Luke 16:8-9 And the unjust steward's lord commended him because he had done wisely. For the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.

MKJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ And the unjust steward's lord commended him because he had done wisely. For the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. ⁹ And I say to you, Make friends by the mammon of unrighteousness for yourselves, so that when you fail, they may receive you into everlasting dwellings.