5 Bible Verses about Learning From The Past

For so many things as were previously written were written for our instruction, in order that through the patience and through the consolation of the scriptures we may have hope.

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.read more.
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. But these things happened unto them as examples; and were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have descended.

lest any one may be a fornicator, or a profane person, as was Esau, who for one morsel sold his birthright.

For in this way in olden times the holy wives, the ones having hope toward God, were indeed accustomed to beautify themselves, submissive to their own husbands: as Sarah submitted to Abraham, calling him Lord: whose children you have become, doing good, and not fearing any calamity.

not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother; and on account of what did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.