Jacob Holub

Living a life of wisdom

James 3:13 (NLT)
If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.

Asking God for Wisdom

James 1:5-8 (NLT)
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.

Persecution and Gods Word prepare us

2 Timothy 3:12-17 (NLT)
Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Daniel on Wisdom

Daniel 2:21 (NLT)
He controls the course of world events; he removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars.

Beginning of verse about wisdom

Ecclesiastes 1:1 (NLT)
These are the words of the Teacher, King David’s son, who ruled in Jerusalem.

Hold Back Anger

Proverbs 29:11 (NLT)
Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.

Bright Future

Proverbs 24:14 (NLT)
In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, you will have a bright future, and your hopes will not be cut short.

Listen to constructive criticism

Proverbs 15:31 (NLT)
If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise.

Plan your work

Proverbs 14:8 (NLT)
The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves.

Knowledge through Understanding

Proverbs 14:6 (NLT)
A mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it, but knowledge comes easily to those with understanding.

God stops the earth

Joshua 10:12-14 (NLT)
On the day the LORD gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the LORD in front of all the people of Israel. He said, “Let the sun stand still over Gibeon, and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.”

Wisdom prayer of King Solomon

1 Kings 3:9 (NIV84)
So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”

God's message to me

Romans 2:20 (NIV84)
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth–

Faith

Hebrews 11:1 (NIV84)
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.