Luke 11:35

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Luke 11:35

Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.

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There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Those who call evil good and good evil are as good as dead, who turn darkness into light and light into darkness, who turn bitter into sweet and sweet into bitter.

How can you say, "We are wise! We have the law of the Lord"? The truth is, those who teach it have used their writings to make it say what it does not really mean.

None of the rulers or the Pharisees have believed in him, have they?

Jesus said,] "For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind."

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

and if you are convinced that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent."

Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.

But concerning the one who lacks such things -- he is blind. That is to say, he is nearsighted, since he has forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins.

For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.

Because you say, "I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing," but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,