Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.
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Referenced Verses
- Luke 12:35 : 35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;
- Luke 16:24 : 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.
- Acts 8:24 : 24 And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.
- Heb 4:1 : 1 Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it.
- Rev 3:9 : 9 Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
- Job 8:13-14 : 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish: 14 Whose confidence shall break in sunder, And whose trust is a spider's web.
- Job 18:5 : 5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.
- Job 21:17 : 17 How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger?
- Prov 4:18-19 : 18 But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: They know not at what they stumble.
- Prov 13:9 : 9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
- Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
- Matt 3:9 : 9 and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
- Matt 13:20-21 : 20 And he that was sown upon the rocky places, this is he that heareth the word, and straightway with joy receiveth it; 21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.
- Luke 8:18 : 18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath.
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- Matt 25:1-77 verses90%
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
3 For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:
4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
- Matt 25:9-124 verses87%
9 But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you: go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
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20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.
- Prov 14:7-82 verses71%
7 Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
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35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;
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25 And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
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20 But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
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5 O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.
- Prov 26:4-52 verses69%
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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24 The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.
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7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.
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5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;
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15 The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.
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8 Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise?
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
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9 Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.
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30 And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
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24 Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
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3 Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.
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14 The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.
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9 The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of wisdom is in them?
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9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
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2 The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.
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21 And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, [and] not to be put on the stand?
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8 And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.
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8 For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? [or] what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?
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16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
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37 And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.
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19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:
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6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.
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8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.
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22 For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
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20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
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10 But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.
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14 Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
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4 Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:
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7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.