Quotes About Wisdom

And they were unable to answer these questions.

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.

But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ëFriend, move up to a better place.í Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Then Jesus told them this parable:

Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

I know what I will do, so that after my removal from management, people will welcome me into their homes.í

And he called in each one of his masterís debtors. ëHow much do you owe my master?í he asked the first.

ëA hundred measures of olive oil,í he answered. ëTake your bill,í said the manager. ëSit down quickly, and write fifty.í

Then he asked another, ëAnd how much do you owe?í ëA hundred measures of wheat,í he replied. ëTake your bill and write eighty,í he told him.

The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

But Abraham replied, ëThey have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.í

ëNo, father Abraham,í he said, ëbut if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.í

People will tell you, ëLook, there He is!í or ëLook, here He is!í Do not go out or chase after them.

And the Lord said, “Listen to the words of the unjust judge.

Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.