Ecclesiastes 9:13
Most People Are Not Receptive to Wise Counsel
9:13 This is what I also observed about wisdom on earth,
and it is a great burden to me:
Luke 16:8
16:8 The
master commended the dishonest
manager because he acted shrewdly.
For the people
of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries
than the people
of light.
James 1:17
1:17 All generous giving and every perfect gift
is from above, coming down
from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.
James 3:17
3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating,
full of mercy and good fruit,
impartial, and not hypocritical.