18 Bible Verses about Valuing Knowledge

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Proverbs 18:15

The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

Proverbs 8:12

I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes.

Proverbs 15:14

The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.

Proverbs 10:14

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

Proverbs 15:2

Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

Proverbs 13:16

A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

Proverbs 14:18

Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

Proverbs 14:6

The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man.

Proverbs 5:2

So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.

Proverbs 8:10

Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

Hosea 4:6

Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.

Hosea 14:9

He who is wise will see these things; he who has good sense will have knowledge of them. For the ways of the Lord are straight, and the upright will go in them, but sinners will be falling in them.

Malachi 2:7

For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.

Matthew 12:7

But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.

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