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Wisdom Is Calling
August 1, 2026
Proverbs 8:1 “Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding lift up her voice?” From the start of the Book of Proverbs to the very end, one will repeatedly find wisdom appealing to anyone and everyone, anywhere and everywhere to acquire and attain her. Wisdom wants you to know she is available! Wisdom is so convinced we need her that she states without any reservation that we should prioritize getting (attaining) wisdom. Proverbs 4:7 says, “wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom and in all your getting, get understanding.” Wisdom is calling! Why is getting wisdom so essential? What does it provide? As
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Matthew 7:26 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand:”
Hebrews 7:26 For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens;
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Ezra 7:27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem,
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Matthew 7:28 And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching,
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2 Samuel 7:29 “Now therefore, let it please You to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever before You; for You, O Lord GOD, have spoken it, and with Your blessing let the house of Your servant be blessed forever.”
Matthew 7:29 for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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Luke 7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the will of God for themselves, not having been baptized by him.
Acts 7:30 And when forty years had passed, an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai.
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John 7:31 And many of the people believed in Him, and said, “When the Christ comes, will He do more signs than these which this Man has done?”
Acts 7:31 “When Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he drew near to observe, the voice of the Lord came to him,”
Date the Word for August
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Deuteronomy 8:1 “Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers.”
Joshua 8:1 Now the LORD said to Joshua: “Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed; take all the people of war with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land.”
Psalms 8:1 O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens!
Proverbs 8:1 Does not wisdom cry out, And understanding lift up her voice?
Luke 8:1 Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him,
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 8:1 Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia:
Hebrews 8:1 Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
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Deuteronomy 8:2 “And you shall remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.”
Zechariah 8:2 “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘I am zealous for Zion with great zeal; With great fervor I am zealous for her.’
Mark 8:2 “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat.”
John 8:2 Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came to Him; and He sat down and taught them.
Romans 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
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Deuteronomy 8:3 “So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD.”
Nehemiah 8:3 Then he read from it in the open square that was in front of the Water Gate from morning until midday, before the men and women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.
Psalms 8:3 When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
Matthew 8:3 Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Luke 8:3 and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance.
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Judges 8:4 When Gideon came to the Jordan, he and the three hundred men who were with him crossed over, exhausted but still in pursuit.
Psalms 8:4 What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
Song of Solomon 8:4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, Do not stir up nor awaken love Until it pleases.
Acts 8:4 Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
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2 Corinthians 8:5 And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.
Deuteronomy 8:5 “You should know in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so the LORD your God chastens you.”
Psalms 8:5 For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
Proverbs 8:5 O you simple ones, understand prudence, And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
Zechariah 8:5 The streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.’
Acts 8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
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Deuteronomy 8:6 “Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him.”
Nehemiah 8:6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. Then all the people answered, “Amen, Amen!” while lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Psalms 8:6 You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,
Romans 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Hebrews 8:6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
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2 Corinthians 8:7 But as you abound in everything – in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us – see that you abound in this grace also.
Deuteronomy 8:7 “For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills;”
Jeremiah 8:7 “Even the stork in the heavens Knows her appointed times; And the turtledove, the swift, and the swallow. Observe the time of their coming. But My people do not know the judgment of the LORD.”
Date the Word for August
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Nehemiah 8:8 So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading.
Proverbs 8:8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness; Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
Zechariah 8:8 I will bring them back, And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They shall be My people And I will be their God, In truth and righteousness.’
Matthew 8:8 The centurion answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.”
Acts 8:8 And there was great joy in that city.
Romans 8:8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
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Psalms 8:9 O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!
2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
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Deuteronomy 8:10 “When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land which He has given you.”
Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our LORD. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
Proverbs 8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold;
Romans 8:10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Hebrews 8:10 “For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”
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Deuteronomy 8:11 “Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today,”
1 Kings 8:11 so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
Proverbs 8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies, And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
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Leviticus 8:12 And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him.
Proverbs 8:12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, And find out knowledge and discretion.”
Zechariah 8:12 “For the seed shall be prosperous, The vine shall give its fruit, The ground shall give her increase, And the heavens shall give their dew – will cause the remnant of this people To possess all these.”
