'Instruction' in the Bible

The whole community of the Israelites traveled on their journey from the Desert of Sin according to the Lord's instruction, and they pitched camp in Rephidim. Now there was no water for the people to drink.

They put him in custody, because there was no clear instruction about what should be done to him.

Accept instruction from his mouth and store up his words in your heart.

For you hate instruction and reject my words.

A well-written song by Asaph. Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak!

To learn wisdom and moral instruction, and to discern wise counsel.

To receive moral instruction in skillful living, in righteousness, justice, and equity.

(Let the wise also hear and gain instruction, and let the discerning acquire guidance!)

Fearing the Lord is the beginning of moral knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

Listen, children, to a father's instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

Because I give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching.

Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Listen to my instruction so that you may be wise, and do not neglect it.

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems instruction will be rewarded.

Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

The fear of the Lord provides wise instruction, and before honor comes humility.

If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.

Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.

When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it; I received instruction from what I saw:

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.

many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the Lord's mountain, to the temple of the God of Jacob, so he can teach us his requirements, and we can follow his standards." For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; the Lord will issue edicts from Jerusalem.

Who comprehends the mind of the Lord, or gives him instruction as his counselor?

The people of those nations are both stupid and foolish. Instruction from a wooden idol is worthless!

Disaster after disaster will come, and one rumor after another. They will seek a vision from a prophet; priestly instruction will disappear, along with counsel from the elders.

Many nations will come, saying, "Come on! Let's go up to the Lord's mountain, to the temple of Jacob's God, so he can teach us his commands and we can live by his laws." For Zion will be the source of instruction; the Lord's teachings will proceed from Jerusalem.

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all.

"Therefore, I have caused you to be ignored and belittled before all people to the extent to which you are not following after me and are showing partiality in your instruction."

Then the Jewish leaders were astonished and said, "How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?"

and know his will and approve the superior things because you receive instruction from the law,

For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

Now the one who receives instruction in the word must share all good things with the one who teaches it.

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God (as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.

But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

Such women are always seeking instruction, yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.