15 Bible Verses about Acquiring Knowledge

A wise man will hear and increase in learning,
And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

“Then I will give you shepherds after My own heart, who will feed you on knowledge and understanding.

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;

Apply your heart to discipline
And your ears to words of knowledge.

And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,

When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise;
But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.

To give prudence to the naive,
To the youth knowledge and discretion,

I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.”

Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

“Therefore do not fear them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.

But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.

But now, brethren, if I come to you speaking in tongues, what will I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation or of knowledge or of prophecy or of teaching?