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iv. 13. Better is a poor and wise child, than an old and foolish king.

ix. 16. Wisdom is better than strength. Prov. iii. 21, 22, 23.

Ver. 18. Wisdom is better than weapons of war.

X. Wisdom is profitable, pleasant, and honourable. Job xxii. 2. He that is wise

may be profitable unto himself.

Prov. ii. 10, 11, 12. When wisdom entereth into thy heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee, to deliver thee from the way of the evil man.

iii. 13. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. -Ver. 16, 17. Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand, riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. Ch. xxiv. 13, 14.

Ver. 18. Wisdom is a tree of life, to every one that findeth her; and happy is every one that retaineth her.-Ver. 35. The wise shall inherit glory.

iv. 8, 9. Exalt wisdom, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thy head an ornament of grace; a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

ix. 1. Wisdom hath builded her house. Ch. xxiv. 3, 4.-xiv. 1.

Ver. 12. If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself.

xi. 29. The fool shall be servant to the wise

xxiii. 23. Buy the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understand-in heart. ing.

xii. 8. A man shall be commended accord

xxvii. 11. My son, be wise, and make my ing to his wisdom. heart glad. Ch. xxix. 3.

xvi. 20, 21. He that handleth a matter

Matt. x. 16. Be wise as serpents, and harm-wisely, shall find good. The wise in heart less as doves.

James iii. 13. Who is a wise man among you? let him shew, out of a good conversation, his works with meekness of wisdom.

IX. The excellency of wisdom above all

other endowments. Job xxviii. 13. Man

knoweth not the price of wisdom.-Ver. 15. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. See ver. 16

to 20.

Prov. iii. 14, 15. The merchandise of wis dom is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. (Ch. xvi. 16.) She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

iv. 7. Wisdom is the principal thing: therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get understanding.

Eccl. ii. 13. Wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

shall be called prudent.

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hearted, I have put wisdom, saith the Lord. that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is unVer. 3. derstanding. Ps. cxi. 10. Prov. i. 7.

Ps. ii. 10, 11. Be wise, O ye kings; be in

Job xxviii. 12. Where shall wisdom be found and where is the place of understand-structed, ye judges of the earth.-Serve the ing-Ver. 23. The Lord knoweth the place thereof, and the way thereof.-Ver. 20.

Ps. li. 6. In the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Ps. cxix. 98, 99, 100.

Prov. ii. 6, 7. The Lord giveth wisdom; out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous.

Eccl. ii. 26. God giveth to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy.

ix. 1. The righteous and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God.

Dan. ii. 21. God giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding. Ver. 23. See Acts vii. 10.

Luke xxi. 15. I will give you a mouth and wisdom. 2 Pet. iii. 15.

James iii. 17. The wisdom from above is pure, &c. Ver. 13.

XII. Wisdom prayed for. 1 Chron. xxii. 12. For Solomon, David prayed thus: The Lord give thee wisdom, that thou mayest keep the law of the Lord. Ps. lxxii. 1.

1 Kings iii. 9. Solomon prayed thus: Lord, give thy servant an understanding heart, that he may judge thy people, and that he may discern between good and bad.-Ver. 11-13. And God said, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment, behold I have done according to thy words, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart. I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honour. Ver. 28. Ch. iv. 29.—v. 12. 2 Chron. i. 10. Ps. xc. 12. So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.

Col. i. 9. I pray that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom.

James i. 5. If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.. Ver. 17.

XIII. Wisdom and religion the same. Deut. iv. 5, 6. I have taught you statutes and judgments. Keep and do them, for this is your wisdom and understanding.

xxxii. 29. O that they were wise, that they understood this; that they would consider their latter end.

Job xxviii. 28. Behold, the fear of the Lord,

Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

xxxvii. 30. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. Prov. viii. 8.

Ixiv. 9. They shall wisely consider the Lord's doings.

ci. 2. I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way.

cvii. 43. Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord. Hos. xiv. 9.

Prov. x. 8. The wise in heart will receive commandments.

xv. 24. The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. Ch. xiii. 14.

xix. 8. He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul, and he that hath understanding shall find good. Ch. viii. 36. He that sinneth against me [Wisdom] wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

xxi. 12. The righteous wisely considereth the house of the wicked.

Dan. xii. 3. They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament.

Ver. 10. The wise shall understand.

Mic. vi. 9. The Lord's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name.

Matt. vii. 24. He that heareth Christ's sayings, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man. See the parable of the ten virgins, Matt. xxv. 1 to 13.

