5 Bible Verses about Learning From The Past

For whatever things were written aforetime, were written for our instruction; that we through the patience and the consolation of the Scriptures might have hope.

Now these things were warnings for us, in order that we should not lust after evil things, as they lusted. And do not ye become idolaters, as some of them did; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to sport." Nor let us commit fornication, as some of them did, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.read more.
Nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and were destroyed by the serpents. And do not ye murmur, as some of them murmured, and perished by the Destroyer. Now these things happened to them as warnings, and were recorded for our admonition, to whom the ends of the ages have come.

lest there be any fornicator, or profane person as Esau, who for one meal sold even his birthright.

For in this manner in the old time the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands; as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose daughters ye have become, if ye do well, and fear no alarm.

not as Cain was of the Evil One, and slew his brother. And wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brothers righteous.