30 Bible Verses about Knowledge

Most Relevant Verses

1 Kings 3:9

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to judge this thy great people?

Proverbs 15:14

The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

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Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » The secrets of the heart read by Christ

Matthew 12:25

And having known their thoughts Jesus said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

Luke 11:17

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom that was divided against itself is made desolate, and a house against a house falls.

Jeremiah 20:12

But, O LORD of hosts, who tries the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them, for to thee I have revealed my cause.

Knowledge » God's » The secrets of the heart read by Christ

Matthew 12:25

And having known their thoughts Jesus said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

Luke 11:17

But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom that was divided against itself is made desolate, and a house against a house falls.

Jeremiah 20:12

But, O LORD of hosts, who tries the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them, for to thee I have revealed my cause.

Knowledge » Spiritual knowledge, general references to » Seven great verities that may be known by the believer

Isaiah 50:7

For lord LORD will help me. Therefore I have not been confounded. Therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.

Knowledge » God's knowledge of the saints » Intellectual

Daniel 1:4

youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace. And that he should teach them the learning and

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and [finds it] not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the foolish, not so.

Knowledge » Knowledge of God is infinite » General references to intellectual

Daniel 1:4

youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace. And that he should teach them the learning and

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and [finds it] not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the foolish, not so.

Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » General reference to

1 John 3:20

Because if our heart should condemn us, that God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

Psalm 139:2

Thou know my sitting down and my rising up. Thou understand my thought afar off.

Knowledge » God's » General reference to

1 John 3:20

Because if our heart should condemn us, that God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.

Psalm 139:2

Thou know my sitting down and my rising up. Thou understand my thought afar off.

Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » All the ways of men are known to God

Jeremiah 32:19

great in counsel, and mighty in work, whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings,

Psalm 119:168

I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies, for all my ways are before thee.

Psalm 139:3

Thou search out my path and my laying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.

Knowledge » God's » All the ways of men are known to God

Jeremiah 32:19

great in counsel, and mighty in work, whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings,

Psalm 119:168

I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies, for all my ways are before thee.

Psalm 139:3

Thou search out my path and my laying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.

Knowledge » What israel shall know

Ezekiel 28:24-26

And there shall no more be a pricking brier to the house of Israel, nor a hurting thorn of any who are round about them, who did spite to them. And they shall know that I am lord LORD. Thus says lord LORD: When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the nations, then they shall dwell in their own land which I gave t And they shall dwell securely therein. Yea, they shall build houses, and plant vineyards, and shall dwell securely, when I have executed judgments upon all those who do them spite round about them. And they shall know that I am LOR

Isaiah 49:22-26

Thus says lord LORD: Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples. And they shall bring thy sons in their bosom, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers. They shall bow down to thee with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of thy feet. And thou shall know that I am LORD, and those who wait for me s Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives be delivered? read more.
But thus says LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered. For I will contend with him who contends with thee, and I will save thy sons. And I will feed those who oppress thee with their own flesh. And they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine. And all flesh shall know that I, LORD, am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

Ezekiel 34:27-31

And the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land. And they shall know that I am LORD when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them And they shall no more be a prey to the nations, nor shall the beasts of the earth devour them, but they shall dwell securely, and none shall make them afraid. And I will raise up to them a plantation for renown, and they shall no more be consumed with famine in the land, nor bear the shame of the nations any more. read more.
And they shall know that I, LORD, their God am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, says lord LORD. And ye my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, says lord LORD.

Ezekiel 36:8-11

But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people Israel, for they are at hand to come. For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn into you, and ye shall be tilled and sown. And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it, and the cities shall be inhabited, and the waste places shall be built. read more.
And I will multiply upon you man and beast, and they shall increase and be fruitful. And I will cause you to be inhabited according to your former estate, and will do better [to you] than at your beginnings. And ye shall know that

Ezekiel 37:11-14

Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost. We are clean cut off. Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says lord LORD: Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people, and I will bring you into the land of Israel. And ye shall know that I am LORD when I have opened your graves, and caused you to come up out of your graves, O my people. read more.
And I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live. And I will place you in your own land. And ye shall know that I, LORD, have spoken it and performed it, says LORD.

Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » Men's hearts searched by jehovah

Amos 9:3

And though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there. And though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.

Knowledge » God's » Men's hearts searched by jehovah

Amos 9:3

And though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there. And though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.

Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Secret things belong to God

Daniel 12:9

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end.

