Keep Spiritually Sharp

Ecclesiastes 10:10 NLT … Since a dull ax requires great strength, sharpen the blade. That’s the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed.

From NetBible Ecc 10:10

• The point is that it is a waste of a great deal of strength and energy. If a person is not smart{wise}, he will have to use a lot of energy and waste his efficiency.

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Keep spiritually sharp
Do not let your ears become dull(hard of hearing)
From drinking only milk and thirsting for water{spirit}
Without eating solid food. –Heb 5:11-14; Amos 8:11-14
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Pay attention and apply the words of the wise –Pro 22:17
Keep/obey His word that you may live –Ps 119:17
Have them ready on your lips
So that your trust may be in the LORD. –Pro 22:18-19
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Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who fears/obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping His commands! –Ps 112:1;Jn 14:23
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Proverbs 22:17-19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
17 Listen carefully and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
18 For it will be pleasant if you keep them in mind [incorporating them as guiding principles]; Let them be ready on your lips [to guide and strengthen yourself and others].
19 So that your trust and reliance and confidence may be in the Lord, I have taught these things to you today, even to you.
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John 14:21-23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
21 The person who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who [really] loves Me; and whoever [really] loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him [I will make Myself real to him].” 22 Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, what has happened that You are going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?” 23 Jesus answered, “If anyone [really] loves Me, he will keep My word (teaching); and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling place with him.
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Related:
Sharpen Your Blade{prayer}

Tags: Famine of HEARING the words of the LORD, Iron Sharpens