33 Bible Verses about Dullness

A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this:

No one thinks, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, "I have burned part of it in the fire. Yes, I have also baked bread on its coals. I have roasted meat and eaten it. Shall I make the rest of it into an abomination? Shall I bow down to a tree trunk?"

Son of man, you dwell in the midst of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don't see, who have ears to hear, and don't hear; for they are a rebellious house.

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don't interpret this time?

Why don't you understand my speech? Because you can't hear my word.

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

About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing.

for this people's heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should turn again; and I would heal them.'

About him we have many words to say, and hard to interpret, seeing you have become dull of hearing. For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food. For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.read more.
But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

For this people's heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, and I would heal them.'

They don't know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

But they don't know the thoughts of Yahweh, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don't see, and hearing, they don't hear, neither do they understand.

without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

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

For they are a nation void of counsel. There is no understanding in them.

Our fathers didn't understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn't remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's crib; but Israel doesn't know, my people don't consider."

When its boughs are withered, they will be broken off. The women will come and set them on fire, for they are a people of no understanding. Therefore he who made them will not have compassion on them, and he who formed them will show them no favor.

All vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is educated, saying, "Read this, please;" and he says, "I can't, for it is sealed:"

"For my people are foolish, they don't know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but to do good they have no knowledge."

So Jesus said, "Do you also still not understand?

How is it that you don't perceive that I didn't speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

But they didn't understand this saying. It was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

They understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they didn't understand the things that were said.

He said to them, "Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, 'Show us the Father?'

The Jews therefore said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple! Will you raise it up in three days?"

Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"

The woman said to him, "Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. From where then have you that living water?

But he said to them, "I have food to eat that you don't know about." The disciples therefore said one to another, "Has anyone brought him something to eat?"

The disciples therefore said, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he spoke of taking rest in sleep.

I am the living bread which came down out of heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. Yes, the bread which I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"