18 Bible Verses about Valuing Knowledge

Most Relevant Verses

Proverbs 18:15

The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Proverbs 8:12

“I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And I find knowledge and discretion.

Proverbs 15:14

The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,
But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

Proverbs 10:14

Wise men store up knowledge,
But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
But a fool displays folly.

Proverbs 14:18

The naive inherit foolishness,
But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:6

A scoffer seeks wisdom and finds none,
But knowledge is easy to one who has understanding.

Proverbs 5:2

That you may observe discretion
And your lips may reserve knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For wisdom is protection just as money is protection,
But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.

Proverbs 8:10

“Take my instruction and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choicest gold.

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also will reject you from being My priest.
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.

Hosea 14:9

Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
Whoever is discerning, let him know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right,
And the righteous will walk in them,
But transgressors will stumble in them.

Malachi 2:7

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and men should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 12:7

But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire compassion, and not a sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

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