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, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 8:4
"To you, O men, I call, and my cry is to the children of man.
Proverbs 9:4
"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks sense she says,
Isaiah 55:1
"Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Acts 13:46
And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, saying, "It was necessary that the word of God be spoken first to you. Since you thrust it aside and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.
2 Corinthians 6:1
Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Seeing
Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
Proverbs 18:15
An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
Deuteronomy 5:29
Oh that they had such a mind as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever!
Psalm 81:11
"But my people did not listen to my voice; Israel would not submit to me.
Hosea 4:11
whoredom, wine, and new wine, which take away the understanding.
John 3:20
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.
Acts 28:26
"'Go to this people, and say, You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.
General references
Proverbs 1:2
To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight,
Luke 7:35
Yet wisdom is justified by all her children."