'Knowledge' in the Bible

and Jehovah God causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desirable for appearance, and good for food, and the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

and of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou dost not eat of it, for in the day of thine eating of it -- dying thou dost die.'

And Jehovah God saith, 'Lo, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life, and eaten, and lived to the age,' --

and I fill him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,

and He doth fill him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all work,

An affirmation of him who is hearing sayings of God -- And knowing knowledge of the Most High; A vision of the Almighty he seeth, Falling -- and eyes uncovered:

for the fleeing thither of a man-slayer smiting life inadvertently, without knowledge; and they have been to you for a refuge from the redeemer of blood.

'And when the redeemer of blood doth pursue after him, then they do not shut up the man-slayer into his hand, for without knowledge he hath smitten his neighbour, and is not hating him hitherto;

Ye multiply not -- ye speak haughtily -- The old saying goeth out from your mouth, For a God of knowledge is Jehovah, And by Him actions are weighed.

he is son of a woman, a widow, of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father a man of Tyre, a worker in brass, and he is filled with the wisdom and the understanding, and the knowledge to do all work in brass -- and he cometh unto king Solomon, and doth all his work.

now, wisdom and knowledge give to me, and I go out before this people, and I come in, for who doth judge this Thy great people?'

And God saith to Solomon, 'Because that this hath been with thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, and honour, and the life of those hating thee, and also many days hast not asked, and dost ask for thyself wisdom and knowledge, so that thou dost judge My people over which I have caused thee to reign --

the wisdom and the knowledge is given to thee, and riches and wealth and honour I give to thee, that there hath not been so to the kings who are before thee, and after thee it is not so.'

According to your knowledge I have known -- also I. I am not fallen more than you.

Doth a wise man answer with vain knowledge? And fill with an east wind his belly?

And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

To God doth one teach knowledge, And He the high doth judge?

Of the uprightness of my heart are my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.

Job -- not with knowledge doth he speak, And his words are not with wisdom.

And Job with vanity doth open his mouth, Without knowledge words he multiplieth.

I lift up my knowledge from afar, And to my Maker I ascribe righteousness.

For, truly, my words are not false, The perfect in knowledge is with thee.

And if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge.

Into the hand of every man he sealeth, For the knowledge by all men of His work.

Dost thou know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?

Who is this -- darkening counsel, By words without knowledge?

Who is this, hiding counsel without knowledge?' Therefore, I have declared, and understand not, Too wonderful for me, and I know not.

Day to day uttereth speech, And night to night sheweth knowledge.

For the knowledge in earth of Thy way, among all nations of Thy salvation.

And they have said, 'How hath God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'

He who is instructing nations, Doth He not reprove? He who is teaching man knowledge is Jehovah.

The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.

Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.

For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion.

Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

For wisdom cometh into thy heart, And knowledge to thy soul is pleasant,

By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.

To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

All of them are plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.

Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.

I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, And a knowledge of devices I find out.

The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.

The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool is near ruin.

With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

Whoso is loving instruction, is loving knowledge, And whoso is hating reproof is brutish.

A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

A scorner hath sought wisdom, and it is not, And knowledge to the intelligent is easy.

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools is not right.

The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding.

The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Also, without knowledge the soul is not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.

A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the intelligent, He understandeth knowledge.

Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge.

Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, are lips of knowledge.

When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.

The eyes of Jehovah have kept knowledge, And He overthroweth the words of the treacherous.

Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?

Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

And by knowledge the inner parts are filled, With all precious and pleasant wealth.

Mighty is the wise in strength, And a man of knowledge is strengthening power,

So is the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.

The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.

I -- I spake with my heart, saying, 'I, lo, I have magnified and added wisdom above every one who hath been before me at Jerusalem, and my heart hath seen abundantly wisdom and knowledge.

for, in abundance of wisdom is abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.'

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it -- his portion! Even this is vanity and a great evil.

For to a man who is good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this is vanity and vexation of spirit.

The whole He hath made beautiful in its season; also, that knowledge He hath put in their heart without which man findeth not out the work that God hath done from the beginning even unto the end.

For wisdom is a defense, money is a defence, And the advantage of the knowledge of wisdom is, She reviveth her possessors.

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out -- he made right many similes.

Therefore my people removed without knowledge, And its honourable ones are famished, And its multitude dried up of thirst.

Rested on him hath the Spirit of Jehovah, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and fear of Jehovah.

Evil they do not, nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For full hath been the earth with the knowledge of Jehovah, As the waters are covering the sea.

By whom doth He teach knowledge? And by whom doth He cause to understand the report? The weaned from milk, the removed from breasts,

And hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah -- it is His treasure.

With whom consulted He, That he causeth Him to understand? And teacheth Him in the path of judgment, And teacheth Him knowledge? And the way of understanding causeth Him to know?

And none doth turn it back unto his heart, Nor hath knowledge nor understanding to say, 'Half of it I have burned in the fire, Yea, also, I have baked bread over its coals, I roast flesh and I eat, And its remnant for an abomination I make, To the stock of a tree I fall down.'

Making void the tokens of devisers, And diviners it maketh mad, Turning the wise backward, And their knowledge it maketh foolish.

And thou art confident in thy wickedness, Thou hast said, 'There is none seeing me,' Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, It is turning thee back, And thou sayest in thy heart, 'I am, and none else.'

Of the labour of his soul he seeth -- he is satisfied, Through his knowledge give righteousness Doth the righteous one, My servant, to many, And their iniquities he doth bear.

Seeing -- Me day by day they seek, And the knowledge of My ways they desire, As a nation that righteousness hath done, And the judgment of its God hath not forsaken, They ask of me judgments of righteousness, The drawing near of God they desire:

And I have given to you shepherds According to Mine own heart, And they have fed you with knowledge and understanding.

Brutish is every man by knowledge, Put to shame is every refiner by a graven image, For false is his molten image. And there is no breath in them.

Brutish hath been every man by knowledge, Put to shame hath been every refiner by a graven image, For false is his molten image, And there is no breath in them.

lads in whom there is no blemish, and of good appearance, and skilful in all wisdom, and possessing knowledge, and teaching thought, and who have ability to stand in the palace of the king, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.

As to these four lads, God hath given to them knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature, and wisdom; and Daniel hath given instruction about every kind of vision and dreams.

And He is changing times and seasons, He is causing kings to pass away, and He is raising up kings; He is giving wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those possessing understanding.

because that an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of enigmas, and loosing of knots was found in him, in Daniel, whose name the king made Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and the interpretation he doth show.'

And thou, O Daniel, hide the things, and seal the book till the time of the end, many do go to and fro, and knowledge is multiplied.'