More Precious Than Rubies

For wisdom is more profitable than silver,
and her wages are better than gold.
Wisdom is more precious than rubies;
nothing you desire can compare with her.
~~ Proverbs 3:14-15 (NLT)

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
~~ James 1:2-3 (NLT)

Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
~~ Ephesians 4:29 (NLT)

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen -- not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
~~ C.S. Lewis, author

Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put in this world to rise above.
~~ Katharine Hepburn as Rose Sayer in "The African Queen"

Jesus knows me, this I love.
~~ a wooden plaque on my wall
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