16 Bible Verses about Reading Other Matter

Which letter Zephaniah the priest did read, and let Jeremiah the prophet hear it.

When they had read it, they rejoiced of that consolation.

And when the epistle is read of you, make that it be read in the congregation of the Laodiceans also: and that ye likewise read the epistle of Laodicea.

I charge you in the Lord, that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.

Upon this, came all the king's wise men: but they could neither read the writing, nor show the king what it signified.

Now have there been brought me, wise and conjuring charmers, to read this writing, and to show me the meaning thereof: but they could not tell me, what this matter signified.

Wherefore the king cried mightily, that they should bring him the charmers, Chaldeans, and the conjurers of devils. The king spake also to the wise men of Babylon, and said, "Whoso can read this writing, and show me the plain meaning thereof: shall be clothed with purple, have a chain of gold about his neck, and rule the third part of my kingdom."

Daniel answered, and said before the king, "As for thy rewards, keep them to thyself, or give thy rich gifts to another: yet not the less, I will read the writing unto the king, and show him the interpretation thereof.

Then heard I say, that thou can expound dark things, and declare hard doubts. Well then, if thou can read this writing, and show me the meaning thereof: thou shalt be clothed with purple, have a chain of gold about thy neck, and rule the third part of my kingdom."

This title read many of the Jews. For the place where Jesus was crucified, was nigh to the city. And it was written in Hebrew, Greek and Latin.

We write no other things unto you, than that ye read and also know. Yea, and I trust ye shall find us unto the end

Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is understood and read of all men;

The same night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the Chronicles and the stories: which when they were read before the king,

The letter which ye sent unto us, hath been openly read before me,

Now when king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe and their counsel, they went up in all the haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and forbade them with violence and power.

But if it be given to one that is not learned, saying, "Read thou, in it." Then sayeth he, "I cannot read."