Category: wisdom-truth
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Great in Power
The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness He will not violate. Therefore men fear Him; He does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit. Job 37:23-24 papers, clusters by DitaB Designs related: A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of…
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Spread Out the Skies
Can you, like Him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror? Job 37:18 paper, blended overlay by Holliewood Studios; cluster, additional elements by DitaB Designs related: I made the earth and created man on it; it was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all their host. Isaiah 45:12
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Wondrous Works of Him
Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge, you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind? Job 37:16-17 paper by Finecrafted Designs, clouds by Beth Rimmer, cluster by DitaB
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His Command Upon Them
“Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. Do you know how God lays His command upon them and causes the lightning of His cloud to shine?” Job 37:14-15 lightning/clouds by Holliewood Studios; cluster by DitaB Designs related: I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is…
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By His Guidance
He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter His lightning. They turn around and around by His guidance, to accomplish all that He commands them on the face of the habitable world. Job 37:11-12 lightning, clouds by Holliewood Studios; cluster by A Giving Heart Studio
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With His Majestic Voice
Under the whole heaven He lets it go, and His lightning to the corners of the earth. After it His voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice, and He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard. Job 37:3-4 lightning, sky by Holliewood Studios; cluster by DitaB Designs At this also my…
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Perfect in Knowledge
And Elihu continued, and said… For truly my words are not false; one who is perfect in knowledge is with you. Job 36:1, 4 quickpage by PattyB context (vv. 2-3 already covered in the past): And Elihu continued, and said: “Bear with me a little, and I will show you, for I have yet something…
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Opened Their Understanding
Then He said to them, “These are the words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms concerning Me.” And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. Luke 24:44-45…
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The Trustworthy Word
He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it. Titus 1:9 quickpage by ADB Designs context: This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and…
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Accords with Godliness
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began and at the proper time manifested in his word through…
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As a Shadow
Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather! Psalm 39:6 collection: Scents of Autumn by A Giving Heart
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A Mere Breath
O LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! — Selah Psalm 39:4-5 collection: Scents of Autumn…
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Do Not Say
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.” Proverbs 24:29 stacked paper and clusters by ADB Designs related: Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who…
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Heart Grown Dull
Indeed, in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says: “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.” For this people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes…
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Proclaimed on the Rooftops
“Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill…
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Crooked Roads
The way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their paths; they have made their roads crooked; no one who treads on them knows peace. Isaiah 59:8 quickpage: Reconnecting by PattyB, cluster by ADB Designs context: Their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood; their…
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You Do Not Know
As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. Ecclesiastes 11:5 quickpage: Summer Freedom by Zesty Designs; flowers by ADB Designs; overlays by Snickerdoodle (Karen Schulz)
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A Quarrelsome Wife
A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike; to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp oil in one’s right hand. Proverbs 27:15-16 stacked paper, flower: ADB Designs
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Beautiful in Its Time
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, He has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 mini-kit: August 2021 MyMemories blog train by A Giving Heart Studio; stock photo (repeated) context: What gain has the worker…
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Iron Sharpens Iron
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 quickpage by ADB Designs
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Friend or Enemy
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. Proverbs 27:6 quickpage: Today You Get a Rose by DitaB Designs
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Strays
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home. Proverbs 27:8 quickpage: May Song by PattyB Designs, birds: A Blessing of Birdsong by ADB Designs
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The Prudent
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. Proverbs 27:12 quickpage: Peacock Parade by Kristmess Designs
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Wickedness Shuts Its Mouth
When they are diminished and brought low through oppression, evil, and sorrow, He pours contempt on princes and makes them wander in trackless wastes; but He raises up the needy out of affliction and makes their families like flocks. The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth. Psalm 107:39-42 kits…
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Like Mount Zion
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. Psalms 125:1 papers by A Giving Heart Studio, mountains and trees by Creative Fabrica related: In that day the branch of the LORD shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be the pride…