Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Bible References
What
Judges 6:13
Gideon said to Him, “Please Sir, if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened? And where are all His wonders that our fathers told us about? They said, ‘Hasn’t the Lord brought us out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.”
Jeremiah 44:17
Instead, we will do everything we said we would: burn incense to the queen of heaven and offer drink offerings to her just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in Judah’s cities and in Jerusalem’s streets. Then we had enough food and good things and saw no disaster,
Wisely
Genesis 6:11
Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with wickedness.
Psalm 14:2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.
Isaiah 50:1
This is what the Lord says:
Where is your mother’s divorce certificate
that I used to send her away?
Or who were My creditors that I sold you to?
Look, you were sold for your iniquities,
and your mother was put away
because of your transgressions.
that I used to send her away?
Or who were My creditors that I sold you to?
Look, you were sold for your iniquities,
and your mother was put away
because of your transgressions.
Romans 1:22
Claiming to be wise, they became fools
Romans 3:9
What then? Are we any better? Not at all! For we have previously charged that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin,