5 Bible Verses about Learning From The Past

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

Now these things were examples for us, that we might not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. And be ye not idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play." Neither let us commit whoredom, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.read more.
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted Him, and were destroyed by serpents: nor murmur, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer. Now all these things happened to them as examples: and are written for our admonition, on whom the last ages are come.

least there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one repast gave away his birthright.

For so also formerly the holy women, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being submissive to their husbands; as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him her lord: whose daughters ye are, if ye do well, and are not terrified with any sinful fear.

and why did he slay him? because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.