Luke 16:8

Modern King James Version

And the unjust steward's lord commended him because he had done wisely. For the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:5

You are all the sons of light and the sons of the day. We are not of the night, or of darkness.

Ephesians 5:8

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

Luke 16:10

He who is faithful in the least is also faithful in much. And he who is unjust in the least is also unjust in much.

John 12:36

While you have the Light, believe in the Light so that you may become sons of Light. Jesus spoke these things and departed and was hidden from them.

1 John 3:10

In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the Devil: everyone not practicing righteousness is not of God, also he who does not love his brother.

Luke 16:4

I know what I will do, so that when I am put out of the stewardship they may receive me into their houses.

Exodus 1:10

Come, let us deal slyly with them, lest they multiply, and it will be when there comes a war, they join also to our enemies, and fight against us, and get out of the land.

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said to the woman, Is it so that God has said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Luke 20:34

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

Psalm 17:14

from men by Your hand, O Jehovah, from men of the world whose portion is in this life, and whose belly You fill with Your treasure. They are satisfied with sons, and will leave their riches to their babes.

2 Samuel 13:3

And Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of David's brother Shimeah. And Jonadab was a very crafty man.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might speak of the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Philippians 3:19

whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, those who mind earthly things.)

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this world, let him become a fool so that he may be wise.

Luke 18:6

And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.

Matthew 17:26

Peter said to Him, From strangers. Jesus said to him, Then truly the sons are free.

2 Kings 10:19

And now call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants and all his priests. Let no one be lacking. For I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever shall be lacking, he shall not live. But Jehu was acting with cunning, to the end that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal.

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 world or in the world to come.

Luke 16:7

And he said to another, And how much do you owe? And he said, A hundred cors of wheat. And he said to him, Take your bill and write eighty.

Luke 20:35

but they who shall be counted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage.

Proverbs 12:8

A man shall be praised according to his wisdom, but he who is of a perverse heart shall be despised.