'Instruction' in the Bible

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction.

Now the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and remain there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commandment which I have written for their instruction.”

Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave instruction in singing because he was skillful.

“Please receive instruction from His mouthAnd establish His words in your heart.

Then He opens the ears of men,And seals their instruction,

“He opens their ear to instruction,And commands that they return from evil.

A Maskil of Asaph.Listen, O my people, to my instruction;Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

To know wisdom and instruction,To discern the sayings of understanding,

To receive instruction in wise behavior,Righteousness, justice and equity;

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;Fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Hear, my son, your father’s instructionAnd do not forsake your mother’s teaching;

Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father,And give attention that you may gain understanding,

For I give you sound teaching;Do not abandon my instruction.

Take hold of instruction; do not let go.Guard her, for she is your life.

And you say, “How I have hated instruction!And my heart spurned reproof!

He will die for lack of instruction,And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.

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

“Heed instruction and be wise,And do not neglect it.

Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.

He is on the path of life who heeds instruction,But he who ignores reproof goes astray.

The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom,And before honor comes humility.

Buy truth, and do not sell it,Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

When I saw, I reflected upon it;I looked, and received instruction.

A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.

Hear the word of the Lord,You rulers of Sodom;Give ear to the instruction of our God,You people of Gomorrah.

“Those who err in mind will know the truth,And those who criticize will accept instruction.

For this is a rebellious people, false sons,Sons who refuse to listenTo the instruction of the Lord;

They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, teaching again and again, they would not listen and receive instruction.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, “Will you not receive instruction by listening to My words?” declares the Lord.

He gave me instruction and talked with me and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding.

She heeded no voice,She accepted no instruction.She did not trust in the Lord,She did not draw near to her God.

“I said, ‘Surely you will revere Me,Accept instruction.’So her dwelling will not be cut offAccording to all that I have appointed concerning her.But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds.

True instruction was in his mouth and unrighteousness was not found on his lips; he walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many back from iniquity.

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.

But as for you, you have turned aside from the way; you have caused many to stumble by the instruction; you have corrupted the covenant of Levi,” says the Lord of hosts.

“So I also have made you despised and abased before all the people, just as you are not keeping My ways but are showing partiality in the instruction.