WISDOM FROM ABOVE 3-31-17 VIDEO DEEP THOUGHTS ON WISDOM
THIS wisdom has its origins from God and not from man. You can’t goggle it and find it on the internet. It’s character is heavenly not earthly.
Job 28:12 “But where, oh where, will they find Wisdom? Where does Insight hide?
13 Mortals don’t have a clue, haven’t the slightest idea where to look.
14 Earth’s depths say, ‘It’s not here’; ocean deeps echo, ‘Never heard of it.’
15 It can’t be bought with the finest gold; no amount of silver can get it.
16 Even famous Ophir gold can’t buy it, not even diamonds and sapphires.
17 Neither gold nor emeralds are comparable; extravagant jewelry can’t touch it.
18 Pearl necklaces and ruby bracelets — why bother? None of this is even a down payment on Wisdom!
19 Pile gold and African diamonds as high as you will, they can’t hold a candle to Wisdom.
20 “So where does Wisdom come from? And where does Insight live?
21 It can’t be found by looking, no matter how deep you dig, no matter how high you fly.
22 If you search through the graveyard and question the dead, they say, ‘We’ve only heard rumors of it.’
23 “God alone knows the way to Wisdom, he knows the exact place to find it. MSG
Prov 21:30 There is no [human] wisdom or understanding or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord. AMP
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Prov 21:30 Nothing clever, nothing conceived, nothing contrived, can get the better of God. MSG
1 Cor 1:21 Since the world in all its fancy wisdom never had a clue when it came to knowing God, God in his wisdom took delight in using what the world considered dumb — preaching, of all things! — to bring those who trust him into the way of salvation. MSG
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1 Cor 1:21 For in his wisdom, God designed that all the world’s wisdom would be insufficient to lead people discovery of himself. He took great delight in baffling the wisdom of the world by using the simplicity of preaching the story of the cross in order to save those who believe it. Passion
1 Cor 2:4 What I said and preached had none of the attractiveness of the clever mind, but it was a demonstration of the power of the Spirit! Plainly God’s purpose was that your faith should not rest upon man’s cleverness but upon the power of God. PHILLIPS
1 Cor 2:6 Yet when we are among the full-grown (spiritually mature Christians who are ripe in understanding), we do impart a [higher] wisdom (the knowledge of the divine plan previously hidden); but it is indeed not a wisdom of this present age or of this world nor of the leaders and rulers of this age, who are being brought to nothing and are doomed to pass away.
7 But rather what we are setting forth is a wisdom of God once hidden [from the human understanding] and now revealed to us by God — [that wisdom] which God devised and decreed before the ages for our glorification [to lift us into the glory of His presence]. AMP
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1 Cor 2:6 We, of course, have plenty of wisdom to pass on to you once you get your feet on firm spiritual ground, but it’s not popular wisdom, the fashionable wisdom of high-priced experts that will be out-of-date in a year or so.
7 God’s wisdom is something mysterious that goes deep into the interior of his purposes. You don’t find it lying around on the surface. It’s not the latest message, but more like the oldest — what God determined as the way to bring out his best in us, long before we ever arrived on the scene. MSG ↓↓↓
1 Cor 2:6 However, there is a wisdom that we continually speak of when we are among the spiritually mature. It is a wisdom that did not originate in this present age, nor did it come from the rulers of this age who are in the process of being dethroned.
7 Instead, we continually speak of this wonderful wisdom that comes from God, hidden before now in a mystery. It is his secret plan, destined before the ages, to bring us into glory. Passion
Rom 11:33 Have you ever come on anything quite like this extravagant generosity of God, this deep, deep wisdom? It’s way over our heads. We’ll never figure it out. MSG
James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect (free, large, full) gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of all [that gives] light, in [the shining of] Whom there can be no variation [rising or setting] or shadow cast by His turning [as in an eclipse]. AMP
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James 1:17 Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. MSG
James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure (undefiled); then it is peace-loving, courteous (considerate, gentle). [It is willing to] yield to reason, full of compassion and good fruits; it is wholehearted and straightforward, impartial and unfeigned (free from doubts, wavering, and insincerity). AMP
James 3:13 Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts.
14 Mean-spirited ambition isn’t wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn’t wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn’t wisdom.
15 It’s the furthest thing from wisdom — it’s animal cunning, devilish conniving.
Prov 2:4 Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, like an adventurer on a treasure hunt,
5 Believe me, before you know it Fear-of-God will be yours; you’ll have come upon the Knowledge of God.
6 And here’s why: God gives out Wisdom free, is plainspoken in Knowledge and Understanding.
7 He’s a rich mine of Common Sense for those who live well, a personal bodyguard to the candid and sincere. MSG
Prov 2:10 Lady Wisdom will be your close friend, and Brother Knowledge your pleasant companion.