Revelation 5:3

And none in heaven above nor on the earth nor under the earth was able to open the book or to see in it.

More verses: Revelation 10:4

Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » The pursuit of encouraged

Proverbs 2:3-5

yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding, if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures, then thou shall understand the fear of LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding. Do not forget, nor decline from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 15:14

The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

More verses: Proverbs 23:23

Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of

Proverbs 2:3-5

yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding, if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures, then thou shall understand the fear of LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding. Do not forget, nor decline from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 15:14

The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

More verses: Proverbs 23:23

Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Responsibility according to

Luke 12:48

but he who did not know, and did things worthy of blows, will be beaten little. And to every man to whom much was given, much will be required from him. And to whom they entrust much, they will ask him more abundantly.

Mark 6:11

And as many as might not receive you nor hear you, as ye depart from there, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony to them. Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom or Gomorrah in the day of judgment than

John 15:22

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

Matthew 11:22

Nevertheless I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.

More verses: John 9:41 Romans 2:12

Knowledge » What the gentiles/heathen shall know

Exodus 7:5

And the Egyptians shall know that I am LORD, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the sons of Israel from among them.

Psalm 98:2

LORD has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

Ezekiel 36:22-24

Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says lord LORD: I do not do [this] for your sake, O house of Israel, but for my holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations where ye went. And I will sanctify my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which ye have profaned in the midst of them. And the nations shall know that I am LORD, says lord LORD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their ey For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.

Ezekiel 39:6-8

And I will send a fire on Magog, and on those who dwell securely in the isles. And they shall know that I am LORD. And I will make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel, nor will I allow my holy name to be profaned any more. And the nations shall know that I am LORD, the Holy One in Israel. Behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says lord LORD. This is the day of which I have spoken.

Colossians 1:26-27

the mystery that was hidden from the ages and from the generations, but has now been made known to his sanctified. To whom God wanted to make known what is the wealth of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Knowledge » Those that do not know the lord

John 16:2-3

They will make you excommunicated from the synagogues. But the hour comes that every man who kills you will presume to be offering service to God. And they will do these things, because they have not known the Father nor me.

Job 18:5-21

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. The light shall be dark in his tent, and his lamp above him shall be put out. The steps of his strength shall be restricted, and his own counsel shall cast him down. read more.
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks upon the toils. A trap shall take [him] by the heel. A snare shall lay hold on him. A noose is hid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall chase him at his heels. His strength shall be weakened by hunger, and calamity shall be ready at his side. The members of his body shall be devoured. The first-born of death shall devour his body-parts. He shall be rooted out of his tent where he trusts, and he shall be brought to the king of terrors. There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. He shall have neither son nor son's son among his people, nor any remaining where he sojourned. Those who come after shall be astonished at his day, as those who went before were frightened. Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous, and this is the place of him who does not know God.

Jeremiah 10:24-25

O LORD, correct me, but in measure, not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name. For they have devoured Jacob. Yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-9

and relief with us, to you who are restricted, at the revealing of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his agents of power in a fire of flame rendering vengeance to those who have not known God, and to those not obeying the good-news of our Lord Jesus Christ. Men who will suffer punishment, a penalty of eternal destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

Knowledge » What the disciples know

Matthew 13:10-11

And the disciples having come, they said to him, Why do thou speak to them in parables? And having answered, he said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those men it has not been given.

Mark 4:10-11

And when he became alone, those around him, with the twelve, asked him the parable. And he said to them, To you is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those outside, all things occur in parables.

Luke 8:9-10

And his disciples questioned him, saying, What is this parable? And he said, To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the others in parables, so that seeing they would not see, and hearing they would not understand.

John 13:5-9

Then he pours water into the wash-basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded. So he comes to Simon Peter, and that man says to him, Lord, do thou wash my feet? Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou do not know now, but thou will understand after these things. read more.
Peter says to him, Thou may, no, not wash my feet into the age. Jesus answered him, If I may not wash thee, thou have no part with me. Simon Peter says to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and head.

Ephesians 3:1-6

For this reason I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles, since indeed ye heard of the administration of the grace of God, which was given to me for you, that according to revelation he made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. read more.
With which reading ye can recognize my understanding in the mystery of the Christ, which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by Spirit to his holy apostles and prophets. For Gentiles to be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and fellow partakers of his promise in the Christ through the good-news.

