'Learning' in the Bible
While the descendants of Benjamin were learning that the Israelis had gone up to Mizpah, the Israelis asked, "Somebody tell us how this evil could happen?"
For Ezra had given his mind to learning the law of the Lord and doing it, and to teaching his rules and decisions in Israel.
"Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.
But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.
I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.
Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but learning comes easily to someone who understands.
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.
Surely I am more brutish and stupid than any man,And I do not have the understanding of a man [for I do not know what I do not know].
Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going.
And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.
And further, my son, take note of this: of the making of books there is no end, and much learning is a weariness to the flesh.
And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.
And they give it to one without learning, saying, Make clear to us what is in the book: and he says, I have no knowledge of writing.
And it will be that, if they give their minds to learning the ways of my people, using my name in their oaths, By the living Lord; as they have been teaching my people to take oaths by the Baal; then their place will be made certain among my people.
And one of her little ones came to growth under her care, and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat.
And he went up and down among the lions and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat.
Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.