Wisdom Verses

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, {be} honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Likewise {must} the deacons {be} grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Likewise also the good works {of some} are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, {even} the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, {proud: or, a fool} {doting: or, sick}

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and {into} many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane {and} vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: {science: Gr. knowledge}

Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all {men}, as theirs also was.