Thematic Bible: May become a hinderance instead of a help to men
Thematic Bible
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » The pursuit of encouraged
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,
furthermore, if you call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and discover the knowledge of God.
and who acquires understanding,
but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Vanity of human
If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it.
and makes fools of diviners;
who confounds the wise
and makes their knowledge foolishness;
But as for prophecies,
they will come to an end;
as for languages, they will cease;
as for knowledge, it will come to an end.
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Pursuit of, exhausting
But beyond these, my son, be warned: there is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Adds to the burden of life
as knowledge increases, grief increases.
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Begets pride
About food offered to idols: We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up.
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Tends to presumption
The Lord God said, "Since man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, and also take from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever." So the Lord God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Desire for, a source of temptation
"In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate [it]; she also gave [some] to her husband, [who was] with her, and he ate [it].