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
And Gideon said unto him - Pardon, my lord! if Yahweh be with us, then wherefore hath all this befallen us? and where are all his wonders, which our fathers have recounted to us - saying, Was it not, out of Egypt, that Yahweh brought us up? But, now, hath Yahweh abandoned us, and delivered us into the hand of Midian.
Jeremiah 44:17
but, we will certainly do, the whole thing that hath gone forth out of our own mouth, by burning incense to the queen of the heavens, and pouring out to her drink-offerings, just as we and our fathers, and our kings and our princes, did, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, then were we filled with bread and became prosperous, and calamity, saw we none;
Wisely
Genesis 6:11
And the earth corrupted itself before God, - and the earth was filled with violence,
Psalm 14:2
Yahweh, out of the heavens, looked down over the sons of men, - to see whether there was one that showed wisdom, enquiring after God: -
Isaiah 50:1
Thus, saith Yahweh - Where then is the set, oil of your mothers divorce, whom I have put away? Or, which of my creditors, is it to whom I have sold you? Lo! for your iniquities, have ye been sold, And for your transgressions, hath your mother been put away.
Romans 1:22
Professing to be wise, they were made foolish,
Romans 3:9
What then? do we screen ourselves? Not at all! For we have before accused both Jews and Greeks of being, all under sin;