Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Seeing
General references
Bible References
A price
Proverbs 1:22 “How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance?
How long will you mockers enjoy mocking
and you fools hate knowledge?
How long will you mockers
and you fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 8:4 “People, I call out to you;
my cry is to mankind.
my cry is to mankind.
Proverbs 9:4 “Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!”
To the one who lacks sense, she says,
To the one who lacks sense,
Isaiah 55:1 “Come, everyone who is thirsty,
come to the waters;
and you without money,
come, buy, and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost!
come to the waters;
and you without money,
come, buy, and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without cost!
Acts 13:46
Then Paul and Barnabas boldly said: “It was necessary that God’s message be spoken to you first. But since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles!
2 Corinthians 6:1
Working together with Him, we also appeal to you, “Don’t receive God’s grace in vain.”
Seeing
Proverbs 14:6 A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.
Proverbs 18:15 The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.
and the ear of the wise seeks it.
Proverbs 21:25 A slacker’s craving will kill him
because his hands refuse to work.
because his hands refuse to work.
Deuteronomy 5:29
If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commands always, so that they and their children will prosper forever.
Psalm 81:11 “But My people did not listen to Me;
Israel did not obey Me.
Israel did not obey Me.
Hosea 4:11 Promiscuity, wine, and new wine
take away one’s understanding.
take away one’s understanding.
John 3:20 For everyone who practices wicked things hates the light and avoids it, so that his deeds may not be exposed.
Acts 28:26
when He said,
Go to these people and say:
You will listen and listen,
yet never understand;
and you will look and look,
yet never perceive.
You will listen and listen,
yet never understand;
and you will look and look,
yet never perceive.
General references
Proverbs 1:2 For learning what wisdom and discipline are;
for understanding insightful sayings;
for understanding insightful sayings;
Luke 7:35 Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”