Luke 16:8

New American Standard Bible 2020

And his master complimented the unrighteous manager 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 cunning than any animal of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God really 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 clever man.

2 Kings 10:19

Now, summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests; let no one go missing, because I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it in deception, in order to eliminate the worshipers of Baal.

Psalm 17:14

From people by Your hand, Lord, From people 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 abundance to their babies.

Exodus 1:10

Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, otherwise they will multiply, and in the event of war, they will also join those who hate us, and fight against us and depart from the land.”

Proverbs 12:8

A person will be praised according to his insight, But one of perverse mind 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

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

Luke 16:10

“The one who is faithful in a very little thing is also faithful in much; and the one who is unrighteous in a very little thing is also unrighteous in much.

Luke 16:4

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

Luke 16:7

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

Luke 18:6

And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unrighteous judge *said;

Luke 20:34

Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and the women 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 proclaimed, and He went away and hid Himself from them.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Take care that no one deceives himself. If anyone 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 once 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 appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who have their minds 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 people, 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 obvious: anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor the one who does not love his brother and sister.