8 Bible Verses about Human Ignorance

For we know in part, and prophesy in part: but when the perfect may come, that which is in part shall be done away. When I was an infant, I talked like an infant, I thought like an infant, I reasoned like an infant: when I became a man, I put away the things of the infant.read more.
For we now see through a mirror in an enigma; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know perfectly even as I am perfectly known.

And now, behold, I go to Jerusalem bound in spirit, not knowing the things which shall come upon me in it:

But concerning that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels who are in heaven, or the Son, but the Father. Beware, watch; for you know not when the time is. As a man, going away, leaving his own house, and giving authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and commanded the porter that he should watch.read more.
Watch therefore: for you know not when the Lord of the house cometh, late, or at midnight, or at the crowing of the cock, or in the morning; lest having come suddenly he may find you sleeping.

Concerning that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels of the heavens, except my Father only. But as were the days of Noah, so indeed shall be the coming of the Son of man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day on which Noah entered into the ark,read more.
and they did not know until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall be the coming of the Son of man. Then two men shall be in the field; one is taken, and one is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one is taken, and one is left. Watch therefore: because you do not know on what day your Lord cometh. But know this, that if the landlord knew at what watch the thief cometh, he would have watched, and would not have permitted his house to be broken into. Therefore be ye also ready: because the Son of man cometh in an hour at which you do not think.

Come now, ye who are saying, To-day or to-morrow we will go into that city, and abide there a year, and trade and accumulate: whosoever do not know that which belongs to the morrow: for what is your life? For you are a vapor, appearing for a moment, and then vanishing away; on the contrary you should say, If the Lord will, and we live, we will indeed do this, or that.read more.
But you are now boasting in your arrogances: all such boasting is wicked.

He spake a parable to them, saying, The farm of a certain rich man was very productive: and he was reasoning in himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no place where I shall store my fruits? And he said, I will do this: I will take down my barns, and build greater, and there I will gather all my fruits and my goods.read more.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, Thou fool, this night they are demanding thy soul from thee; and to whom shall those things which thou hast prepared, belong? So is every one laying up treasure for himself, and not rich toward God.

For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep; in order that you may not sorrow, even as those having no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and is risen, so also will God bring with him those who sleep in Jesus. For we speak this to you in the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left unto the coming of the Lord, can not anticipate those who are asleep,read more.
because the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first; then we who are alive, who are left, will at the same time along with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so we will be always with the Lord. So comfort one another with these words.

For I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and they all did eat the same spiritual food;read more.
and all did drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. But with many of them God is not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. And these became our examples, in order that we may not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. Neither be ye idolaters, as some of them were; as has been written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and arose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed fornication, and fell in one day twenty-three thousand. Neither let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted Him, and were destroyed by serpents. Neither murmur, as some of them murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer.