Luke 16:8

Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

Cross References

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of 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 subtil man.

2 Kings 10:19

Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

Psalm 17:14

From men, by thy hand, O LORD, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

Exodus 1:10

come, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us, and get them up out of the land.

Proverbs 12:8

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: But he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised.

Matthew 12:32

And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come.

Matthew 17:26

And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free.

Luke 16:10

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

Luke 16:4

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

Luke 16:7

Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. He saith unto him, Take thy bond, and write fourscore.

Luke 18:6

And the Lord said, Hear what the unrighteous judge saith.

Luke 20:34

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

Luke 20:35

but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

John 12:36

While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. These things spake Jesus, and he departed and hid himself from them.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

Ephesians 5:8

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

Philippians 3:19

whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

1 Thessalonians 5:5

for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;

1 Peter 2:9

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that ye may shew forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

1 John 3:10

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.