Knowledge » What the nations shall know

Psalm 9:20

Put them in fear, O LORD. Let the nations know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Isaiah 49:26

And I will feed those who oppress thee with their own flesh. And they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine. And all flesh shall know that I, LORD, am thy Savior and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

1 Kings 8:60

that all the peoples of the earth may know that LORD, he is God; there is none else.

Ezekiel 38:23

And I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations. And they shall know that I am LORD.

Romans 16:25-26

Now to him who is able to establish you according to my good-news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to a revelation of the mystery that has been kept secret for eternal times, but that was now revealed, and by prophetic scriptures, according to a commandment of the eternal God that was made known to all the nations for obedience of faith,

Knowledge » God the father and jesus Christ knowing each other

Matthew 11:25-27

Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike. Yea, Father, because this way it was done pleasing in thy sight. All things were delivered to me by my Father. And no man knows the Son, except the Father, nor does any man know the Father, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son wants to reveal him.

Luke 10:22

And having turned to the disciples, he said, All things were delivered to me by my Father. And no man knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son wants to reveal him.

John 7:28-29

Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, and know where I am from? And I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom ye know not. I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me.

John 8:53-58

Are thou greater than our father Abraham who died? And the prophets died. Who do thou make thyself? Jesus answered, If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. My Father is he who glorifies me, of whom ye say, He is our God. And ye do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word. read more.
Your father Abraham rejoiced that he could see my day, and he saw it, and was glad. The Jews therefore said to him, Thou have not yet fifty years, and thou have seen Abraham? Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I am.

John 10:14-15

I am the good shepherd, and I know mine, and I am known by mine, just as the Father knows me, I also know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.

More verses: John 17:1-25

Knowledge » Who the lord knows

John 10:14-16

I am the good shepherd, and I know mine, and I am known by mine, just as the Father knows me, I also know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring those also, and they will hear my voice. And there will become one flock, one shepherd.

Knowledge » Who knows the lord

Matthew 11:25-27

Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike. Yea, Father, because this way it was done pleasing in thy sight. All things were delivered to me by my Father. And no man knows the Son, except the Father, nor does any man know the Father, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son wants to reveal him.

Luke 10:22

And having turned to the disciples, he said, All things were delivered to me by my Father. And no man knows who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and he to whomever the Son wants to reveal him.

John 10:14-16

I am the good shepherd, and I know mine, and I am known by mine, just as the Father knows me, I also know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring those also, and they will hear my voice. And there will become one flock, one shepherd.

1 John 2:1-3

My little children, I write these things to you so that ye may not sin. And if any man does sin, we have an advocate with the Father--righteous Jesus Christ. And he is the atonement for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world. And by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Christ's knowledge of the father

John 8:55

And ye do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word.

Knowledge » Withheld from man » Christ's knowledge of the father

John 8:55

And ye do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know him and keep his word.

Knowledge » Who has no knowledge

Isaiah 45:20

Assemble yourselves and come, draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations. They have no knowledge that carry the wood of their graven image, and pray to a god that cannot save.

1 Timothy 6:3-5

If any man teaches something different, and does not associate with wholesome words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine according to piety, he is puffed up, understanding nothing, but doting about disputes and word controversies, from which develop envy, strife, revilings, evil surmisings, constant frictions of men corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing piety to be a means of gain. Withdraw from such.

Isaiah 44:9-19

Those who fashion a graven image are all of them vanity. And the things that they delight in shall not profit. And their own witnesses see not, nor know, that they may be put to shame. Who has fashioned a god, or molded an image that is profitable for nothing? Behold, all his fellows shall be put to shame, and the workmen. They are of men. Let them all be gathered together. Let them stand up. They shall fear. They shall be put to shame together. read more.
The smith [makes] an axe, and works in the coals, and fashions it with hammers, and works it with his strong arm. Yea, he is hungry, and his strength fails. He drinks no water, and is faint. The carpenter stretches out a line. He marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes. And he marks it out with the compasses, and shapes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. He hews down cedars for him, and takes the holm tree and the oak, and strengthens for himself one among the trees of the forest. He plants a fir tree, and the rain nourishes it. Then it shall be for a man to burn. And he takes of it, and warms himself. Yea, he kindles it, and bakes bread. Yea, he makes a god, and worships it. He makes it a graven image, and falls down to it. He burns part of it in the fire. With part of it he eats flesh. He roasts roast, and is satisfied. Yea, he warms himself, and says, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire. And the residue of it he makes a god, even his graven image. He falls down to it and worships, and prays to it, and says, Deliver me, for thou are my god. They do not know, nor do they consider. For he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see, and their hearts, that they cannot understand. And none calls to mind, nor is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire. Yea, I have also baked bread upon the coals of it. I have roasted flesh and eaten it. And shall I make the residue of it

