Thematic Bible: Danger of
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Flattery » Danger of
With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him. All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his life.
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,
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yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,
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Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
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The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
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Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Vanity of human
If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
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who frustrates the signs of liars and makes fools of diviners, who turns wise men back and makes their knowledge foolish,
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Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of, exhausting
My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Adds to the burden of life
For in much wisdom is much vexation, and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Begets pride
Now concerningfood offered to idols: we know that "all of us possess knowledge." This "knowledge"puffs up, but love builds up.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Tends to presumption
Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever--" therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
Knowledge » Danger of » Desire for, a source of temptation
For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.