Matthew 25:3
When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take extra olive oil with them.
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- Isa 48:1-2 : 1 The Lord Appeals to the Exiles Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name‘Israel,’ and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of the LORD, and invoke the God of Israel– but not in an honest and just manner. 2 Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
- Isa 58:2 : 2 They seek me day after day; they want to know my requirements, like a nation that does what is right and does not reject the law of their God. They ask me for just decrees; they want to be near God.
- Ezek 33:3 : 3 He sees the sword coming against the land, blows the trumpet, and warns the people,
- Matt 23:25-26 : 25 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you 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, so that the outside may become clean too!
- 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.
- Heb 12:15 : 15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through it many become defiled.
- Rev 3:1 : 1 To the Church in Sardis“To the angel of the church in Sardis write the following:“This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars:‘I know your deeds, that you have a reputation that you are alive, but in reality you are dead.
- Rev 3:15-16 : 15 ‘I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either cold or hot! 16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth!
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- Matt 25:4-129 verses92%
4But the wise ones took flasks of olive oil with their lamps.
5When the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6But at midnight there was a shout,‘Look, the bridegroom is here! Come out to meet him.’
7Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps.
8The foolish ones said to the wise,‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
9‘No,’ they replied.‘There won’t be enough for you and for us. Go instead to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
10But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then the door was shut.
11Later, the other virgins came too, saying,‘Lord, lord! Let us in!’
12But he replied,‘I tell you the truth, I do not know you!’
- Matt 25:1-22 verses89%
1The Parable of the Ten Virgins“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2Five of the virgins were foolish, and five were wise.
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20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.
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25So he said to them,“You foolish people– how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
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35Call to Faithful Stewardship“Get dressed for service and keep your lamps burning;
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5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!
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24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is folly.
- Prov 14:7-82 verses69%
7Walk abreast with a foolish person, and you do not understand wise counsel.
8The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deception.
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5But they were indifferent and went away, one to his farm, another to his business.
- Prov 26:4-52 verses69%
4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own opinion.
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15Live Wisely Therefore consider carefully how you live– not as unwise but as wise,
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20But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
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37“You are to make its seven lamps, and then set its lamps up on it, so that it will give light to the area in front of it.
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15The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.
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19For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written,“He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
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4I thought,“Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the LORD demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.
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3Even when a fool walks along the road he lacks sense, and shows everyone what a fool he is.
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24Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.
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14The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.
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5For calamity, there is derision(according to the ideas of the fortunate)– a fate for those whose feet slip!
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14The discerning mind seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
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21Tell them:‘Hear this, you foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes but do not discern, who have ears but do not perceive:
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21The Parable of the Lamp He also said to them,“A lamp isn’t brought to be put under a basket or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?
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15People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
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14the lampstand for the light and its accessories, its lamps, and oil for the light;
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7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.
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37the pure lampstand, its lamps, with the lamps set in order, and all its accessories, and oil for the light;
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16Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
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33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.
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23The shrewd person conceals knowledge, but foolish people proclaim folly.
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35Therefore see to it that the light in you is not darkness.
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16Showing the Light“No one lights a lamp and then covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand so that those who come in can see the light.
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22The LORD answered,“This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”
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3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.
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22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
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21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.
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6oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for fragrant incense,
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2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.
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33Internal Light“No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under a basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.