What Does the Bible Say About Knowledge?

“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”

“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely: Heb. dying thou shalt die”

“And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:”

“Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.”

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. the beginning: or, the principal part”

“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”

“For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:”

“For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.”

“When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;”

“By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.”

“Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.”

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”

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

“The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.”

“The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.”

“A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. is strong: Heb. is in strength increaseth: Heb. strengtheneth might”

“They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”

“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.”

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. destroyed: Heb. cut off”

“For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.”

“For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.”

“To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, by: or, for”

“Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. hindered: or, forbad”

“For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.”

“But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. done away: Gr. vanish away”

“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. thought: or, reasoned put away: Gr. vanish away”

“For now we see through a glass, darkly ; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. darkly: Gr. in a riddle”

“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,”