1. Hebrew Bible, Deuteronomy, 6.4-6.5 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
| 6.4. שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָד׃ 6.5. וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶךָ׃ | 6.4. HEAR, O ISRAEL: THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE." 6.5. And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." |
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2. Hebrew Bible, Proverbs, 1.5, 4.5, 4.7, 15.32, 16.16, 17.16, 18.15, 19.8, 23.23 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
| 1.5. יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶה׃ 4.5. קְנֵה חָכְמָה קְנֵה בִינָה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח וְאַל־תֵּט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִי׃ 4.7. רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה קְנֵה חָכְמָה וּבְכָל־קִנְיָנְךָ קְנֵה בִינָה׃ 15.32. פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ וְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת קוֹנֶה לֵּב׃ 16.16. קְנֹה־חָכְמָה מַה־טּוֹב מֵחָרוּץ וּקְנוֹת בִּינָה נִבְחָר מִכָּסֶף׃ 17.16. לָמָּה־זֶּה מְחִיר בְּיַד־כְּסִיל לִקְנוֹת חָכְמָה וְלֶב־אָיִן׃ 18.15. לֵב נָבוֹן יִקְנֶה־דָּעַת וְאֹזֶן חֲכָמִים תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּעַת׃ 19.8. קֹנֶה־לֵּב אֹהֵב נַפְשׁוֹ שֹׁמֵר תְּבוּנָה לִמְצֹא־טוֹב׃ 23.23. אֱמֶת קְנֵה וְאַל־תִּמְכֹּר חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר וּבִינָה׃ | 1.5. That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, And the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;" 4.5. Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;" 4.7. The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding." 15.32. He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; But he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding." 16.16. How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver." 17.16. Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool To buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?" 18.15. The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge." 19.8. He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul; He that keepeth understanding shall find good." 23.23. Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding." |
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3. Anon., Testament of Benjamin, 6.5 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. CE)
| 6.5. The good mind hath not two tongues, of blessing and of cursing, of contumely and of honor, of sorrow and of joy, of quietness and of confusion, of hypocrisy and of truth, [of poverty and of wealth]; but it hath one disposition, uncorrupt and pure, concerning all men. |
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4. Anon., Testament of Issachar, 3.4, 4.4-4.6, 5.2, 7.6 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. CE)
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5. Anon., Testament of Levi, 9.3, 12.6-12.7, 13.7, 13.9 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. CE)
| 9.3. And when we came to Bethel, my father saw a vision concerning me, that I should be their priest unto God. 12.6. And behold, my children, ye are a third generation. 12.7. In my hundred and eighteenth year Joseph died. 13.7. Get wisdom in the fear of God with diligence; For though there be a leading into captivity, And cities and lands be destroyed, And gold and silver and every possession perish, The wisdom of the wise nought can take away, Save the blindness of ungodliness, and the callousness (that comes) of sin. 13.9. Whosoever teaches noble things and does them, Shall be enthroned with kings, As was also Joseph my brother. |
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6. Dead Sea Scrolls, Damascus Covenant, 4.15 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)
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7. Dead Sea Scrolls, (Cairo Damascus Covenant) Cd-A, 4.15 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)
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8. Dead Sea Scrolls, Aramaic Levi Document, 13.10 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)
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9. Dead Sea Scrolls, Ben Sira, 51.23-51.25 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)
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10. Dead Sea Scrolls, Testament of Levi, 13.7 (2nd cent. BCE - 1st cent. CE)
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11. Septuagint, Ecclesiasticus (Siracides), 51.23-51.25 (2nd cent. BCE - 2nd cent. BCE)
| 51.23. Draw near to me, you who are untaught,and lodge in my school. 51.24. Why do you say you are lacking in these things,and why are your souls very thirsty? 51.25. I opened my mouth and said,Get these things for yourselves without money. |
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12. Anon., Epistle of Barnabas, 19.2 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)
| 19.2. Thou shalt love Him that made thee, thou shalt fear Him that created thee, thou shalt glorify Him that redeemed thee from death; thou shalt be simple in heart and rich in spirit; thou shalt not cleave to those who walk the way of death; thou shalt hate everything that is not pleasing to God; thou shalt hate all hypocrisy; thou shalt never forsake the commandments of the Lord. |
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13. Clement of Rome, 1 Clement, 23.1 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 23.1. Ὁ οἰκτίρμων κατὰ πάντα καὶ εὐεργετικὸς πατὴρ ἔχει σπλάγχνα ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν, ἠπίως τε καὶ προσηνῶς τὰς χάριτας αὐτοῦ ἀποδιδοῖ τοῖς προσερχομένοις αὐτῷ ἁπλῇ διανοιᾳ. | |
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14. New Testament, 2 Corinthians, 8.2, 9.11, 9.13, 11.3 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
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15. New Testament, James, 1.5 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 1.5. But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him. |
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16. New Testament, Colossians, 3.22 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 3.22. Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God. |
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17. New Testament, Ephesians, 6.5 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 6.5. Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ; |
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18. New Testament, Romans, 12.8 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 12.8. or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. |
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19. New Testament, Luke, 11.34-11.35 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 11.34. The lamp of the body is the eye. Therefore when your eye is good, your whole body is also full of light; but when it is evil, your body also is full of darkness. 11.35. Therefore see whether the light that is in you isn't darkness. |
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20. New Testament, Matthew, 6.22-6.23 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 6.22. The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light. 6.23. But if your eye is evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! |
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