John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
Hebrews 8:12 “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
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Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the perverse mouth I hate.
Proverbs 8:13 ” All who fear the LORD will hate evil. Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance, corruption, and perverse speech.” (NLT)
Matthew 8:13 Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that same hour.
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Luke 8:14 “Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.”
Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Esther 8:14 The couriers who rode on royal horses went out, hastened and pressed on by the king’s command. And the decree was issued in Shushan the citadel.
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2 Samuel 8:15 So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people.
Romans 8:15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”
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2 Corinthians 8:16 But thanks be to God who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
2 Chronicles 8:16 Now all the work of Solomon was well-ordered from the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was completed.
Luke 8:16 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.”
Romans 8:16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
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Nehemiah 8:17 So the whole assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and sat under the booths; for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun until that day the children of Israel had not done so. And there was very great gladness.
Romans 8:17 and if children, then heirs – heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together.
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Romans 8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Deuteronomy 8:18 “And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”
Luke 8:18 “Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.”
Date the Word for August
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Proverbs 8:19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, And my revenue than choice silver.
Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God
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1 Kings 8:20 “So the LORD has fulfilled His word which He spoke; and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised; and I have built a temple for the name of the LORD God of Israel.”
Matthew 8:20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.”
Proverbs 8:20 It says, “I, [Wisdom, continuously] lead one in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice,”
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Genesis 8:21 And the LORD smelled a soothing aroma. Then the LORD said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.”
Ezra 8:21 Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek from Him the right way for us and our little ones and all our possessions.
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Jeremiah 8:22 Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery For the health of the daughter of my people?
Numbers 8:22 After that the Levites went in to do their work in the tabernacle of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them.
Proverbs 8:22 “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old.”
Zechariah 8:22 “Yes, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, And to pray before the LORD.”
Romans 8:22 “For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.”
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Leviticus 8:23 and Moses killed it. Also he took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron’s right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
Ezra 8:23 So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer.
John 8:23 And He said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
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Leviticus 8:24 Then he brought Aaron’s sons. And Moses put some of the blood on the tips of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses sprinkled the blood all around on the altar.
Matthew 8:24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.
Luke 8:24 And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm.
Date the Word for August
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Luke 8:25 But He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!”
Acts 8:25 So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
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Matthew 8:26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.”
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
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1 Kings 8:27 “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!”
Matthew 8:27 So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
Matthew 8:27 “So the men were AMAZED, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?” (NIV)
Romans 8:27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
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1 Kings 8:28 “Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O LORD my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You today:”
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
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Mark 8:29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”
John 8:29 “And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”
Romans 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
Date the Word for August
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Leviticus 8:30 Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him; and he consecrated Aaron, his garments, his sons, and the garments of his sons with him.
Joshua 8:30 Now Joshua built an altar to the LORD God of Israel in Mount Ebal,
1 Kings 8:30 And may You hear the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place; and when You hear, forgive.
Romans 8:30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
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Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Mark 8:31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
John 8:31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.
Date the Word for September
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Psalms 9:1 I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
Jeremiah 9:1 Oh, that my head were waters, And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people!
Date the Word for September
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Psalms 9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Isaiah 9:2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.
Date the Word for September
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Daniel 9:3 Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
1 Kings 9:3 And the LORD said to him: “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.”
Nehemiah 9:3 And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for one-fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the LORD their God.
Date the Word for September
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Daniel 9:4 And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, “O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments,”
Esther 9:4 For Mordecai was great in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces; for this man Mordecai became increasingly prominent.
Psalms 9:4 For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
Proverbs 9:4 “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who lacks understanding, she says to him,”
Date the Word for September
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John 9:5 “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
Acts 9:5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
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Proverbs 8:1 “Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding lift up her voice?” From the start of the Book of Proverbs to the very end, one will repeatedly find wisdom appealing to anyone and everyone, anywhere and everywhere to acquire and attain her. Wisdom wants you to know she is available! Wisdom is so convinced we need her that she states without any reservation that we should prioritize getting (attaining) wisdom. Proverbs 4:7 says, “wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom and in all your getting, get understanding.” Wisdom is calling! Why is getting wisdom so essential? What does it provide? As
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