Isaiah 3:12
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12 Childish leaders oppress my people,
and women rule over them.
O my people, your leaders mislead you;
they send you down the wrong road.
Matthew 18:3-4
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3 Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven. 4 So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
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1 Corinthians 13:11
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11 When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.
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1 Corinthians 13:13
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13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.
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1 Corinthians 14:1
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Tongues and Prophecy
14 Let love be your highest goal! But you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives—especially the ability to prophesy.
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1 Corinthians 14:20
New Living Translation
20 Dear brothers and sisters, don’t be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil, but be mature in understanding matters of this kind.
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