When I came to you, brothers, I didn't come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.
Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
"Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.
When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that excellent measures are coming to this nation,
we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
But he said, "I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.
He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty for many days, even one hundred eighty days.
"Now when I asked my counselors how this might be brought to pass, Haman, who excelled in wisdom among us and was approved for his constant good will and steadfast fidelity and had the honor of the second place in the kingdom,
and that they be children of the most high and most mighty living God, who has ordered the kingdom both unto us and unto our progenitors, in the most excellent way.
You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its aspect was awesome.
At the same time my understanding returned to me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my majesty and brightness returned to me; and my counselors and my lords sought to me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent greatness was added to me.
because an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of dark sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.
I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.
Then this Daniel was distinguished above the presidents and the satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.
"There is none like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, In his excellency on the skies.
You are happy, Israel. Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency! Your enemies shall submit themselves to you. You shall tread on their high places."
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even one hundred eighty days.
In the greatness of your excellency, you overthrow those who rise up against you. You send forth your wrath. It consumes them as stubble.
I caused you to multiply as that which grows in the field, and you increased and grew great, and you attained to excellent ornament; your breasts were fashioned, and your hair was grown; yet you were naked and bare.
"Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
Boiling over as water, you shall not excel; because you went up to your father's bed, then defiled it. He went up to my couch.
having become so much better than the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent name than they have.
But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as law.
By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
Sing to the LORD, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth!
This also comes forth from the LORD of Armies, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.
It will blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. Lebanon's glory Lebanon will be given to it, the excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the LORD's glory, the excellence of our God.
"Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through you, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excell in deeds of wickedness. They don't plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don't judge the right of the needy.
Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn't your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.
"Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
For we have heard of your wisdom and your policies, and it is reported across all the earth, that you alone are excellent in all the kingdom, and mighty in knowledge, and wonderful in feats of war.
it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;
For the LORD restores the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel; for the destroyers have destroyed them, and ruined their vine branches.
so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;
Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
"Many women do noble things, but you excel them all."
As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
Ascribe strength to God! His excellency is over Israel, his strength is in the skies.
Glorious are you, and excellent, more than mountains of game.
Praise him for his mighty acts! Praise him according to his excellent greatness!
and know his will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
His legs are like pillars of marble set on sockets of fine gold. His appearance is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
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