18 Bible Verses about Valuing Knowledge

the heart of the intelligent, acquireth knowledge, yea, the ear of the wise, seeketh knowledge.

I, wisdom, inhabit shrewdness, - and, the knowledge of sagacious things, I gain.

The heart of the intelligent, seeketh knowledge, but, the mouth of dullards, feedeth on folly.

Wise men, treasure up knowledge, but, the mouth of the foolish, is a terror near at hand.

The tongue of the wise, adorneth knowledge, - but, the month of dullards, belcheth out folly.

The lips of the wise, scatter abroad knowledge, but, the heart of dullards, is not right.

Every prudent man, maketh use of knowledge, but, a dullard, spreadeth folly.

The simple inherit folly, but, the shrewd, crowneth himself with knowledge.

A scoffer seeketh wisdom, and there is none, but, knowledge, to the discerning, is easy.

He that loveth correction, loveth knowledge, but, he that hateth reproof, is brutish.

That thou mayest preserve discretion, - and, as for knowledge, that thy lips may guard it.

For, a protection, is wisdom, and, a protection, is silver, - but, the advantage of knowledge, is, that, wisdom, giveth life to the possessors thereof.

Receive my correction, and not silver, and knowledge, rather than choicest gold.

My people, are destroyed, for lack of knowledge, - Because, thou, hast rejected knowledge, therefore will I reject thee from ministering as priest unto me, and, because thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also, will forget thy children.

Who is wise, that he may understand these things? intelligent, that he may take knowledge of them? For, straightforward, are the ways of Yahweh, and, the righteous, shall travel therein, but, transgressors, shall stumble therein.

For, the lips of a priest, should keep knowledge, and, a deliverance, should men seek at his mouth, - for, the messenger of Yahweh of hosts, he is.

If, however, ye had known what this meaneth - Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the blameless;

A trainer of the simple, a teacher of babes, having the forming of knowledge and truth in the law, -