Bible Cross References
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Matthew 16:26
Will you gain anything if you win the whole world but lose your life? Of course not! There is nothing you can give to regain your life.
Matthew 22:5
But the invited guests paid no attention and went about their business: one went to his farm, another to his store,
Proverbs 3:13-18
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Happy is anyone who becomes wise---who comes to have understanding.
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There is more profit in it than there is in silver; it is worth more to you than gold.
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Wisdom is more valuable than jewels; nothing you could want can compare with it.
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Wisdom offers you long life, as well as wealth and honor.
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Wisdom can make your life pleasant and lead you safely through it.
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Those who become wise are happy; wisdom will give them life.
Proverbs 8:10
Choose my instruction instead of silver; choose knowledge rather than the finest gold.
Proverbs 8:11
"I am Wisdom, I am better than jewels; nothing you want can compare with me.
Proverbs 8:18-20
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I have riches and honor to give, prosperity and success.
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What you get from me is better than the finest gold, better than the purest silver.
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I walk the way of righteousness; I follow the paths of justice,
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Job 28:18
The value of wisdom is more Than coral or crystal or rubies.
Psalm 4:6
There are many who pray: "Give us more blessings, O LORD. Look on us with kindness!"
Psalm 4:7
But the joy that you have given me is more than they will ever have with all their grain and wine.
Psalm 39:6
no more than a shadow. All we do is for nothing; we gather wealth, but don't know who will get it.
Psalm 39:7
What, then, can I hope for, Lord? I put my hope in you.
Ecclesiastes 2:2-12
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I discovered that laughter is foolish, that pleasure does you no good.
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Driven on by my desire for wisdom, I decided to cheer myself up with wine and have a good time. I thought that this might be the best way people can spend their short lives on earth.
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I accomplished great things. I built myself houses and planted vineyards.
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I planted gardens and orchards, with all kinds of fruit trees in them;
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I dug ponds to irrigate them.
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I bought many slaves, and there were slaves born in my household. I owned more livestock than anyone else who had ever lived in Jerusalem.
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I also piled up silver and gold from the royal treasuries of the lands I ruled. Men and women sang to entertain me, and I had all the women a man could want.
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Yes, I was great, greater than anyone else who had ever lived in Jerusalem, and my wisdom never failed me.
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Anything I wanted, I got. I did not deny myself any pleasure. I was proud of everything I had worked for, and all this was my reward.
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Then I thought about all that I had done and how hard I had worked doing it, and I realized that it didn't mean a thing. It was like chasing the wind---of no use at all.
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After all, a king can only do what previous kings have done. So I started thinking about what it meant to be wise or reckless or foolish.
Ecclesiastes 12:8
Useless, useless, said the Philosopher. It is all useless.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
After all this, there is only one thing to say: Have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that we were created for.