357. Now therefore behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee, 1 Kings xxii. 22.
358. For God sent not his son into the world, to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John iii. 17.
359. Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. Matt. x. 34; 5.
Also Notes 186 and 187.
360. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get understanding. Prov. iv. 7.
361. For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Eccles. i. 18.
362. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Matt. x. 16.
363. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 1 Cor. i. 19.
364. The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Psalms xcii. 12.
365. The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. Isaiah lvii. 1.