2 Chronicles 9:7-8
9:7 Your attendants, who stand before you at all times and hear your wise sayings, are truly happy!
9:8 May the
Lord your God be praised because he favored
you by placing you on his throne as the one ruling on his behalf!
Because of your God’s love for Israel and his lasting commitment to them,
he made you king over them so you could make just and right decisions.”
Proverbs 3:13-14
Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom
3:13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who obtains understanding.
3:14 For her benefit is more profitable than silver,
and her gain is better than gold.
Proverbs 8:34
8:34 Blessed is the one who listens to me,
watching at my doors day by day,
waiting beside my doorway.
Proverbs 10:21
10:21 The teaching of the righteous feeds many,
but fools die for lack of wisdom.
Proverbs 13:20
13:20 The one who associates with the wise grows wise,
but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Luke 10:39-42
10:39 She
had a sister named Mary, who sat
at the Lord’s feet
and listened to what he said.
10:40 But Martha was distracted
with all the preparations she had to make,
so
she came up to him and said, “Lord, don’t you care
that my sister has left me to do all the work
alone? Tell
her to help me.”
10:41 But the Lord
answered her,
“Martha, Martha,
you are worried and troubled
about many things,
10:42 but one thing
is needed. Mary has chosen the best
part; it will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 11:28
11:28 But he replied,
“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey
it!”
Luke 11:31
11:31 The queen of the South
will rise up at the judgment
with the people
of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now,
something greater
than Solomon is here!