2 because he is found by those who don’t put him to the test, and is manifested to those who trust him. (WEB) 3 for crooked thoughts separate from God. His Power convicts when it is tested, and exposes the foolish; (WEB) 4 because wisdom will not enter into a soul that devises evil, nor dwell in a body that is enslaved by sin. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 1:2–4
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Sirach 37:20–22
20 There is one who is subtle in words, and is hated. He will be destitute of all food. (WEB) 21 For grace was not given to him from the Lord, because he is deprived of all wisdom. (WEB) 22 There is one who is wise to his own soul; and the fruits of his understanding are trustworth… (WEB)
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2 Clement 9:8–10
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Sirach 39:23–25
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Sirach 6:21–23
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Odes of Solomon 20:1–3
1 I am a priest of the Lord, and to Him I do priestly service: and to Him I offer the sacrifice of His thought. (ODE) 2 For His thought is not like the thought of the world nor the thought of the flesh, nor like them that serve carnally. (ODE) 3 The sacrifice of the Lord is righ… (ODE)
Job 4:17–19
17 ‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker? 18 If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error, 19 how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like…
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