Romans 16:19
For your obedience has gone abroad to all men: I rejoice, therefore, on your account. But I desire you to be wise in respect to that which is good, and guileless in respect to that which is evil.
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be, therefore, wise as serpents, and guileless as doves.
Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God, through Jesus Christ, on account of you all, because your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet, in malice, be childlike; but, in understanding, be full-grown men.
James 3:13-18
Who is wise and discreet among you? Let him show, by a good behavior, his works, with the meekness of wisdom.
Luke 10:3
Go; behold, I send you as lambs in the midst of wolves.
Ephesians 1:15-18
For this reason I also, since I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and your love to all the saints,
Ephesians 5:17
Wherefore, be not ignorant, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
Philippians 1:9
I also pray for this, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all understanding,
Philippians 2:15
that you may be without reproach and Harmless, the children of God, without blame, in the midst of a wicked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as luminaries in the world,
Colossians 1:3-9
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, by teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with gratitude in your hearts to the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers,
1 Thessalonians 1:8-9
For from you, the word of the Lord sounded out, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also your faith in God has gone abroad in every place, so that we have no need to speak any thing.
1 Thessalonians 3:6-10
But now, since Timothy has come to us from you, and has told us the good news of your faith and love, and that you have a good remembrance of us at all times, greatly desiring to see us, as indeed we desire to see you,
2 Timothy 3:15-17
and that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise in order to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus.