Seeking 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.

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

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

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

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

A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

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:

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

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

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.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

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.

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

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.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

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.

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!

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

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

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; — read the full passage →

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;

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

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

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

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

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.

When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

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

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

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

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

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

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

But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;

To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. — read the full passage →

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: — read the full passage →

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. — read the full passage →

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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,

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

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.

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.

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

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

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

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

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:

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

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.