50 Bible Verses about Education

And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was powerful in his words and deeds.

For whatever was written beforehand was written for our instruction, in order that through patient endurance and through the encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

Why [is] this? A price in the hand of a fool, [in order] to buy wisdom where there is no {sense}.

All scripture [is] inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,

My son, be careful {about anything beyond these things}. For the writing of books is endless, and too much study {is wearisome}.

Seize the instruction! Do not let go! Guard her, for she is your life.

Now [when they] saw the boldness of Peter and John, and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were astonished, and recognized them, that they had been with Jesus.

{And as for these four young men}, God gave to them knowledge and insight into all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had insight into all visions and dreams.

Until I come, pay attention to the [public] reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

whom we proclaim, [by] admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, in order that we may present every person mature in Christ,

I have more insight than all my teachers, for your testimonies [are] my meditation.

And [if] the document is given to [one] who does not {know how to read}, saying, "{Read} this now!" he says, "I do not {know how to read}."

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it is written, "The one who catches the wise in their craftiness,"

The start of wisdom is fear of Yahweh, and knowledge of the Holy One, insight.

I will instruct you and teach you in [the] way that you should go. I will advise [you] [with] my eye upon you.

{For wisdom offers protection like money offers protection}. But knowledge [has] an advantage--wisdom restores life to its possessor.

And all your children [shall be] pupils of Yahweh, and the peace of your children [shall be] great.

may the wise hear and increase learning, and the one who understands gain direction,

and that from childhood you have known the holy writings that are able [to make] you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

For consider your calling, brothers, that not many [were] wise according to human standards, not many [were] powerful, not many [were] well born.

Getting wisdom: {how much} better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen {over} silver.

Fear of Yahweh [is] the instruction of the wise, and before honor [comes] humility.

Then the Jews were astonished, saying, "How does this man {possess knowledge}, [because he] has not been taught?"

"I am a Jewish man born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to the exactness of the law received from our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all [of] you are today.

Train the child {concerning his way}; even when he is old, he will not stray from it.

And [as] he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "You are out of your mind, Paul! [Your] great learning {is driving} you {insane}!"

Buy truth and do not sell [it], wisdom and instruction and understanding.

A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner, but the instruction of fools is folly.

So Jesus answered them and said, "My teaching is not mine, but [is] from the one who sent me.

Give to a wise one and he will become more wise; {teach} a righteous one and he will increase learning.

Now [while] the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,

So then, let us pursue {what promotes peace} and {what edifies one another}.

And the king assigned to them {his daily portion} from the fine food of the king, and from {the wine that he drank}, and [instructed that] {they were to be educated for three years}. And at the end [of] their [training], {they were to be stationed} {before} the king.

in order that the person of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

The beginning of wisdom: Get wisdom! With all [that is in] your possession, gain insight.

For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught [it], but [I received it] through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

Now the one who is taught the word must share in all good [things] with the one who teaches.

He who loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates rebuke [is] stupid.

For her income is better than the income of silver, and her revenue than [that of] gold.

I looked again and saw under the sun that the race [does] not [belong] to the swift, the battle [does] not [belong] to the mighty, food [does] not [belong] to the wise, wealth [does] not [belong] to the intelligent, and success [does] not [belong] to the skillful, for time and chance befalls all of them.

youths who {have no physical defect}, and [who are] {handsome}, and [who are] prudent in all wisdom and {endowed with knowledge}, and [who] understand insight, and who [have] the {ability} in them to serve in the palace of the king. [And the king ordered him] to teach them the literature and the language of [the] Chaldeans.

A fool will not take pleasure in understanding, but in expressing his heart.

And Yahweh took me from [following] behind the sheep and goats and Yahweh said to me, "Go, prophesy to my people Israel!

My child, may you keep your father's instruction, and do not reject your mother's teachings,

So the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

At that time Jesus answered [and] said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these [things] from the wise and intelligent, and have revealed them to young children.

always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.