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Proverbs 14:6
A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.
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Psalms 10:5
Yet they succeed in everything they do. They do not see your punishment awaiting them. They sneer at all their enemies.
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1 Corinthians 2 14
But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.
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Psalms 92:5-6
O Lord, what great works you do! And how deep are your thoughts.Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this:
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Proverbs 17:24
Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
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Job 29:7-25
“ Those were the days when I went to the city gate and took my place among the honored leaders.The young stepped aside when they saw me, and even the aged rose in respect at my coming.The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.The highest officials of the city stood quietly, holding their tongues in respect.“ All who heard me praised me. All who saw me spoke well of me.For I assisted the poor in their need and the orphans who required help.I helped those without hope, and they blessed me. And I caused the widows’ hearts to sing for joy.Everything I did was honest. Righteousness covered me like a robe, and I wore justice like a turban.I served as eyes for the blind and feet for the lame.I was a father to the poor and assisted strangers who needed help.I broke the jaws of godless oppressors and plucked their victims from their teeth.“ I thought,‘ Surely I will die surrounded by my family after a long, good life.For I am like a tree whose roots reach the water, whose branches are refreshed with the dew.New honors are constantly bestowed on me, and my strength is continually renewed.’“ Everyone listened to my advice. They were silent as they waited for me to speak.And after I spoke, they had nothing to add, for my counsel satisfied them.They longed for me to speak as people long for rain. They drank my words like a refreshing spring rain.When they were discouraged, I smiled at them. My look of approval was precious to them.Like a chief, I told them what to do. I lived like a king among his troops and comforted those who mourned.
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Amos 5:10
How you hate honest judges! How you despise people who tell the truth!
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Amos 5:12
For I know the vast number of your sins and the depth of your rebellions. You oppress good people by taking bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts.
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Amos 5:15
Hate evil and love what is good; turn your courts into true halls of justice. Perhaps even yet the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will have mercy on the remnant of his people.
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Proverbs 22:22
Don’t rob the poor just because you can, or exploit the needy in court.
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Proverbs 15:24
The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind.
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Job 5:4
Their children are abandoned far from help; they are crushed in court with no one to defend them.
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Proverbs 31:8-9
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed.Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice.
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Isaiah 29:21
Those who convict the innocent by their false testimony will disappear. A similar fate awaits those who use trickery to pervert justice and who tell lies to destroy the innocent.
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Job 31:21
“ If I raised my hand against an orphan, knowing the judges would take my side,
