without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you, Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding; For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding; read more. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. There is gold and abundance of costly stones, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 'I will multiply men on you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities will be inhabited and the waste places will be rebuilt. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. They're great for memorization and knowing exactly where a verse is. M So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. "Behold, it is coming and it shall be done," declares the Lord GOD. I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me. They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend. By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. read more. For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. Always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. I For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. "He has no offspring or posterity among his people, Nor any survivor where he sojourned. For the Lord gives wisdom;From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. How much better to get wisdom than gold! M Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. No one recalls, nor is there knowledge or understanding to say, "I have burned half of it in the fire and also have baked bread over its coals I roast meat and eat it Then I make the rest of it into an abomination, I fall down before a block of wood!". I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the truth. Yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding. Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. Therefore the land mourns, And everyone who lives in it languishes Along with the beasts of the field and the birds of the sky, And also the fish of the sea disappear. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. "That is the day of which I have spoken. Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me." The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. So Jesus answered them and said, "My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me. ESV Study Bible The ESV Study Bible created by a diverse team of 95 leading Bible scholars and teachersfeatures 20,000 study notes, 80,000 cross-references, 200+ charts, 50+ articles, 240 full-color maps and illustrations, and more. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever. Then it becomes something for a man to burn, so he takes one of them and warms himself; he also makes a fire to bake bread. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'". Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Let them all assemble themselves, let them stand up, let them tremble, let them together be put to shame. So you will stumble by day, And the prophet also will stumble with you by night; And I will destroy your mother. Half of it he burns in the fire; over this half he eats meat as he roasts a roast and is satisfied. "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me, Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD. Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. So He came to Simon Peter. "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad." You did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.. This collection of bible verses give insights into the value of knowledge and the path to gaining it. If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know; But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body. I am warm, I have seen the fire." out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. C Acquire understanding!Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth. My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord. Z. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. ", "Surely You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died? Stalin developed strong ideals, and based on these he killed thousands and exiled millions to slave . I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they shall be drunk with their own blood as with wine. Daniel said, "Let the name of God be blessed forever and ever, For wisdom and power belong to Him. Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly. Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt. Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble; for in this way the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be abundantly supplied to you. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. V Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. You know that He appeared in order to take away sins; and in Him there is no sin. The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge,But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man. S R AMPC. youths in whom was no defect, who were good-looking, showing intelligence in every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who had ability for serving in the kings court; and he ordered him to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans. 3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness. You will tread upon the lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample down. At the end of ten days their appearance seemed better and they were fatter than all the youths who had been eating the king's choice food. Surely, thus says the LORD, "Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away, And the prey of the tyrant will be rescued; For I will contend with the one who contends with you, And I will save your sons. For you have made the LORD, my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place. "His roots are dried below, And his branch is cut off above. For you have taken away the key of knowledge. Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge. Acquire wisdom! "I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. By his knowledge the deeps broke open, and the clouds drop down the dew. New Living Translation (NLT) Y "Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, And the flame of his fire gives no light. treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them.. Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. You scrutinize my path and my lying down,And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. But worse than that, it can be dangerous. - For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense; literally, in the shade is wisdom, in the shade is money; Septuagint, , "For in its shadow wisdom is as the shadow of money."Symmachus has, , "Wisdom shelters as money shelters." And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. Ecclesiastes 1:18 wisdom sadness mind. By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." Romans 5:3-5 Geocoding "My holy name I will make known in the midst of My people Israel; and I will not let My holy name be profaned anymore And the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. read more. read more. As for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every branch of literature and wisdom; Daniel even understood all kinds of visions and dreams. Where is the wise man? I Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, then wash not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.". When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise;But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge. For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. Take Stalin. For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. You will tread upon the lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample down. "It is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding. Proverbs 19:2 - Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with . For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles-- if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you; that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow. "Those in the west are appalled at his fate, And those in the east are seized with horror. By wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; And by knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches. Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me." "His strength is famished, And calamity is ready at his side. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God. To give prudence to the naive,To the youth knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear and increase in learning,And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel. even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. "Then let our appearance be observed in your presence and the appearance of the youths who are eating the king's choice food; and deal with your servants according to what you see." The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. He also gets hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand. Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square; At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings: "How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord.His going forth is as certain as the dawn;And He will come to us like the rain,Like the spring rain watering the earth.. Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are mere men. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. "All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them. Jesus answered and said to him, "What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter." Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. J "Kings will be your guardians, And their princesses your nurses They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth And lick the dust of your feet; And you will know that I am the LORD; Those who hopefully wait for Me will not be put to shame. "His strength is famished, And calamity is ready at his side.