8 “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.
9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
Ephesians 5:8 - For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:8 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:8
1 Thessalonians 5:5 - You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the dark... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:5 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:5
Genesis 3:1 - The Fall of Man Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had m... Click to read the verse Genesis 3:1 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:1
1 John 3:10 - This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone w... Click to read the verse 1 John 3:10 Click to read the verse 1 John 3:10
1 Peter 2:9 - But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:9 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:9
2 Kings 5:20 - Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said to himself, “My master was too easy on Naama... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:20 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:20
Ephesians 2:2 - in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the king... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:2 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:2
2 Kings 10:19 - Now summon all the prophets of Baal, all his ministers and all his priests. See that no one is ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 10:19 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 10:19
Psalms 17:14 - O Lord, by your hand save me from such men, from men of this world whose reward is in this life... Click to read the verse Psalms 17:14 Click to read the verse Psalms 17:14
Genesis 38:17 - “I’ll send you a young goat from my flock,” he said. “Will you give me something as a pledge un... Click to read the verse Genesis 38:17 Click to read the verse Genesis 38:17
2 Samuel 13:3 - Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 13:3 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 13:3
Luke 16:10 - “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishones... Click to read the verse Luke 16:10 Click to read the verse Luke 16:10
Jeremiah 4:22 - “My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understand... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:22 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:22
Acts 12:20 - He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon; they now joined together and sought a... Click to read the verse Acts 12:20 Click to read the verse Acts 12:20
Proverbs 6:6-8 - Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:6-8 Click to read the verse Proverbs 6:6-8
1 Kings 20:33 - The men took this as a good sign and were quick to pick up his word. “Yes, your brother Ben-Had... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:33 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:33
2 Samuel 17:14 - Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 17:14 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 17:14
Exodus 1:10 - Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks... Click to read the verse Exodus 1:10 Click to read the verse Exodus 1:10
Philippians 3:19 - Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Th... Click to read the verse Philippians 3:19 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:19
Joshua 9:4 - they resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded with worn-out sack... Click to read the verse Joshua 9:4 Click to read the verse Joshua 9:4
Ecclesiastes 2:19 - And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the wo... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:19 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:19
1 Samuel 29:4 - But the Philistine commanders were angry with him and said, “Send the man back, that he may ret... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 29:4 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 29:4
Matthew 17:26 - “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. Click to read the verse Matthew 17:26 Click to read the verse Matthew 17:26
James 3:15 - Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. Click to read the verse James 3:15 Click to read the verse James 3:15
2 Samuel 16:23 - Now in those days the advice Ahithophel gave was like that of one who inquires of God. That was... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 16:23 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 16:23
2 Chronicles 11:23 - He acted wisely, dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, an... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 11:23 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 11:23
Esther 1:22 - He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each ... Click to read the verse Esther 1:22 Click to read the verse Esther 1:22
1 John 4:5 - They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world list... Click to read the verse 1 John 4:5 Click to read the verse 1 John 4:5
Job 28:3 - Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest dark... Click to read the verse Job 28:3 Click to read the verse Job 28:3
Proverbs 2:4 - and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, Click to read the verse Proverbs 2:4 Click to read the verse Proverbs 2:4
1 Corinthians 3:18 - Do not deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of this age, he... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:18 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:18
1 Corinthians 2:6 - Wisdom From the Spirit We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the ... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:6 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 2:6
Proverbs 12:8 - A man is praised according to his wisdom, but men with warped minds are despised. Click to read the verse Proverbs 12:8 Click to read the verse Proverbs 12:8
John 12:36 - Put your trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light.” When he h... Click to read the verse John 12:36 Click to read the verse John 12:36
Philippians 3:7 - But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. Click to read the verse Philippians 3:7 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:7
Luke 18:6 - And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. Click to read the verse Luke 18:6 Click to read the verse Luke 18:6
Luke 16:4 - I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’ Click to read the verse Luke 16:4 Click to read the verse Luke 16:4
Luke 20:34 - Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. Click to read the verse Luke 20:34 Click to read the verse Luke 20:34
Psalms 49:10-19 - For all can see that wise men die; the foolish and the senseless alike perish and leave their w... Click to read the verse Psalms 49:10-19 Click to read the verse Psalms 49:10-19
Acts 27:18 - We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo... Click to read the verse Acts 27:18 Click to read the verse Acts 27:18
Acts 27:32 - So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it fall away. Click to read the verse Acts 27:32 Click to read the verse Acts 27:32
