For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God, for it is written: “He catches the wise in their own ruses,” 1 Corinthians 3:19 NABRE Paul recognizes there are two views, the way the world sees things and the way God sees things. In the world…
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Consider your own calling, brothers. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 1 Corinthians 1:26 NABRE Paul writes to the community at Corinth, a community that is very alive and passionate, needing constant care and correction by all…
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For what profit comes to mortals from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which they toil under the sun? Ecclesiastes 2:22 NABRE A man searches to gain wisdom, but the search for wisdom serves no purpose, for the wise man’s lot remains unchanged, no matter what he learns.…
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You are destined, it is written, in time to come to put an end to wrath before the day of the LORD, To turn back the hearts of parents toward their children, and to re-establish the tribes of Israel. Sirach 48:10 NABRE Certain Christians associate this book with the Hebrew…
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The LORD begot me, the beginning of his works, the forerunner of his deeds of long ago; Proverbs 8:22 NABRE This verse opens a section in Proverbs on Wisdom who is of divine origin. She exists before all things, when God planned and created the universe, adorning it with beauty…
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