Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they {are} ever with me. {they...: Heb. it is ever with me}

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. {Train...: or, Catechise} {in...: Heb. in his way}

Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

The law of the LORD {is} perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD {is} sure, making wise the simple. {law: or, doctrine} {converting: or, restoring}

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?

To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

But Samuel ministered before the LORD, {being} a child, girded with a linen ephod.

And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took {him} down from the tree, and laid {him} in a sepulchre.

But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and {there is} none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. {holdeth: Heb. strengtheneth himself}

And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See {thou do it} not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace {that should come} unto you:

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

As also in all {his} epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as {they do} also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Be it known unto you therefore, men {and} brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. {Train...: or, Catechise} {in...: Heb. in his way}

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed {thereto} according to thy word.

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and {that} your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake {as they were} moved by the Holy Ghost. {in old time: or, at any time}

The law of the LORD {is} perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD {is} sure, making wise the simple. {law: or, doctrine} {converting: or, restoring}

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God?

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, {it is} because {there is} no light in them. {no...: Heb. no morning}

The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband {also}, and he praiseth her.

I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies {are} my meditation.

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned {them};

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: {he is} a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

But when Jesus saw {it}, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Thy testimonies also {are} my delight {and} my counsellors. {my counsellors: Heb. men of my counsel}

And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. {In whom: or, Wherein}

Keep therefore and do {them}; for this {is} your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation {is} a wise and understanding people.

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

For your obedience is come abroad unto all {men}. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. {simple: or, harmless}

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

If thy whole body therefore {be} full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. {the bright...: Gr. a candle by its bright shining}

The wisdom of the prudent {is} to understand his way: but the folly of fools {is} deceit.

Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart {shall be} of understanding.

In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, {saying}, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. {his word: Heb. his words}

To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. {lent him: or, returned him, whom I have obtained by petition} {he shall...: or, he whom I have obtained by petition shall be returned}

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father {was} a Greek:

Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.

I thank God, whom I serve from {my} forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

For thou {art} my hope, O Lord GOD: {thou art} my trust from my youth.

The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do {his commandments}: his praise endureth for ever. {a good...: or, good success} {his commandments: Heb. them}

Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that {is} within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:

In whom ye also {trusted}, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

And he laid {his} hands on them, and departed thence.

The wise {men} are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom {is} in them? {The wise...: or, Have they been ashamed, etc} {what...: Heb. the wisdom of what thing}

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. {penny: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}

But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

I would lead thee, {and} bring thee into my mother's house, {who} would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.

And knowest {his} will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; {approvest...: or, triest the things that differ}

Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.

And it shall come to pass, {as soon as} I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and {so} when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.