Quotes About Wisdom

So now, my son, obey my voice and flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran.

Stay with him for a while, until your brotherís fury subsides—

So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.

“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your motherís father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your motherís brother.

Now Esau learned that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a Canaanite woman,”

And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women,

Laban replied, “It is not our custom here to give the younger daughter in marriage before the older.

He thought, “If Esau comes and attacks one camp, then the other camp can escape.”

And Isaac lived 180 years.

And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

“Do not shed his blood. Throw him into this pit in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him.” Reuben said this so that he could rescue Joseph from their hands and return him to his father.

When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

Although Potipharís wife spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed with her or even be near her.

The warden did not concern himself with anything under Josephís care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Donít interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.

Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.

But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.

In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.

And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”

“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,