Rom. xvi. 19. I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

Eph. v. 15, 16. Walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise; redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Col. iii. 16. Let the word of God dwell in you richly, in all wisdom.

iv. 5. Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

2 Tim. iii. 15. The holy Scriptures are able to make thee wise to salvation. See Prov. xxviii. 26. Luke xii. 42.

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xxxii. 9. Great men are not always wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.

Prov. iii. 7. Be not wise in thine own eyes. xii. 15. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes.

xiv. 12. There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

xxvi. 12. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit; there is more hope of a fool than of him.-Ver. 16. The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that can render

a reason.

xxviii. 11. The rich man is wise in his own conceit.

Ver. 26. He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool.

Isa. v. 21. Woe to them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight.

Jer. viii. 8. How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us?

Rom. i. 22, 23. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools; and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image. xi. 25. I would not have you ignorant, &c. lest ye be wise in your own conceit.

xii. 16. Be not wise in your own conceits. See Isa. x. 12, 13.—xix. 11. 1 Cor. iii. 18. 2 Cor. x. 12. Col. ii. 23.

XV. A fool receiveth not instruction. Prov. i. 7. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Ch. v. 12, 13.

xvii. 16. He hath no heart to get wisdom. Ch. i. 7. 22.

to his sorrow; and the father of a fool hath no joy.-Ver. 25. A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

xix. 13. A foolish son is the calamity of his father. See Disobedient and undutiful children; Commandment Fifth.

XVIII. A fool is mischievous. Prov. x. 23. It is sport to a fool to do mischief.

xiii. 19. It is abomination to fools to depart from mischief.

xvii. 12. Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

XIX. Wrathful. Job v. 2. Wrath killeth

a foolish man.

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XX. Contentions. Prov. xviii. 6. A fool's

lips enter into contention.

xx. 3. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool will be meddling. See Contention, Strife.

XXI. His words. Prov. xv. 2. The mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. Ver. 28.

xviii. 6, 7. The fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. Ch. x. 14.-xii. 13. a-xiii. 3.

xviii. 2. He hath no delight in understanding. Ch. xxiv. 7.

xvii. 10. A reproof entereth more into wise man, than a hundred stripes into a fool. xxvii. 22. Though thou shouldst bray a fool in a mortar, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

x. 21. Foo's die for want of wisdom.

XVI. He discovereth his folly. Prov. 16. A fool layeth open his folly.

xxix. 11. A fool uttereth all his mind. Eccl. v. 3. A fool's voice is known by multitude of words.

x. 12, 13. The lips of a fool will swallow up himself. The beginning of his words is foolishness, and the end of his talk is misxiii.chievous madness.

xxvi. 11. As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

Eccl. x. 2. A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart is at his left.

Ver. 3. When a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

XVII. Toward his parents. Prov. x. 1. A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.-Ch. xv. 20. He despiseth his mother.

xv. 5. A fool despiseth his father's instructions.

Ver. 14. A fool is full of words. See Talkativeness, Rashness. See Prov. xvii. 7.-xxvi. 7.

XXII. His folly is his pleasure. Prov. xv. 21. Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom, &c.

xvii. 24. His eyes are in the ends of the earth.

xxx. 22. The earth is disquieted, and cannot bear a fool when he is filled with meat.

Eccl. vii. 6. His laughter is like the crackling of thorns under a pot.

vii. 4. His heart is in the house of mirth. XXIII. Treatment for fools. Prov. xiv. 7.

xvii. 21. He that begetteth a fool, doeth it Go from the presence of a foolish man, when

thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

xxiii. 9. Speak not in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. Matt. vii. 6. Cast not your pearls before swine. xxvi. 1. Honour is not seemly for a fool. Ver. 3. A rod for the fool's back. Ch. x. 13. xix. 29.-xxix. 15.

Ver. 4. Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be also like unto him.-Ver. 5. Lest he be wise in his own conceit. See Eccl. x. 5, 6, 7.

XXIV. Folly and wickedness the same. Deut. xxxii. 6. Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise?

Job v. 3. I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation. Ps. lxxiii. 3. 9. 11. 17, 18.

Ps. v. 5. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

xiv. 1. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Ps. liii. 1.

xxxvi. 3. The wicked hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

xxxviii. 5. My wounds stink, and are corrupt, because of my foolishness.

Ixix. 5. O God, thou knowest my foolishness, and my sins are not hid from thee.

lxxiv. 18. O Lord, the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. Ver. 22.

lxxv. 4. I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn. lxxxv. 8. The Lord will speak peace to his people, and to his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.

xciv. 7-10. They commit wickedness, and say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. Understand, ye brutish among the people; and, ye fools, when will ye be wise? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? he that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? Ps. ix. 5.

cvii. 17. Fools, because of their transgressions and iniquities, are afflicted.

