'Knowledge' in the Bible

And Yahweh God caused to grow every tree [that] was pleasing to the sight and good for food. And the tree of life [was] in the midst of the garden, {along with} the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day {that you eat} from it {you shall surely die}."

And I have filled him [with] the Spirit of God, with wisdom and with skill and with knowledge and with every [kind of] craftsmanship,

And he has filled him [with] the Spirit of God, with wisdom and with skill and with knowledge and with every [kind of] craftsmanship,

and if it was done unintentionally {without the knowledge} of the community, then the entire community must prepare one {young bull} as a burnt offering, as a fragrance of appeasement for Yahweh, and its grain offering and its libation, according to the stipulation, and one male goat as a sin offering.

the declaration of the hearer of God's words, and the knower of the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of Shaddai, who is falling, and [his] eyes [are] revealed.

Do not increase speaking {very proud} words! Let no arrogance go forth from your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge [whose] deeds are not weighed.

He [was] the son of a widow woman from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father [was] a man of Tyre, an artisan of bronze. He was filled with wisdom and with ability and with the knowledge to do all the work with the bronze. And he came to King Solomon, and he did all of his work.

Now, give to me wisdom and knowledge that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can judge this, your great people?"

Then God said to Solomon, "Because this was with your heart and you did not ask for wealth, possessions, honor, and the lives of your enemies, and also did not ask for {long life}, but have asked for wisdom and knowledge that you might judge my people over whom I have made you king,

wisdom and knowledge is given to you. And I will [also] give to you wealth, possessions, and honor, the like of which was not had by the kings who [were] before you, nor will there be the like after you."

because of your knowledge that I am not guilty, and there is no escaping from your hand?

"Should [the] wise answer [with] windy knowledge, and should he fill his stomach [with the] east wind?

Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he himself judges high ones?

Then Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite {spoke up} and said, "{I am young}, but you are old; therefore I feared and became afraid of explaining my knowledge to you.

Therefore I say, 'Listen to me; let me also declare my knowledge myself.'

I myself will answer my share also; I myself will declare my knowledge also,

'Job speaks without knowledge, and his words [are] without insight.

{therefore} Job opens his mouth in empty talk-- without knowledge he multiplies words."

I will bring my knowledge from far away, and I will ascribe righteousness to my maker,

for truly my words [are] not falsehood; [one who has] perfect knowledge [is] with you.

But if they do not listen, they perish by [the] sword, and they pass away without knowledge.

Do you know about the hovering of the clouds, {the marvelous works of the one with perfect knowledge}?

"Who [is] this darkening counsel by words without knowledge?

'Who [is] this darkening counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I uttered, but I did not understand; {things too wonderful for me}, but I did not know.

{Every day} [they] pour forth speech, and {every night} [they] tell knowledge.

And they say, "How does God know?" and, "Does the Most High have knowledge?"

Will [the] one who instructs nations not rebuke, the one who teaches humankind knowledge?

Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe your commands.

[Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is set high; I cannot [prevail] against it.

O Yahweh, what [is] humankind that you take knowledge of him, [or the] son of man that you take thought of him?

to give shrewdness to the simple, knowledge and purpose to the young,

Fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction, fools despise.

"{How long}, O simple ones, will you love simplicity? And [how long] will scoffers delight in their scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?

Since they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,

then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and the knowledge of God you will find.

For Yahweh will give wisdom; from his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.

for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.

With his knowledge, depths broke open, and clouds dropped dew.

[in order] to keep prudence, and knowledge will guard your lips.

All of them are straight to him who understands, and upright to those who find knowledge.

Take my teaching and not silver; may you choose knowledge rather than choice gold.

I, wisdom, live with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

The start of wisdom is fear of Yahweh, and knowledge of the Holy One, insight.

Those who are wise lay up knowledge, but [to] the mouth of the fool, ruin draws near.

With a mouth, the godless shall destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.

He who loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates rebuke [is] stupid.

A clever person conceals knowledge, but the heart of a fool announces folly.

A scoffer seeks wisdom, but there is none, but knowledge {comes easily to him who understands}.

Leave {the presence of a foolish man}, [for] you will not [come to] know {words of knowledge}.

The simple are adorned [with] folly, but the clever are crowned with knowledge.

The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.

The lips of the wise will spread knowledge, but the heart of fools, not so.

The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge, but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly.

He who spares his sayings knows knowledge, and a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

An intelligent {mind} will acquire knowledge, and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.

Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with [his] feet {misses the mark}.

The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence, and reprove the intelligent [and] he will gain knowledge.

Cease to listen to instruction, my child, {and you will stray} from sayings of knowledge.

There is gold and many costly stones, but precious jewels are lips of knowledge.

With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise, and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.

The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, but he will overthrow the words of the faithless.

Have I not written for you thirty [sayings] with admonitions and knowledge?

Apply your heart to instruction, and your ear to sayings of knowledge.

And by knowledge, rooms are filled [with] all riches, precious and pleasant.

The warrior of wisdom [is] in strength, and a man of knowledge is strong [in] power.

[The] righteous knows [the] case of the poor, but [the] wicked does not understand knowledge.

And I have not learned wisdom, nor will I know knowledge of the Holy One.

{I said to myself}, "Look! I have become great and have increased [in] wisdom more than anyone who {has preceded} me over Jerusalem. {I have acquired a great deal of wisdom and knowledge}."

For in much wisdom [is] much frustration, and whoever increases knowledge increases sorrow.

For to the person who [is] good in his eyes, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and heaping up only to give [it] to [him who is] pleasing to him. This also [is] vanity and chasing wind!

{For wisdom offers protection like money offers protection}. But knowledge [has] an advantage--wisdom restores life to its possessor.

The Teacher was full of wisdom, and he taught the people with knowledge. He carefully considered many proverbs and carefully arranged them.

Therefore my people will go into exile without knowledge, [and] their nobles [will be] men of hunger, and their multitude [is] parched [with] thirst.

And the spirit of Yahweh shall rest on him-- a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of counsel and might, a spirit of knowledge and the fear of Yahweh.

They will not injure and they will not destroy on all of my {holy mountain}, for the earth will be full [of the] knowledge [of] Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.

[To] whom will he teach knowledge, and [to] whom will he explain [the] message? Those who are weaned from milk, [those] taken from [the] breast?

And [the] {minds} of [the] rash will understand {knowledge}, and [the] tongues of stammerers will hasten to speak clearly.

and he will be the security of your times, an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh [is] his treasure.

With whom has he consulted, that he enlightened him and taught him [the] path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and made [the] way of understanding known to him?

And {no one takes it to heart}, and [there is] no knowledge and no understanding to say, "I burned half of it in [the] fire and also I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat, and I have eaten. And I shall make [the] rest of it into an abomination! I shall bow down to a block of wood!"

who frustrates [the] signs of oracle priests and makes a fool of diviners, who drives [the] wise men back and makes their knowledge foolish,

And you felt secure in your wickedness; you said, "{No one} sees me." Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, "I [am], and besides me [there is] no one."

From the trouble of his life he will see; he will be satisfied. In his knowledge, [the] righteous [one], my servant, shall declare many righteous, and he is the one who will bear their iniquities.

Yet they seek me day [by] day, and they desire the knowledge of my ways like a nation that {practiced} righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of its God; they ask me for {righteous judgments}, they desire the closeness of God.

Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart and they will feed you knowledge and insight.

{Everyone} is stupid, {without knowledge}, every goldsmith is ashamed by [his] divine image, for his cast image [is] an illusion, and [there is] no breath in them.

All humankind turns out to be stupid, without knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by [the] divine image. For his cast image [is] a lie, and [there is] no breath in them.

youths who {have no physical defect}, and [who are] {handsome}, and [who are] prudent in all wisdom and {endowed with knowledge}, and [who] understand insight, and who [have] the {ability} in them to serve in the palace of the king. [And the king ordered him] to teach them the literature and the language of [the] Chaldeans.

{And as for these four young men}, God gave to them knowledge and insight into all literature and wisdom, and Daniel had insight into all visions and dreams.

And he changes the times and the seasons, and he deposes kings and he sets up kings; he gives wisdom to wise men and knowledge to [men who] know understanding.

But you, Daniel, keep the words secret and seal the scroll until [the] time of [the] end; many will run back and forth and knowledge will increase."

Hear the word of Yahweh, children of Israel, for Yahweh has an indictment against the inhabitants of the land. There is no faithfulness or loyalty, there is no knowledge of God in the land.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from acting as a priest for me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Because I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

They appointed kings, but not through me; they made officials, but without my knowledge. [With] their silver and gold they made idols for themselves for their own {destruction}.

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, like the waters covering the sea.

For the lips of [the] priest should guard knowledge, and they should seek instruction from his mouth, for he [is] the messenger of Yahweh of hosts.