Proverbs 19:20
Listen to counsel, receive instruction, and accept correction,
That you may be wise in the time to come.
Psalm 37:37
Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity];
There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one’s descendants].
Numbers 23:10
“Who can count the dust (the descendants) of Jacob
And the number of even the fourth part of Israel?
Let me die the death of the righteous [those who are upright and in right standing with God],
And let my end be like his!”
Deuteronomy 8:16
He fed you manna in the wilderness, [a substance] which your fathers did not know, so that He might humble you [by dependence on Him] and that He might test you, to do good [things] for you at the end.
Deuteronomy 32:29
“O that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our days,
That we may cultivate and bring to You a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:14
O satisfy us with Your lovingkindness in the morning [now, before we grow older],
That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Proverbs 1:8
My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not reject the teaching of your mother.
Proverbs 2:1-9
And treasure my commandments within you,
Proverbs 4:1
And pay attention [and be willing to learn] so that you may gain understanding and intelligent discernment.
Proverbs 8:34-35
“Blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.
Proverbs 12:15
The way of the [arrogant] fool [who rejects God’s wisdom] is right in his own eyes,
But a wise and prudent man is he who listens to counsel.
Luke 16:19-23
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“Who can count the dust (the descendants) of Jacob
And the number of even the fourth part of Israel?
Let me die the death of the righteous [those who are upright and in right standing with God],
And let my end be like his!”
“O that they were wise, that they understood this,
That they could discern their future and ultimate fate!
Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity];
There is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one’s descendants].
So teach us to number our days,
That we may cultivate and bring to You a heart of wisdom.