'Know' in the Bible

then hear from heaven, from Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, so that all the peoples of the earth may know Your name, and fear You [reverently and worshipfully], as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by Your Name.

Nevertheless they will become his slaves, so that they may know [the difference between] My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”

Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel, gave rule over Israel forever to David and to his sons by a covenant of salt [a permanent pact, extending to each generation of Israel]?

O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless against this great multitude which is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”

As he was talking, the king said to him, “Have we made you the king’s counselor? Stop! Why should you be put to death?” Then the prophet stopped and said, “I know that God has decided to destroy you because you have done this and have ignored my advice.”

Do you not know what I and my fathers (ancestors) have done to all the peoples of the [other] lands? Were the gods of the nations of those lands able to rescue their lands from my hand at all?

And so in the matter of the envoys of the rulers of Babylon, who were sent to him to inquire about the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone only to test him, in order to know everything that was in his heart.

The governor told them that they should not eat of the most holy things [the priests’ food] until a priest stood up with Urim and Thummim [who by consulting these articles in his breastplate could determine God’s will in the matter].

“You, Ezra, are to appoint magistrates and judges in accordance with the wisdom and instruction of your God which is in your hand, so that they may judge all the people who are in the province west of the [Euphrates] River; appoint those who know the laws of your God; and you may teach anyone who does not know them.

Our enemies said, “They will not know or see us until we are among them, kill them and put a stop to the work.”

“All the king’s servants and the people of the king’s provinces know that for any man or woman who comes to the king to the inner court without being summoned, he has but one law, that he is to be put to death, unless the king holds out to him the golden scepter so that he may live. And as for me, I have not been summoned to come to the king for these [last] thirty days.”

“You will know also that your tent is secure and at peace,And you will visit your dwelling and fear no loss [nor find anything amiss].

“You will know also that your descendants will be many,And your offspring as the grass of the earth.

“Behold this; we have investigated it, and it is true.Hear and heed it, and know for yourself [for your own good].”

“He will not return again to his house,Nor will his place know about him anymore.

“For we are only of yesterday and know nothing,Because our days on earth are [like] a shadow [just a breath or a vapor].

“Yes, I know it is true.But how can a mortal man be right before God?

“It is God who removes the mountains, and they do not know it,When He overturns them in His anger;

I am afraid of all my pains and worries [yet to come];I know that You will not acquit me and leave me unpunished.

‘Although You know that I am not guilty or wicked,Yet there is no one who can rescue me from Your hand.

‘Yet these [present evils] You have hidden in Your heart [since my creation]:I know that this was within You [in Your purpose and thought].

And [that He would] show you the secrets of wisdom!For sound wisdom has two sides.Know therefore that God forgets a part of your wickedness and guilt.

“His wisdom is as high as the heights of heaven. What can you do?It is deeper than Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead). What can you know?

“But I have intelligence and understanding as well as you;I am not inferior to you.Who does not know such things as these [of God’s wisdom and might]?

“What you know I also know;I am not inferior to you.

“Behold now, I have prepared my case;I know that I will be vindicated.

“How many are my iniquities and sins [that so much sorrow should come to me]?Make me recognize and understand my transgression and my sin.

“What do you know that we do not know?What do you understand that is not equally clear to us?

“If I speak [to you miserable comforters], my pain is not relieved;And if I refrain [from speaking], what [pain or anguish] leaves me?

Know then that God has wronged me and overthrown meAnd has closed His net around me.

“For I know that my Redeemer and Vindicator lives,And at the last He will take His stand upon the earth.

“Then beware and be afraid of the sword [of divine vengeance] for yourselves,For wrathful are the punishments of that sword,So that you may know there is judgment.”

“Do you not know this from the old days,Since the time that man was placed on the earth,

“You say, ‘God stores away [the punishment of] man’s wickedness for his children.’Let God repay him so that he may know and experience it.

“Behold, I know your thoughts,And the plots by which you would wrong me.

“You say, ‘What does God know [about me]?Can He judge through the thick darkness?

“Why does the Almighty not set seasons for judgment?Why do those who know Him not see His days [for punishment of the wicked]?

“Others have been with those who rebel against the light;They do not want to know its waysNor stay in its paths.

“In the dark they dig into [the penetrable walls of] houses;They shut themselves up by day;They do not know the light [of day].

“I was a father to the needy;I investigated the case I did not know [and assured justice].

“For I know that You will bring me to deathAnd to the house of meeting [appointed] for all the living.

Oh, let Him weigh me with accurate scales,And let God know my integrity.

