18 Bible Verses about Valuing Knowledge

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Proverbs 18:15

The discerning person acquires knowledge, and the wise person seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 8:12

"I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

Proverbs 15:14

The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

Proverbs 10:14

Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

Proverbs 13:16

Every shrewd person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

Proverbs 14:18

The naive inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:6

The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.

Proverbs 5:2

in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For wisdom provides protection, just as money provides protection. But the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

Proverbs 8:10

Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Hosea 4:6

You have destroyed my people by failing to acknowledge me! Because you refuse to acknowledge me, I will reject you as my priests. Because you reject the law of your God, I will reject your descendants.

Hosea 14:9

Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the Lord are right; the godly walk in them, but in them the rebellious stumble.

Malachi 2:7

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all.

Matthew 12:7

If you had known what this means: 'I want mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.

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