15 Bible Verses about Inventions

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is no man who can interpret it. And I have heard say of thee, that when thou hear a dream thou can interpret it.

And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation of it: The three baskets are three days.

And his brother's name was Jubal. He was the father of all such as handle the harp and pipe.

And Zillah, she also bore Tubal-cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

And the priests stood according to their offices, also the Levites with instruments of music of LORD, which David the king had made to give thanks to LORD (for his loving kindness [is] forever) when David praised by their ministry,

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

And he made engines in Jerusalem, invented by skilful men, to be on the towers and upon the battlements, with which to shoot arrows and great stones. And his name spread far abroad. For he was marvelously helped, till he was strong

Is there a thing of which it may be said, See, this is new? It has been long ago, in the ages which were before us.

Behold, this only I have found: That God made man upright, but they have sought out many contrivances.

Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder. {I will destroy the wisdom of the wise (LXX/NT)}, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.

And the word of LORD came to me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say thou to those who prophesy out of their own heart, Hear ye the word of LORD. Thus says lord LORD: Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

But as it is written, What an eye has not seen, and an ear has not heard, and have not arisen in a heart of a man, are things that God prepared for those who love him.

For we revealed to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, not men who followed in cunningly devised myths, but men who became eyewitnesses of the majesty of that man.

and four thousand were porters, and four thousand praised LORD with the instruments which I made, [David said], to praise therewith.

who sing idle songs to the sound of the viol, who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David,