Thematic Bible: Danger of
Thematic Bible
Flattery » Danger of
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of
And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Knowledge » Danger of » Vanity of human
And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of, exhausting
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Knowledge » Danger of » Adds to the burden of life
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Knowledge » Danger of » Begets pride
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
Knowledge » Danger of » Tends to presumption
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Knowledge » Danger of » Desire for, a source of temptation
For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.