Luke 16:8
"And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light."
Read Luke 16 in context →Linked passages (10 shown)
Up to ten source links are retained per verse. Their order follows source votes, not a judgment about meaning. How the links were collected
- 1 Thessalonians 5:5
"Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness."
Read in chapter → - Ephesians 5:8
"For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:"
Read in chapter → - John 12:36
"While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 6:6
"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:"
Read in chapter → - Luke 16:10
"He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much."
Read in chapter → - Exodus 1:10
"Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land."
Read in chapter → - 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."
Read in chapter → - 1 Corinthians 3:18
"Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise."
Read in chapter → - 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."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 49:10
"For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others."
Read in chapter →
Keep your study moving
What would you like to do next?
Read the chapter, compare a link, and keep a short note about what you observe. Your saved and recent passages stay only in this browser.