What Does the Bible Say About Curiosity?

“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”

“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”

“And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?”

“And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.”

“And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. charge: Heb. contest”

“And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.”

“But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:”

“But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.”

“And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?”

“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret ? secret: or, wonderful”

“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”

“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”

“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. never: Heb. not”

“Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: take: Heb. give not thine heart”

“And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?”

“And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.”

“And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.”

“Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,”

“And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.”

“Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.”

“And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:”

“The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.”

“Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?”

“Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.”

“When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?”

“And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.”

“And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? Areopagus: or, Mars-hill: it was the highest court in Athens”