For truly my words are not false; one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge,
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
for my mouth will utter truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.
But Felix, having a rather accurate knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, “When Lysias the tribune comes down, I will decide your case.”
it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
Have I not written for you thirty sayings of counsel and knowledge, to make you know what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
My words declare the uprightness of my heart, and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
For you have exacted pledges of your brothers for nothing and stripped the naked of their clothing. You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man lived in it. You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless were crushed. Therefore snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you,
How then will you comfort me with empty nothings? There is nothing left of your answers but falsehood.”
“Behold, I know your thoughts and your schemes to wrong me.
Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him?
As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all.
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