³⁷ Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

¹³ Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

² Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

¹⁷ Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

¹⁸ For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

¹⁵ See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

¹⁶ Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁷ Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

² For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

⁸ He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

³ For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

²⁰ For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

²⁴ Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

²⁸ Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

⁵ A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

¹² A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.