Matthew 25:8
‹And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.›
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Referenced Verses
- Luke 12:35 : 35 ‹Let your loins be girded about, and› [your] ‹lights 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 tormented in this flame.›
- Acts 8:24 : 24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
- Heb 4:1 : 1 ¶ Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left [us] of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
- Rev 3:9 : 9 ‹Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and 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 hypocrite's hope shall perish: 14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust [shall be] 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 the candle of the wicked put out! and [how oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth sorrows in his anger.
- Prov 4:18-19 : 18 But the path of the just [is] as the shining 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 obscure 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 ‹But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;› 21 ‹Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.›
- 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 even that which he seemeth to have.›
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- Matt 25:1-77 verses90%
1 ¶ ‹Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.›
2 ‹And five of them were wise, and five› [were] ‹foolish.›
3 ‹They that› [were] ‹foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:›
4 ‹But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.›
5 ‹While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.›
6 ‹And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.›
7 ‹Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.›
- Matt 25:9-124 verses87%
9 ‹But the wise answered, saying,› [Not so]; ‹lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.›
10 ‹And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: 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] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
- Prov 14:7-82 verses71%
7 ¶ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [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] ‹lights burning;›
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25 Then he said unto them, ‹O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:›
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20 ‹But God said unto him,› [Thou] ‹fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?›
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5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye 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 foolishness of fools [is] 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 farm, another to his merchandise:›
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15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
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8 Understand, 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 fools die for want of wisdom.
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9 ¶ Speak not in the ears 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 foolishness.
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30 ‹And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.›
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24 ¶ Wisdom [is] before 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 he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom 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; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
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9 The wise [men] are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what 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 useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
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21 ¶ And he said unto them, ‹Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?›
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8 ‹And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.›
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8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
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16 ¶ Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?
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37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may 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 taketh the wise in their own 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 hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.
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8 ‹Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.›
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22 For my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none 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 this world?
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10 ¶ But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find [one] wise [man] among you.
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14 ¶ Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.
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4 Therefore I said, Surely these [are] poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, [nor] the judgment of their God.
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7 ¶ Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.