Thematic Bible: Danger of
Thematic Bible
Flattery » Danger of
Thus with many sweet words she overcame him, and with her flattering lips she enticed him suddenly to follow her - as it were an ox to the slaughter, and like as it were a fool that laugheth when he goeth to the stocks to be punished - so long till she hath wounded his liver with her dart: like as if a bird hasted to the snare, not knowing that the peril of his life lieth thereupon.
Whoso flattereth his neighbour, layeth a net for his feet.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of
And hereunto, give all diligence: In your faith, minister virtue; and in virtue, knowledge;
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For if thou criest after wisdom, and callest for knowledge; If thou seekest after her as after money, and diggest for her as for treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Well is him that findeth wisdom, and obtaineth understanding,
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Get thee wisdom, get thee understanding, forget not the words of my mouth, and shrink not from them.
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A wise heart will seek after knowledge; but the mouths of fools meddle with foolishness.
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Labour for to get the truth, sell not away wisdom, nurture and understanding;
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Knowledge » Danger of » Vanity of human
If any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
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I destroy the tokens of witches, and make the Soothsayers go wrong. As for the wise, I turn them backward, and make their cunning foolishness.
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Though that prophesying fail, or tongues shall cease, or knowledge vanish away: yet love falleth never away.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of, exhausting
Therefore beware, my son, that above these thou make them not many and innumerable books, nor take divers doctrines in hand, to weary thy body withal.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Adds to the burden of life
For where much wisdom is, there is also great travail and disquietness; and the more knowledge a man hath, the more is his care.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Begets pride
To speak of things dedicated unto idols, we are sure that we all have knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but love edifieth.
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Knowledge » Danger of » Tends to presumption
And the LORD God said, "Lo, Adam is become as it were one of us, in knowledge of good and evil. But now lest he stretch forth his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat and live ever -" and the LORD God cast him out of the garden of Eden, to till the earth whence he was taken.
Knowledge » Danger of » Desire for, a source of temptation
but God doth know, that whensoever ye should eat of it, your eyes should be opened and ye should be as God and know both good and evil." And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eat of, and lusty unto the eyes, and a pleasant tree for to make wise. And took of the fruit of it and ate, and gave unto her husband also with her, and he ate.