Acts 13:7
Who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The same, calling for Barnabas and Saul, sought to hear the word of God.
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Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent, is to understand his way, but, the folly of dullards, is a fraud.
Proverbs 14:18The simple inherit folly, but, the shrewd, crowneth himself with knowledge.
Hosea 14:9Who is wise, that he may understand these things? intelligent, that he may take knowledge of them? For, straightforward, are the ways of Yahweh, and, the righteous, shall travel therein, but, transgressors, shall stumble therein.
Acts 13:12Then, the proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.
Acts 18:12But, when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews, with one accord, set upon Paul, and led him unto the judgment-seat,
1 Thessalonians 5:21[But], all things, put to the proof—what is comely, hold ye fast:
Matthew Henry on Acts 13:5-14
Elymas Struck with Blindness. 4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. 5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister. 6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: 7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and… Read the whole commentary →