Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
BSB
ASV
Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.
KJV
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Wisdom is too high for a fool,.... It is out of his reach, he cannot attain it; natural wisdom, or the knowledge of many things in nature; at least it seems so to himself, and therefore will not take any pains, or make use of any means, to obtain it; as the knowledge of human laws; of medicine, of philosophy, of languages, or of any of the liberal arts and sciences; or he has not really a capacity for it.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
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For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all…
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Proverbs 14:6A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
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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.
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
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Psalms 10:5He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
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O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!