Matthew 25:3

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The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.

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  • Isa 48:1-2 : 1 Hear this, house of Jacob, those who are called by the name of Israel and who have come out of Judah's lineage, who swear by the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel, but not in truth or righteousness. 2 For they are called from the holy city and rely on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name.
  • Isa 58:2 : 2 Day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the justice of their God. They ask me for righteous judgments and delight in drawing near to God.
  • Ezek 33:3 : 3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people,
  • Matt 23:25-26 : 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may also become clean.
  • 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 They will have a form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.
  • Heb 12:15 : 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
  • Rev 3:1 : 1 To the angel of the church in Sardis, write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your works; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead.
  • Rev 3:15-16 : 15 I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

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  • Matt 25:4-12
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    4 But the wise ones took oil in their flasks along with their lamps.

    5 When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

    6 At midnight, there was a cry: ‘Look, the bridegroom is coming! Go out to meet him!’

    7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.

    8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’

    9 But the wise ones replied, ‘No, there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’

    10 While they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom came. Those who were ready went with him to the wedding banquet, and the door was shut.

    11 Later, the other virgins also came and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us.’

    12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

  • Matt 25:1-2
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    20 Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Luke 24:25
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    35 Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning.

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  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7 Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

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  • Matt 22:5
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  • Prov 26:4-5
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    4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will become like him yourself.

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    15 Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise.

  • Luke 12:20
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  • 1 Cor 3:19
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  • Jer 5:4
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  • Eccl 10:3
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    3 Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24 Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Eccl 2:14
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    14 The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

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    5 "Those who are at ease hold contempt for misfortune, as if it were prepared for the feet of those slipping."

  • Prov 15:14
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    14 The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

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