Quotes About Wisdom

to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.

Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,

knowing that such a man is corrupt and sinful; he is self-condemned.

On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.

Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all Godís house, testifying to what would be spoken later.

Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.

We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.

But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater.

And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.

For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives.”

Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?

Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.

I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.