Jeremiah 4:22

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Summary

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.

They are wise

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They are wise

And Amnon hath a friend, and his name is Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David's brother, and Jonadab is a very wise man,

And Ahithophel saith unto Absalom, 'Go in unto the concubines of thy father, whom he left to keep the house, and all Israel hath heard that thou hast been abhorred by thy father, and the hands of all who are with thee have been strong.'

Woe to those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is -- to God.

'And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.

for your obedience did reach to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and harmless as to the evil;

Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

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and expire doth all flesh that is moving on the earth, among fowl, and among cattle, and among beasts, and among all the teeming things which are teeming on the earth, and all mankind;

And she placeth his garment near her, until the coming in of his lord unto his house.

For a nation lost to counsels are they, And there is no understanding in them.

Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.

And I -- I said, 'Surely these are poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.

I have known what I shall do, that, when I may be removed from the stewardship, they may receive me to their houses.