Proverbs 17:16
Why is this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
Proverbs 23:23
Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,
Deuteronomy 5:29
O that their heart had been thus to them, to fear Me, and to keep My commands all the days, that it may be well with them, and with their sons -- to the age!
Psalm 81:11-13
But, My people hearkened not to My voice, And Israel hath not consented to Me.
Proverbs 1:22-23
'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 8:4-5
Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice is unto the sons of men.
Proverbs 9:4-6
Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,
Proverbs 14:6
A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.
Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Proverbs 21:25-26
The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.
Isaiah 55:1-3
Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.
Hosea 4:11
Whoredom, and wine, and new wine, take the heart,
John 3:20
for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;
Acts 13:46
And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, 'To you it was necessary that first the word of God be spoken, and seeing ye do thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the life age-during, lo, we do turn to the nations;
Acts 28:26-27
saying, Go on unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,
2 Corinthians 6:1
And working together also we call upon you that ye receive not in vain the grace of God --