2 Timothy 3:1-7

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, impious, devoid of natural affection, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, no lovers of good, read more.
traitors, reckless, beclouded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, having a form of piety, but repudiating the power of it. Now turn away from these men, for from these are those who creep into houses, and take captive petty women laden with sins, being led away by various impulses, ever learning and never able to come to knowledge of truth.

Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Vanity of human

1 Corinthians 8:2

If any man presumes to know anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.

Isaiah 44:25

who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad, who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish,

Knowledge » Knowledge, experimental » General references to

Job 32:7

I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 1:16

I communed with my own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten for me great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yea, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Knowledge » Danger of » Vanity of human

1 Corinthians 8:2

If any man presumes to know anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.

Isaiah 44:25

who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad, who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish,

Knowledge » Desire for

1 Kings 3:9

Give thy servant therefore an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to judge this thy great people?

Proverbs 18:15

The heart of a prudent man gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 15:14

The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

Knowledge » Whose knowledge the lord makes foolish

Isaiah 29:13-14

And LORD said, Inasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and honor me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from me, {but in vain they worship me (LXX/NT)}, {teaching the commandments and doctrines of men 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.

Isaiah 44:24-25

Thus says LORD, thy Redeemer, and he who formed thee from the womb: I am LORD, who makes all things, who stretches forth the heavens alone, who spreads abroad the earth (who is with me?), who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad, who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish,

1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is a wise man? Where is a scholar? Where is a researcher of this age? Did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?

Knowledge » Who God gives knowledge to

Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

There is nothing better for a man [than] that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God. For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, without him? For to the man who pleases him [God] gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Daniel 2:20-21

Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are his. And he changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings, and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.

Daniel 1:8-17

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's food, nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested of the ruler of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Now God made Daniel find kindness and compassion in the sight of the ruler of the eunuchs. And the ruler of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink. For why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths that are of your own age? So ye would endanger my head read more.
Then Daniel said to the steward whom the ruler of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, Test thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink. Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's food. And as thou see, deal with thy servants. So he hearkened to them in this matter, and tested them ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared finer, and they were fuller in flesh, than all the youths who ate of the king's dainties. So the steward took away their food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them vegetables. Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom. And Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Knowledge » Those that know the lord

1 John 4:6

We are of God. He who knows God hears us. He who is not of God does not hear us. From this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

Psalm 91:9-14

For thou, O LORD, are my refuge! Thou have made the Most High thy habitation. There shall no evil befall thee, nor shall any plague come near thy tent, for he will give his [heavenly] agents charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. read more.
They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shall tread upon the lion and adder. The young lion and the serpent thou shall trample under foot. Because he has set his love upon me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high because he has known my name.

1 John 2:13-14

I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome evil. I write to you, children, because ye know the Father. I wrote to you, fathers, because ye have know him from the beginning. I wrote to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome evil.

Knowledge » Those that have knowledge

2 Peter 1:1-11

Simon Peter, a bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as all things of his divine power to us, things toward life and piety, which were granted through the knowledge of him who called us through glory and virtue. read more.
Because of which, the precious and greatest promises have been given to us, so that through these ye might become companions of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in lust. Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge, and in knowledge, self-control, and in self-control, perseverance, and in perseverance, piety, and in piety, brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection, love. For these things existing in you and abounding, it leads to not being idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he in whom these things are not present is blind, being near-sighted, having deliberately forgotten the purification of his former sins. Therefore, brothers, instead be diligent to make your calling and selection sure, for doing these things, ye would, no, not ever stumble. For so the entrance will be furnished to you abundantly into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 28:2

For the transgression of a land many are the rulers of it. But by men of understanding [and] knowledge the state shall be prolonged.

Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Called learning

Acts 22:3

I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but reared in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, reared accurately in the paternal law, being a zealot of God, as ye all are today.

Daniel 1:17

Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom. And Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Knowledge » Withheld from man » Learning, examples of men possessing

Acts 22:3

I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but reared in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, reared accurately in the paternal law, being a zealot of God, as ye all are today.

