Lack Of Knowledge

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.

Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; — read the full passage →

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: — read the full passage →

For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: — read the full passage →

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. — read the full passage →

For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

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

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, — read the full passage →

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

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.

When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

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

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; — read the full passage →

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

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

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. — read the full passage →

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. — read the full passage →

For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. — read the full passage →

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

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. — read the full passage →

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: — read the full passage →

What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.

The priests said not, Where is the Lord? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. — read the full passage →

And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. — read the full passage →

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

Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:

Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. — read the full passage →

As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. — read the full passage →

And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. — read the full passage →

And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. — read the full passage →