11 Good Sense will scout ahead for danger, Insight will keep an eye out for you.
12 They’ll keep you from making wrong turns, or following the bad directions MSG
Prov 8:20 You can find me on Righteous Road — that’s where I walk — at the intersection of Justice Avenue,
21 Handing out life to those who love me, filling their arms with life — armloads of life!
22 “GOD sovereignly made me — the first, the basic — before he did anything else.
23 I was brought into being a long time ago, well before Earth got its start.
24 I arrived on the scene before Ocean, yes, even before Springs and Rivers and Lakes. MSG
Prov 3:19 With Lady Wisdom, GOD formed Earth; with Madame Insight, he raised Heaven. MSG
Ps 104:24 O Lord, how many and varied are Your works! In wisdom have You made them all; the earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures. AMP
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Ps 104:24 What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. MSG
Prov 4:5 Get skillful and godly Wisdom, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation); do not forget and do not turn back from the words of my mouth.
6 Forsake not [Wisdom], and she will keep, defend, and protect you; love her, and she will guard you.
7 The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation).
8 Prize Wisdom highly and exalt her, and she will exalt and promote you; she will bring you to honor when you embrace her. AMP
Prov 8:35 For whoever finds me [Wisdom] finds life and draws forth and obtains favor from the Lord. AMP
Prov 9:11 For by me [Wisdom from God] your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased. AMP
Prov 19:8 He who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good. AMP
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Prov 19:8 Grow a wise heart — you’ll do yourself a favor; keep a clear head — you’ll find a good life. MSG
Prov 21:11 Simpletons only learn the hard way, but the wise learn by listening. MSG
Prov 24:3 Through skillful and godly Wisdom is a house (a life, a home, a family) built, and by understanding it is established [on a sound and good foundation], AMP
Isa 11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him — the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the reverential and obedient fear of the Lord — AMP
1 Cor 1:30 For it is not from man that we draw our life but from God as we are being joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. And now he is our God-given wisdom, our virtue, our holiness, and our redemption.
31 And thus fulfills what is written: If anyone boasts, let him boast in all that the Lord has done! Passion
Col 2:3 In Him all the treasures of [divine] wisdom (comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God) and [all the riches of spiritual] knowledge and enlightenment are stored up and lie hidden. AMP
Col 3:16 Let the word [spoken by] Christ (the Messiah) have its home [in your hearts and minds] and dwell in you in [all its] richness, as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight and intelligence and wisdom [in spiritual things, and as you sing] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, making melody to God with [His] grace in your hearts. AMP
Eph 1:8 Which He lavished upon us in every kind of wisdom and understanding (practical insight and prudence),
9 Making known to us the mystery (secret) of His will (of His plan, of His purpose). [And it is this:] In accordance with His good pleasure (His merciful intention) which He had previously purposed and set forth in Him, AMP
Col 1:9 Be assured that from the first day we heard of you, we haven’t stopped praying for you, asking God to give you wise minds and spirits attuned to his will, and so acquire a thorough understanding of the ways in which God works. MSG
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Col 1:9 Since we first heard about you, we’ve kept you always in our prayers that you would receive the perfect knowledge of God’s pleasure over your lives, making you reservoirs of every kind of wisdom and spiritually understanding. Passion
JESUS
Matt 13:54 And coming to His own country [Nazareth], He taught in their synagogue so that they were amazed with bewildered wonder, and said, Where did this Man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers? AMP
Mark 6:2 And on the Sabbath He began to teach in the synagogue; and many who listened to Him were utterly astonished, saying, Where did this Man acquire all this? What is the wisdom [the broad and full intelligence which has been] given to Him? What mighty works and exhibitions of power are wrought by His hands! AMP
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Mark 6:2 On the Sabbath, he gave a lecture in the meeting place. He made a real hit, impressing everyone. “We had no idea he was this good!” they said. “How did he get so wise all of a sudden, get such ability?” MSG
Luke 2:40 And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace (favor and spiritual blessing) of God was upon Him AMP
Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom (in broad and full understanding) and in stature and years, and in favor with God and man. AMP
Acts 6:10 But they were not able to resist the intelligence and the wisdom and [the inspiration of] the Spirit with which and by Whom he spoke. AMP
Eccl 7:19 [True] wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers or valiant generals who are in the city. AMP
James 1:5 If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. AMP