50 Bible Verses about Education

So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his speech and actions.

For whatever was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that we may have hope through endurance and through the encouragement from the Scriptures.

Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?

All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness,

But beyond these, my son, be warned: there is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.

Hold on to instruction; don’t let go.
Guard it, for it is your life.

When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.

God gave these four young men knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. Daniel also understood visions and dreams of every kind.

Until I come, give your attention to public reading, exhortation, and teaching.

We proclaim Him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

I have more insight than all my teachers
because Your decrees are my meditation.

And if the document is given to one who cannot read and he is asked to read it, he will say, “I can’t read.”

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, since it is written: He catches the wise in their craftiness;

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

I will instruct you and show you the way to go;
with My eye on you, I will give counsel.

because wisdom is protection as money is protection,
and the advantage of knowledge
is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

Then all your children will be taught by the Lord,
their prosperity will be great,

a wise man will listen and increase his learning,
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—

and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth.

Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.

The fear of the Lord is what wisdom teaches,
and humility comes before honor.

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Then the Jews were amazed and said, “How does He know the Scriptures, since He hasn’t been trained?”

He continued, “I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel and educated according to the strict view of our patriarchal law. Being zealous for God, just as all of you are today,

Teach a youth about the way he should go;
even when he is old he will not depart from it.

As he was making his defense this way, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You’re out of your mind, Paul! Too much study is driving you mad!”

Buy—and do not sell—truth,
wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.

Jesus answered them, “My teaching isn’t Mine but is from the One who sent Me.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.

While the Pharisees were together, Jesus questioned them,

So then, we must pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.

The king assigned them daily provisions from the royal food and from the wine that he drank. They were to be trained for three years, and at the end of that time they were to serve in the king’s court.

so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom.
And whatever else you get, get understanding.

For I did not receive it from a human source and I was not taught it, but it came by a revelation from Jesus Christ.

The one who is taught the message must share all his good things with the teacher.

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but one who hates correction is stupid.

for she is more profitable than silver,
and her revenue is better than gold.

Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.

young men without any physical defect, good-looking, suitable for instruction in all wisdom, knowledgeable, perceptive, and capable of serving in the king’s palace—and to teach them the Chaldean language and literature.

A fool does not delight in understanding,
but only wants to show off his opinions.

But the Lord took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’”

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
and don’t reject your mother’s teaching,

The high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and about His teaching.

At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to infants.

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