27 Bible Verses about Teachableness
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But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.
Then I gave orders for a time of going without food, there by the river Ahava, so that we might make ourselves low before our God in prayer, requesting from him a straight way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance.
That the Lord your God may make clear to us the way in which we are to go and what we are to do.
And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.
And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples?
He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.
Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?
And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.
But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.
Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.
And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.
And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.
And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
And when he had gone into the house, his disciples said to him privately, Why were we unable to send it out?
And in the house the disciples put questions to him again about this thing.
Say when these things will be, and what will be the sign when these things are all about to be done.
Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?
And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life?
Then they said to him, How may we do the works of God?
You had no desire for offerings of beasts or fruits of the earth; ears you made for me: for burned offerings and sin offerings you made no request.
The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.
Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.
The things which came to you by my teaching and preaching, and which you saw in me, these things do, and the God of peace will be with you.
From Thematic Bible
Prudence » Teachableness
A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.
Teachableness » Illustrated in the life of ezra
Then I gave orders for a time of going without food, there by the river Ahava, so that we might make ourselves low before our God in prayer, requesting from him a straight way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance.
That the Lord your God may make clear to us the way in which we are to go and what we are to do.
Teachableness » Manifested by the blind man
Now when these words came to their ears their hearts were troubled, and they said to Peter and the other Apostles, Brothers, what are we to do?
He said in answer, And who is he, Lord? Say, so that I may have faith in him.
Teachableness » Essential to entrance into God's kingdom
And said, Truly, I say to you, If you do not have a change of heart and become like little children, you will not go into the kingdom of heaven.
Teachableness » Results in the philippian jailer's conversion
Teachableness » Seen in the ethiopian eunuch
And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.
Teachableness » Exhibited by the disciples
And it came about that he was in prayer in a certain place, and when he came to an end, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, will you give us teaching about prayer, as John did to his disciples?
Teachableness » The secret of paul's success
But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.