Daniel 1:17

Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom. And Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Reasons for withholding

Knowledge » Spiritual knowledge, general references to » A cause for exultation

Jeremiah 9:24

but let him who boasts boast in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am LORD who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth. For in these things I delight, says LORD.

Jeremiah 31:34

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know LORD, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will

Knowledge » Who has knowledge

Proverbs 14:18

The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

2 Peter 1:1-8

Simon Peter, a bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as all things of his divine power to us, things toward life and piety, which were granted through the knowledge of him who called us through glory and virtue. read more.
Because of which, the precious and greatest promises have been given to us, so that through these ye might become companions of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in lust. Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge, and in knowledge, self-control, and in self-control, perseverance, and in perseverance, piety, and in piety, brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection, love. For these things existing in you and abounding, it leads to not being idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Knowledge » The reward for lacking knowledge

Isaiah 5:13

Therefore my people have gone into captivity for lack of knowledge, and their honorable men are famished, and their multitude are parched with thirst.

Hosea 4:1-6

Hear the word of LORD, ye sons of Israel, for LORD has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. There is nothing but swearing and breaking faith, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery. They break out, and blood touches blood. Therefore the land shall mourn, and everyone who dwells in it shall languish with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens. Yea, the fishes of the sea shall also be taken away. read more.
Yet, let no man strive, nor let any man reprove, for thy people are as those who strive with the priest. And thou shall stumble in the day, and the prophet also shall stumble with thee in the night. And I will destroy thy mother. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because thou have rejected knowledge, I also will reject thee, that thou shall be no priest to me. Since thou have forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy sons.

Knowledge » Who conceals knowledge

Proverbs 10:14

Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of a foolish man is a present destruction.

Knowledge » What knowledge does

Proverbs 24:3-4

Through wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established, and by knowledge the chambers are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

Knowledge » Who seeks knowledge

Proverbs 18:15

The heart of a prudent man gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 15:14

The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

Knowledge » Who gets knowledge

Proverbs 18:15

The heart of a prudent man gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 21:11

When a scoffer is punished, a simple man is made wise, and when a wise man is instructed, he receives knowledge.

Knowledge » Hearing knowledge

Proverbs 22:17

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.

Knowledge » If you know jesus Christ

John 8:17-19

And also it is written in your law that the testimony of two men is valid. I am he who testifies about myself, and the Father who sent me testifies about me. They said therefore to him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye know neither me, nor my Father. If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also.

John 14:6-7

Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, except by me. If ye had known me, ye would have known my Father also. And from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Earthly limitations fetter

Knowledge » If any man thinks that he knows anything

1 Corinthians 8:1-2

Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. If any man presumes to know anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.

Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Pursuit of, exhausting

Ecclesiastes 12:12

And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Knowledge » Danger of » Pursuit of, exhausting

Ecclesiastes 12:12

And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

Knowledge » What is the beginning of knowledge

Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Adds to the burden of life

Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Begets pride

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Fitted paul for a ministry of comfort

Knowledge » Danger of » Adds to the burden of life

Knowledge » Danger of » Begets pride

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Knowledge » Those that increase knowledge

Knowledge » What is renewed in knowledge

Colossians 3:9-10

Do not lie to each other, having stripped off the old man with his practices, and having put on the new man, being renewed in knowledge according to an image of him who created him,

Knowledge » Who does not know God

1 John 3:1-6

Behold what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we may be called children of God. Because of this the world does not know you, because it did not know him. Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet made known what we will be. But we know that whenever he is made known we will be like him, because we will see him as he is. And every man who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as that man is pure. read more.
Every man doing sin also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness. And ye know that that man was made known so that he might take up our sins. And in him is no sin. Every man abiding in him does not sin. Every man who is sinning has not seen him, nor has known him.

Knowledge » The reward for hating knowledge

Proverbs 1:20-32

Wisdom cries aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the broad places. She cries in the chief place of concourse, at the entrance of the gates, in the city. She utters her words: How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, and fools hate knowledge? read more.
Turn back at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you. I will make my words known to you. Because I have called, and ye have refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man has regarded, but ye have made all my counsel void, and want none of my reproof, I also will laugh at your calamity. I will mock when your fear comes, when your fear comes as a storm, and your calamity comes on as a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me, because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of LORD. They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof. Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. For the backsliding of the simple shall kill them, and the careless ease of fools shall destroy them.

Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Tends to presumption

Genesis 3:22-23

And LORD God said, Behold, the man has become as one of us--to know good and evil--and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever-- therefore LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from where he was taken.

Knowledge » Danger of » Tends to presumption

Genesis 3:22-23

And LORD God said, Behold, the man has become as one of us--to know good and evil--and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever-- therefore LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from where he was taken.

Knowledge » Those that know the joyful sound

Psalm 89:15-16

Blessed is the people who know the joyful sound. They walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. In thy name do they rejoice all the day, and in thy righteousness are they exalted.

Knowledge » Of good and evil

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground LORD God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, also the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 3:22

And LORD God said, Behold, the man has become as one of us--to know good and evil--and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever--

Knowledge » Those that do not like to retain God in their knowledge

Romans 1:28-31

And just as they did not approve having God in knowledge, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do things that are not fit; having been filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; being gossips, slanderous, God-hating, aggressors, arrogant boasters, contrivers of evil things, disobedient to parents; read more.
without understanding, untrustworthy, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful.

Knowledge » Who shall find the knowledge of God

Proverbs 2:1-5

My son, if thou will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee, so as to incline thine ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding, yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding, read more.
if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures, then thou shall understand the fear of LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Knowledge » Who will understand knowledge

Proverbs 19:25

Smite a scoffer, and a simple man will learn prudence. And reprove him who has understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

Knowledge » Those that find knowledge

Proverbs 8:1-9

Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding put forth her voice? On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands. Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she cries aloud: read more.
To you, O men, I call. And my voice is to the sons of men. O ye simple, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be of an understanding heart. Hear, for I will speak excellent things. And the opening of my lips shall be right things. For my mouth shall utter truth. And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them. They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.

Knowledge » What preserves knowledge

Proverbs 22:12

The eyes of LORD preserve knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the treacherous man.

Knowledge » Who deals with knowledge

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man works with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly.

Knowledge » Who knows all things

1 John 2:20-21

And ye have an anointing from the Holy, and ye know all the things. I wrote to you not because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and because no lie is of the truth.

Knowledge » The lips of knowledge

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Desire for, a source of temptation

Genesis 3:5-6

For God knows that in the day ye eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate. And she also gave to her husband with her, and h

Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Gradual revelation, the divine plan

Knowledge » Danger of » Desire for, a source of temptation

Genesis 3:5-6

For God knows that in the day ye eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make wise, she took of the fruit of it, and ate. And she also gave to her husband with her, and h

Knowledge » Those that lack knowledge

2 Peter 1:1-9

Simon Peter, a bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as all things of his divine power to us, things toward life and piety, which were granted through the knowledge of him who called us through glory and virtue. read more.
Because of which, the precious and greatest promises have been given to us, so that through these ye might become companions of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in lust. Now this same thing also, having applied all eagerness, furnish in your faith, virtue, and in virtue, knowledge, and in knowledge, self-control, and in self-control, perseverance, and in perseverance, piety, and in piety, brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection, love. For these things existing in you and abounding, it leads to not being idle nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he in whom these things are not present is blind, being near-sighted, having deliberately forgotten the purification of his former sins.

Knowledge » Who uses knowledge aright

Knowledge » Who knowledge is easy to

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and [finds it] not, but knowledge is easy to him who has understanding.

Knowledge » Who disperses knowledge

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the foolish, not so.

Knowledge » The lack of knowledge

Knowledge » Who hates knowledge

Knowledge » Who loves knowledge

Knowledge » What knowledge is

Isaiah 33:5-6

LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of LORD is thy treasure.

Knowledge » Men of knowledge

Knowledge » Is power

Proverbs 3:20

By his knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.

Knowledge » Spiritual knowledge, general references to » Obedience, the condition of receiving

John 7:16-17

Jesus therefore answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his who sent me. If any man wants to do his will, he will know about the doctrine, whether it is from God, or I speak from myself.

Knowledge » Spiritual knowledge, general references to » Liberates the soul from all error

John 8:31-32

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who believed him, If ye remain in my word, ye are truly my disciples, and ye will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.

Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Enabled the apostles to speak with authority

Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Christ's message grounded in experience

John 3:10-11

Jesus answered and said to him, Thou are the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to thee, we speak that which we know, and testify of what we have seen, and ye do not accept our testimony.

