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Acts 17:11-12
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
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James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
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Galatians 4:14
And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God,[ even] as Christ Jesus.
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Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
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James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
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Matthew 18:4
Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
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Proverbs 1:5
A wise[ man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
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Acts 28:28
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and[ that] they will hear it.
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1 Corinthians 3 18
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
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2 Chronicles 30 12
Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
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1 Peter 2 1-1 Peter 2 2
Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
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Mark 10:15
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
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Proverbs 25:12
[ As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,[ so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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Deuteronomy 5:25-29
Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die.For who[ is there of] all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we[ have], and lived?Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear[ it], and do[ it].And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
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Proverbs 9:9-10
Give[ instruction] to a wise[ man], and he will be yet wiser: teach a just[ man], and he will increase in learning.The fear of the LORD[ is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy[ is] understanding.
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1 Thessalonians 2 13
For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received[ it] not[ as] the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
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Matthew 19:30
But many[ that are] first shall be last; and the last[ shall be] first.