Ecclesiastes 7:12
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For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
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For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’
Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.