Matthew 25:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the foolish said to the wise, Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.

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  • Luke 12:35 : 35 Let your loins be girded, 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 tormented in this flame.
  • Acts 8:24 : 24 Then Simon answered and said, Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things you have spoken may come upon me.
  • Heb 4:1 : 1 Let us therefore fear, lest, while a promise of entering into his rest remains, any of you should seem to have come short of it.
  • Rev 3:9 : 9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
  • Job 8:13-14 : 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; the hypocrite's hope shall perish: 14 Whose hope will be cut off, and whose trust is a spider's web.
  • Job 18:5 : 5 Indeed, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
  • Job 21:17 : 17 How often is the lamp of the wicked put out! And how often does their destruction come upon them! God distributes sorrows in His anger.
  • Prov 4:18-19 : 18 But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is like darkness: they do not know at what they stumble.
  • Prov 13:9 : 9 The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.
  • Matt 3:9 : 9 And do not think to say within yourselves, We have Abraham as our father: for I say to you, that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
  • Matt 13:20-21 : 20 The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But they have no root and last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.
  • Luke 8:18 : 18 Take heed therefore how you hear: for whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.

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

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

    3Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them.

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

    5While the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

    6And at midnight a cry was made: Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him.

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  • Matt 25:9-12
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    9But the wise answered, saying, No, lest there not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.

    10And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut.

    11Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.

    12But he answered and said, Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.

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    20There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spends it up.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Leave the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Luke 12:35
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    35Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning;

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    25Then he said to them, O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

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    20But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?

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    5O simple ones, understand wisdom; and you fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 26:4-5
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    4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.

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  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of the foolish does not.

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    5But they made light of it and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his business:

  • Eccl 10:15
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    15The labor of the foolish wearies every one of them, because he does not know how to go to the city.

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    8Understand, you senseless among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise?

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    21The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

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

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    14The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

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    30And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Eccl 10:3
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    3Yes, also, when he that is a fool walks by the way, his wisdom fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Eccl 2:14
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    14The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I myself perceived that the same event happens to them all.

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    9The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?

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    9The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

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    2The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

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    8And the master 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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    8For what has the wise more than the fool? what does the poor have, who knows to walk before the living?

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    16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?

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    37And you shall make its seven lamps; and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it.

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    19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He catches the wise in their own craftiness.

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    6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity.

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    22For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are senseless children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

  • 1 Cor 1:20
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    20Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

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    10But as for you all, do you return, and come now; for I cannot find one wise man among you.

  • Prov 10:14
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    14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

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    4Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they do not know the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

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    7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the gate.