“For I do not know how to flatter, [in an appropriate way, and I fear that],My Maker would soon take me away.

“My words will express the uprightness of my heart,And my lips will speak what they know with utter sincerity.

“Why do you complain against Him?That He does not answer [you with] all His doings.

“Let us choose for ourselves that which is right;Let us know among ourselves what is good.

“Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him;The number of His years is unsearchable.

“God seals (brings to a standstill, stops) [by severe weather] the hand of every man,That all men [whom He has made] may know His work [that is, His sovereign power and their subjection to it].

“Do you know how God establishes and commands them,And makes the lightning of His [storm] cloud shine?

“Do you know about the layers of thick clouds [and how they are balanced and poised in the heavens],The wonderful works of Him who is perfect in knowledge,

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?Tell Me, if you know and have understanding.

“Who determined the measurements [of the earth], if you know?Or who stretched the [measuring] line on it?

“Since your days began, have you ever commanded the morning,And caused the dawn to know its place,

“Have you understood the expanse of the earth?Tell Me, if you know all this.

That you may take it to its territoryAnd that you may know the paths to its house?

“You [must] know, since you were born then,And because you are so extremely old!

“Do you know the ordinances of the heavens,Or [can you] establish their rule over the earth?

“Do you know the time when the wild goats of the rock give birth [to their young]?Do you observe the calving of the deer?

“Can you count the months that they carry offspring,Or do you know the time when they give birth?

“I know that You can do all things,And that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained.

“[You said to me] ‘Who is this that darkens and obscures counsel [by words] without knowledge?’Therefore [I now see] I have [rashly] uttered that which I did not understand,Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself [and dealt wonderfully with] the godly man [the one of honorable character and moral courage—the one who does right].The Lord hears and responds when I call to Him.

You have put joy in my heart,More than [others know] when their wheat and new wine have yielded abundantly.

And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.

Put them in [reverent] fear of You, O Lord,So that the nations may know they are but [frail and mortal] men. Selah.

Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed;He will answer him from His holy heavenWith the saving strength of His right hand.

Malicious witnesses rise up;They ask me of things that I do not know.

O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,And Your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart.

“Lord, let me know my [life’s] endAnd [to appreciate] the extent of my days;Let me know how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].

“O look away from me, that I may smile and again know joyBefore I depart and am no more.”

I have proclaimed good news of righteousness [and the joy that comes from obedience to You] in the great assembly;Behold, I will not restrain my lips [from proclaiming Your righteousness],As You know, O Lord.

By this I know that You favor and delight in me,Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.

“Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God.I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth.”

“I know every bird of the mountains,And everything that moves in the field is Mine.

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.

Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;This I know, that God is for me.

Destroy them in wrath, destroy them so that they may be no more;Let them know that God rules over Jacob (Israel)To the ends of the earth. Selah.

O God, You know my folly;My wrongs are not hidden from You.

You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor [how I am insulted];My adversaries are all before You [each one fully known].

My mouth shall tell of Your righteousnessAnd of Your [deeds of] salvation all day long,For their number is more than I know.

They say, “How does God know?Is there knowledge [of us] with the Most High?”

We do not see our symbols;There is no longer any prophet [to guide us],Nor does any among us know for how long.

That the generation to come might know them, that the children still to be bornMay arise and recount them to their children,

And not be like their fathers—A stubborn and rebellious generation,A generation that did not prepare its heart to know and follow God,And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

The rulers do not know nor do they understand;They walk on in the darkness [of complacent satisfaction];All the foundations of the earth [the fundamental principles of the administration of justice] are shaken.

That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,Are the Most High over all the earth.

“I will mention Rahab (Egypt) and Babylon among those who know Me—Behold, Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia (Cush)—‘This one was born there.’”

Blessed and happy are the people who know the joyful sound [of the trumpet’s blast]!They walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance!

For all our days pass away in Your wrath;We have finished our years like a whispered sigh.

Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the Lord Himself is God;It is He who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His].We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

A perverse heart shall depart from me;I will not tolerate evil.

For the wind passes over it and it is no more,And its place knows it no longer.

And let them know that this is Your hand;You, Lord, have done it.

I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are fair,And that in faithfulness You have disciplined me.

I am Your servant; give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart]That I may know Your testimonies.

For I know that the Lord is greatAnd that our Lord is above all gods.

You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do];You understand my thought from afar.

Even before there is a word on my tongue [still unspoken],Behold, O Lord, You know it all.

Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart;Test me and know my anxious thoughts;

I know [with confidence] that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,And [will secure] justice for the poor.