Matthew 25:8

American Standard Version (1901)

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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    1Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.

    2And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

    3For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them:

    4but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

    5Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

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    9But 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.

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    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.

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    35Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

  • Luke 24:25
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    25And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

  • Luke 12:20
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    20But 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?

  • Prov 8:5
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    5O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    4Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

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    24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.

  • Matt 22:5
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    5But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise;

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    15The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

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    8Consider, ye brutish among the people; And ye fools, when will ye be wise?

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    21The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

  • Prov 15:14
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    14The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

  • Matt 25:30
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    30And cast ye out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom 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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    3Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one [that] he is a fool.

  • Eccl 2:14
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    14The 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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    9The 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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    9The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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    2The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

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    8And 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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    8For 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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    16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

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    37And thou shalt make the lamps thereof, seven: and they shall light the lamps thereof, to give light over against it.

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    19For 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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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

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    8Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they that were bidden were not worthy.

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    22For 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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    20Where 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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    10But as for you all, come on now again; And I shall not find a wise man among you.

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    14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

  • Jer 5:4
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    4Then 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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    7Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.