Proverbs 13:16

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things.

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.

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

Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong!

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,

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

“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.”

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

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.

For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

But Jesus said, “Allow the little children, and don’t forbid them to come to me; for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these.”

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the middle of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,

that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

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

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden’?”

If he says, ‘It is well,’ your servant shall have peace; but if he is angry, then know that evil is determined by him.

Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don’t I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

Esther had not made known her people nor her relatives, because Mordecai had instructed her that she should not make it known.

To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”

I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said to them, “Allow the little children to come to me! Don’t forbid them, for God’s Kingdom belongs to such as these.

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

Brothers, I couldn’t speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ.

But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

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

Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name,

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, who, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high,

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

certain wicked fellows have gone out from among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods,” which you have not known,

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Hear now, Joshua the high priest, you and your fellows who sit before you; for they are men who are a sign: for, behold, I will bring out my servant, the Branch.

We speak wisdom, however, among those who are full grown, yet a wisdom not of this world nor of the rulers of this world who are coming to nothing.

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

Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, think this way. If in anything you think otherwise, God will also reveal that to you.

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.

The servant said to him, “What if the woman isn’t willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?”

Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house; for he is such a worthless fellow that one can’t speak to him.”

Please don’t let my lord pay attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men, whom you sent.

The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall tell the people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter on us;’ thus you shall say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.

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

Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name— he works in the arrogance of pride.

Behold, my servant will deal wisely. He will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high.

“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.

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

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