17 For her true beginning is desire for instruction; and desire for instruction is love. (WEB) 18 And love is observance of her laws. To give heed to her laws confirms immortality. (WEB) 19 Immortality brings closeness to God. (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 6:17–19
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Wisdom of Solomon 15:2–4
2 For even if we sin, we are yours, knowing your dominion; but we will not sin, knowing that we have been accounted yours. (WEB) 3 For to be acquainted with you is perfect righteousness, and to know your dominion is the root of immortality. (WEB) 4 For we weren’t led astray by a… (WEB)
Wisdom of Solomon 7:27–29
27 Although she is one, she has power to do all things. Remaining in herself, she renews all things. From generation to generation passing into holy souls, she makes friends of God and prophets. (WEB) 28 For God loves nothing as much as one who dwells with wisdom. (WEB) 29 For she… (WEB)
Odes of Solomon 3:10–12
10 For he that is joined to Him that is immortal, will also himself become immortal; (ODE) 11 And he who has pleasure in the Living One, will become living. (ODE) 12 This is the Spirit of the Lord, which doth not lie, which teacheth the sons of men to know His ways. (ODE)
Wisdom of Solomon 1:14–16
14 For he created all things that they might have being. The generative powers of the world are wholesome, and there is no poison of destruction in them, nor has Hades royal dominion upon earth; (WEB) 15 for righteousness is immortal, (WEB) 16 but ungodly men by their hands and the… (WEB)
Sirach 4:11–13
11 Wisdom exalts her sons, and takes hold of those who seek her. (WEB) 12 He who loves her loves life. Those who seek her early will be filled with gladness. (WEB) 13 He who holds her fast will inherit glory. Where he enters, the Lord will bless. (WEB)
Odes of Solomon 12:10–12
10 And they knew Him who made them, because they were in concord; for the mouth of the Most High spake to them; and His explanation ran by means of it: (ODE) 11 For the dwelling-place of the Word is man: and its truth is love. (ODE) 12 Blessed are they who by means thereof have und… (ODE)
Wisdom of Solomon 8:3–5
3 She glorifies her noble birth by living with God. The Sovereign Lord of all loves her. (WEB) 4 For she is initiated into the knowledge of God, and she chooses his works. (WEB) 5 But if riches are a desired possession in life, what is richer than wisdom, which makes all things? (WEB)
Sirach 25:11–13
11 The fear of the Lord surpasses all things. To whom shall he who holds it be likened? (WEB) 12 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of his love: and faith is the beginning of cleaving unto him. (KJV) 13 Any wound but a wound of the heart! Any wickedness but the wickedness of a w… (WEB)
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