Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. . . .

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.

How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

For no word from God will ever fail.”

in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. . . .

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.” Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. . . .

For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess, so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that your days may be prolonged. Hear, O Israel, and be careful to observe them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is One. And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. . . .

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you. Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.

For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.

And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. . . .

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head. . . .

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

But He brought us out from there to lead us in and give us the land that He had sworn to our fathers.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.

Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.

Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.