Seeking Knowledge

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge. — read the full passage →

For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. The knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one’s feet and missing the way.

A wise man has great power; and a knowledgeable man increases strength;

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel:

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

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

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

“Talk no more so exceeding proudly. Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth, For Yahweh is a God of knowledge. By him actions are weighed.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ, — read the full passage →

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

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

To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”

With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

Day after day they pour out speech, and night after night they display knowledge.

But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run back and forth, and knowledge shall be increased.”

When pride comes, then comes shame, but with humility comes wisdom.

Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

He changes the times and the seasons; he removes kings, and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding;

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

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice 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 gain a heart of wisdom.

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

Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.

Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

The man knew Eve his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Cain, and said, “I have gotten a man with Yahweh’s help.”

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;

Give your servant therefore an understanding heart to judge your people, that I may discern between good and evil; for who is able to judge this your great people?”

Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding; — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man:

If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.

because that which is known of God is revealed in them, for God revealed it to them. — read the full passage →

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.

As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one. — read the full passage →

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

Don’t forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you. — read the full passage →

Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you shall find him, when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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

Yes most certainly, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding.

God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, The Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is unsearchable.

But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. — read the full passage →

There is no one who understands. There is no one who seeks after God.

For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.

Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; if you have found it, then there will be a reward, your hope will not be cut off.

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

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

For thus says Yahweh to the house of Israel: “Seek me, and you will live;

because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.

Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.

All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him.

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.