Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock;
And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.
The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.
I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.
When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.
The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.
Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.
The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
For whoever does the pleasure of my Father in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock will my church be based, and the doors of hell will not overcome it.
Who is the true and wise servant, whom his lord has put over those in his house, to give them their food at the right time?
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights.
But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves.
And the rain came down and there was a rush of waters and the winds were driving against that house, but it was not moved; because it was based on the rock.
And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;
But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.
If these things are clear to you, happy are you if you do them.
If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.
If you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love.
You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do.
For it is not the hearers of the law who will be judged as having righteousness before God, but only the doers:
And by this we may be certain that we have knowledge of him, if we keep his laws.