⁷ Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.

⁵ Every saying of God `is' tried, A shield He `is' to those trusting in Him.

¹¹ For a sun and a shield `is' Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

¹⁵ this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,

¹⁶ for where zeal and rivalry `are', there is insurrection and every evil matter;

¹⁷ and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --

³ in whom are all the treasures of the wisdom and the knowledge hid,

¹⁹ for it hath been written, `I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'

¹⁸ Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent `is' to understand his way, And the folly of fools `is' deceit.

² My kind one, and my bulwark, My tower, and my deliverer, My shield, and in whom I have trusted, Who is subduing my people under me!

¹⁵ and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that `is' in Christ Jesus;

¹⁶ every Writing `is' God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that `is' in righteousness,

¹⁷ that the man of God may be fitted -- for every good work having been completed.

¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age -- let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

¹⁹ for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, `Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'

⁶ And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age -- of those becoming useless,

⁷ but we speak the hidden wisdom of God in a secret, that God foreordained before the ages to our glory,

³⁰ and of Him ye -- ye are in Christ Jesus, who became to us from God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanctification, and redemption,

¹⁴ Mine `is' counsel and substance, I `am' understanding, I have might.

²⁴ and to those called -- both Jews and Greeks -- Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,

⁸ Nor trodden it have the sons of pride, Not passed over it hath the fierce lion.