Luke 16:8

Legacy Standard Bible

And his master praised the unrighteous steward because he had acted shrewdly, for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light.

Cross References

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which Yahweh God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?”

2 Samuel 13:3

But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

2 Kings 10:19

So now, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his slaves and all his priests; let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it in cunning, so that he might cause the slaves of Baal to perish.

Psalm 17:14

From men with Your hand, O Yahweh, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And leave their excess to their infants.

Exodus 1:10

Come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply and it be in the event of war, that they also join themselves to those who hate us and fight against us and go up from the land.”

Proverbs 12:8

A man will be praised according to his insight, But one of perverse heart will be despised.

Matthew 12:32

And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.

Matthew 17:26

And when Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are exempt.

Luke 16:10

“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much, and he who is unrighteous in a very little thing is unrighteous also in much.

Luke 16:4

I know what I shall do, so that when I am removed from the stewardship people will take me into their homes.’

Luke 16:7

Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘One hundred kors of wheat.’ He *said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

Luke 18:6

And the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge *said.

Luke 20:34

And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,

Luke 20:35

but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage.

John 12:36

While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.” These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

Ephesians 5:8

for you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light

Philippians 3:19

whose end is destruction, whose god is their stomach and glory is in their shame, who set their thoughts on earthly things.

1 Thessalonians 5:5

for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness;

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen family, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

1 John 3:10

By this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifested: everyone who does not do righteousness is not of God, as well as the one who does not love his brother.