore over you. But I desire to have you wise in that which is good, but innocent in that which is evil.

For what do I have to do with also judging those who are outside? Don’t you judge those who are within?

The king answered, “I know of a certainty that you are trying to gain time, because you see the thing has gone from me.

He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report: if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, think about these things.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,

There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land at that time.

He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.”

So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all of its borders, were deeded

Joseph said, “Give me your livestock; and I will give you food for your livestock, if your money is gone.”

Command the people, saying, ‘You are to pass through the border of your brothers, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Therefore be careful.

David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.

I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”

So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.

If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.

Now all the Athenians and the strangers living there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing.

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

After Methuselah’s birth, Enoch walked with God for three hundred years, and became the father of more sons and daughters.

When Laban heard the news of Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran to meet Jacob, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban all these things.