Proverbs 9:9
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9 Instruct the wise,
and they will be even wiser.
Teach the righteous,
and they will learn even more.
Proverbs 1:5
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5 Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
Let those with understanding receive guidance
Matthew 13:11-12
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11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets[a] of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not. 12 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.
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- 13:11 Greek the mysteries.
1 John 5:13
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Conclusion
13 I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life.
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1 John 2:20-21
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20 But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit,[a] and all of you know the truth. 21 So I am writing to you not because you don’t know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies.
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- 2:20 Greek But you have an anointing from the Holy One.
Proverbs 25:12
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12 To one who listens, valid criticism
is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
Hosea 6:3
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3 Oh, that we might know the Lord!
Let us press on to know him.
He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn
or the coming of rains in early spring.”
2 Peter 3:18
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18 Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.
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