Prov. i. 7. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Ver. 32. The prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

ix. 6. Forsake the foolish and live; and go in the way of understanding.

xiv. 9. Fools make a mock at sin.

xxi. 30. There is no wisdom nor understanding, nor counsel against the Lord.

xxiv. 9. The thought of foolishness is sin. xxvi. 10. The great God, that formed all things, rewardeth the fool and transgressors.

xxx. 2, 3. I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy.

Eccl. v. 1. In the house of God, be more ready to hear than to offer the sacrifice of fools. Ver. 4. God hath no pleasure in fools.

vii. 25. I applied mine heart to know the wickedness of folly.

Jer. iv. 22. My people is foolish; they have not known me: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. Ch. v. 4. 21.-x. 8.

viii. 9. They have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them? Ch. xxiii. 13.

Matt. vii. 26. He that doeth not Christ's sayings, is like unto a foolish man." xxv. 3. See the parable of the foolish virgins.

Luke xii. 20. God said, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee.

Ver. 21. So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. See Numb. xii. 11. 1 Sam. xiii. 13. 2 Sam. xxiv. 10. Matt. xxiii. 17. 19. Mark vii. 22. Luke xi. 40.-xxiv. 25. Rom. i. 21. Gal. iii. 1, 3. 1 Pet. ii. 15. PATIENCE.

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XXV. Patience toward God. Ps. xxxvii. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him; fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

xl. 1. I waited patiently for the Lord, and he heard me.

Luke viii. 15. The seed sown on the good ground, are they which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

xxi. 19. In your patience possess your souls. Rom. ii. 7. To them who by patient continuing in well-doing, seek for glory, honour, and immortality, God will give eternal life.

v. 3, 4. We glory in tribulations; knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope. Ch. xii. 12. viii. 25. If we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

xv. 21. Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom; but a man of understanding walk-lation; continuing instant in prayer. eth uprightly.

xii. 12. Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribu

xix. 3. The foolishness of man perverteth is way, and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

xv. 4. Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.

2 Cor. vi. 4. In all things approving our- | here are they that keep the commandments of selves as the ministers of God, in much God, and the faith of Jesus. patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in dis

tresses.

xii. 12. The signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

XXVI. Patience toward men. Eccl. vii. 8.

The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

1 Thess. v. 14. Be patient toward all men. 1 Tim. iii. 2, 3. A bishop must be blameless, patient.

vi. 11. O man of God, follow after righteous

Col. i. 11. Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness. 1 Thess. i. 2, 3. We give thanks, remem-ness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. bering your work of faith, and labour of love, be gentle to all men, apt to teach, patient. and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God our Father.

2 Tim. ii. 24. The servant of the Lord must

iii. 10, 11. Thou hast fully known my doc2 Thess. i. 4. We glory in you for your paing, charity, patience, persecutions, afflictions. trine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffertience and faith, in all your persecutions and tribulations.

iii. 5. The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

Heb. vi. 12. Be ye followers of them, who through faith and patience inherit the promises. -Ver. 15. Abraham, after he had patiently endured, obtained the promise.

x. 36. Ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God ye might receive the promise.

xii. 1. Let us run with patience the race set

before us, &c.

James i. 3, 4. The trying of your faith worketh patience. Let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be entire, wanting nothing.

v. 7, 8. Be patient unto the coming of the Lord. The husbandman hath long patience. Be ye also patient, stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

Ver. 10, 11. Take the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction with patience. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy.

1 Pet. ii. 20. If when ye do well and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is accepted with God.

Rev. i. 9. I John am your brother and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ.

ii. 2, 3. I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou hast borne, and hast patience for my name's sake, and hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

Ver. 19. I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and patience.

iii. 10. Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation.

xiii. 10. Here is the patience and faith of the saints.

xiv. 12. Here is the patience of the saints; Y

Tit. ii. 1, 2. Speak thou the things that become sound doctrine, that the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

2 Pet. i. 5-7. Add to your faith, virtue, brotherly kindness, and charity. knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness,

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DISCONTENT, MURMURING. XXVIII. Discontent, murmuring. Lam. iii. 39. Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

1 Cor. x. 10. Neither murmur ye as some of the Jews murmured, and were destroyed. See the murmurings of the Jews and their punishments: Exod. xv. 24. For drink. Ch. xvi. 2 to 12. For bread. Numb. xiv. 2. 27. 29. 36. When they heard an evil report of the promised land. Ch. xvi. 11. 41. Korah and his company about the priesthood.

Phil. ii. 14. Do all things without murmurings and disputings.

Jude 16. Murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts.

GRUDGING.

XXIX. Grudging. Lev. xix. 18. Thou shalt not avenge nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people.

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