Matthew 25:8

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

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  • Luke 12:35 : 35 Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning.
  • Luke 16:24 : 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.'
  • Acts 8:24 : 24 Then Simon answered, 'Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.'
  • Heb 4:1 : 1 Therefore, let us be cautious lest any of you seem to have fallen short of the promise of entering His rest.
  • Rev 3:9 : 9 Look, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are not—they are liars—come and bow down before your feet, and they will know that I have loved you.
  • Job 8:13-14 : 13 Such is the fate of all who forget God; the hope of the godless will perish. 14 Their confidence is easily cut off, and their trust is like a spider's web.
  • Job 18:5 : 5 Indeed, the light of the wicked will be extinguished, and the flame of his fire will not shine.
  • Job 21:17 : 17 How often is the lamp of the wicked extinguished? Disaster comes upon them as calamities God apportions in his anger.
  • Prov 4:18-19 : 18 The path of the righteous is like the morning light, shining brighter and brighter until the full day. 19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
  • Prov 13:9 : 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses their father or mother, their lamp will be extinguished in utter darkness.
  • Matt 3:9 : 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones.
  • Matt 13:20-21 : 20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. 21 But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
  • Luke 8:18 : 18 Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. For whoever has will be given more; but whoever does not have, even what they think they have will be taken away from them.

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    1Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

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

    3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them.

    4But the wise ones took oil in their flasks along with their lamps.

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

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

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

  • Matt 25:9-12
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    9But 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.’

    10While 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.

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

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

  • Prov 21:20
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    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

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

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Luke 12:35
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    35Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning.

  • Luke 24:25
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    25He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

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    20But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'

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    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

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

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

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    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

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    5But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.

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    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

  • Ps 94:8
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    8Understand this, you brutish people! Fools, when will you understand?

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    21The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

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

  • Matt 25:30
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    30And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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

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    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

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

  • Jer 8:9
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    9The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

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    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

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    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

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    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

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    37Then make its seven lamps and set them up so that they illuminate the area in front of it.

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    19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'

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    6For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools—this too is meaningless.

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    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

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    8Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those invited were not worthy.'

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    22For my people are foolish; they do not know me. They are senseless children and have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they do not know how to do good.

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    20Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?

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    10But as for all of you, return and come now, for I do not find a wise man among you.

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    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Jer 5:4
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    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.