Knowledge » Who shall know of jesus Christ’s doctrine

John 7:16-18

Jesus therefore answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his who sent me. If any man wants to do his will, he will know about the doctrine, whether it is from God, or I speak from myself. He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him, this man is true, and unrighteousness is not in him.

Knowledge » God being a God of knowledge

Knowledge » Where knowledge comes from

Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Fitted israel to sympathize with strangers

Knowledge » When knowledge shall be increased

Knowledge » Now we know in part

1 Corinthians 13:9-12

But we know in part, and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, then what is in part will be abolished. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I reasoned as a child, but when I became a man, I abolished the childish things. read more.
For now we see by polished metal, in dimness, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know just as also I was known.

Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » To give opportunity for faith

Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Human weakness necessitates

Knowledge » Fools hate

Proverbs 1:29

because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of LORD.

Knowledge » Spiritual knowledge, general references to » Obtained by acquaintanceship with God

Hosea 6:3

And let us know, let us follow on to know LORD. His going forth is sure as the morning, and he will come to us as the rain, as the latter rain that waters the earth.

Knowledge » Spiritual knowledge, general references to » Leads to eternal life

Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Qualified the blind man to testify

John 9:25

That man therefore answered and said, If he is sinful, I know not. One thing I know, that being blind, now I see.

Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Prepared the demoniac to witness

Mark 5:19

But Jesus did not allow him, but says to him, Go to thy house to thy men, and report to them how much the Lord has done for thee, and was merciful to thee.

Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Inability to apprehend truth

John 13:7

Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou do not know now, but thou will understand after these things.

Knowledge » The earth shall be full of

Knowledge » Divine gift

Knowledge » Key of

Luke 11:52

Woe to you lawyers! Because ye took away the key of knowledge. Ye did not enter in yourselves, and ye hindered those who were entering in.

Knowledge » The priest's lips should keep

Knowledge » Of more value than gold

Proverbs 8:10

Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Knowledge » Shall be increased

Knowledge » Is pleasant

Proverbs 2:10

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to thy soul,

Knowledge » Of salvation

Luke 1:77

to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sins,

Knowledge » Of Christ

Knowledge » The fear (reverence) of the lord is the beginning of

Knowledge » Of God more than burnt offering

Knowledge » Those who reject are destroyed

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because thou have rejected knowledge, I also will reject thee, that thou shall be no priest to me. Since thou have forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy sons.

Knowledge » Rejected

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because thou have rejected knowledge, I also will reject thee, that thou shall be no priest to me. Since thou have forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy sons.

Reproof » Leads to » Knowledge

Proverbs 19:25

Smite a scoffer, and a simple man will learn prudence. And reprove him who has understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

Spiritual » Knowledge » A cause for exultation

Jeremiah 9:24

but let him who boasts boast in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am LORD who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth. For in these things I delight, says LORD.

Jeremiah 31:34

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know LORD, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will

Spiritual » Knowledge » Obedience, the condition of receiving

John 7:16-17

Jesus therefore answered them and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his who sent me. If any man wants to do his will, he will know about the doctrine, whether it is from God, or I speak from myself.

Spiritual » Knowledge » Liberates the soul from all error

John 8:31-32

Jesus therefore said to those Jews who believed him, If ye remain in my word, ye are truly my disciples, and ye will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.

Spiritual » Knowledge » Obtained by acquaintanceship with God

Hosea 6:3

And let us know, let us follow on to know LORD. His going forth is sure as the morning, and he will come to us as the rain, as the latter rain that waters the earth.

Spiritual » Knowledge » Leads to eternal life

the things that are Transient » Power » Knowledge

Topics on Knowledge

Drawbacks To Knowledge

1 Corinthians 8:1

Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Fulness Of Knowledge

Colossians 2:2-3

So that their hearts may be encouraged, having been united together in love, and for all wealth of the full assurance of understanding, to knowledge of the mystery of the God and Father of the Christ.

Knowledge, Of Jesus Christ

John 14:6-10

Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, except by me.

Knowledge, Of Sin

Genesis 3:1-13

Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yea, has God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?

People With General Knowledge

Job 13:1

Lo, my eye has seen all [this]. My ear has heard and understood it.

Self Knowledge

1 Kings 8:38

whatever prayer and supplication be made by any man, [or] by all thy people Israel, who shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house,

The Vanity Of Human Knowledge

Isaiah 44:25

who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad, who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish,

Zeal, Without Knowledge

Galatians 1:13

For ye heard of my former behavior in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God to extraordinariness, and ravaged it.

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