God of Hope

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out (Proverbs 18:15).

Unfailing love and truth have met together.  Righteousness and peace have kissed! (Psalm 85:10)

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2).

An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies (Proverbs 12:17).

People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy (Proverbs 28:13).

Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully (Proverbs 28:5).

So I turned my mind to understand, to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things (Ecclesiastes 7:25).

Set your hearts on things above. . . . Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things (Colossians 3:1-2).

Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ (John 1:17).

Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. . . . Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life” (John 1:17; John 14:6).

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall (Proverbs 16:18).

[W]hoever heeds correction shows prudence. . . . The one who heeds correction gains understanding (Proverbs 15:5, 32).