22 Bible Verses about Withheld Knowledge
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Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Bible Theasaurus
- Withheld (39 instances)