September 21: Proverbs 3:13; Proverbs 8:14; Proverbs 8:35; Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 11:30; Jeremiah 9:23–24; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Philippians 3:7–8; Colossians 2:3; John 1:16; 1 Corinthians 1:26–27; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 6:10; 2 Corinthians 8:9; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Philippians 4:19; James 2:5 - a podcast by Crossway

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding.

“Whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord.”

Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might,… but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord.”—The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

Whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ.—In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.—“I have counsel and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength.”

Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption.

Whoever captures souls is wise.

Proverbs 3:13 (Listen)

Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom

13   Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
    and the one who gets understanding,

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Proverbs 8:14 (Listen)

14   I have counsel and sound wisdom;
    I have insight; I have strength.

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Proverbs 8:35 (Listen)

35   For whoever finds me finds life
    and obtains favor from the LORD,

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Proverbs 9:10 (Listen)

10   The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
    and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

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Proverbs 11:30 (Listen)

30   The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,
    and whoever captures souls is wise.

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Jeremiah 9:23–24 (Listen)

23 Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, 24 but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD.”

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1 Corinthians 1:30 (Listen)

30 And because of him¹ you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

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Philippians 3:7–8 (Listen)

7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

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Colossians 2:3 (Listen)

3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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Poor, yet making many rich.

You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.—From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.—My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.—God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.

Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?—Not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.

We have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

John 1:16 (Listen)

16 For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.¹

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1 Corinthians 1:26–27 (Listen)

26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards,¹ not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;

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2 Corinthians 4:7 (Listen)

Treasure in Jars of Clay

7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

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2 Corinthians 6:10 (Listen)

10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.

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2 Corinthians 8:9 (Listen)

9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

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2 Corinthians 9:8 (Listen)

8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency¹ in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.

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Philippians 4:19 (Listen)

19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

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James 2:5 (Listen)

5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?

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