Bible Verses About Seeking Knowledge

LORD, what [is] man, that thou takest knowledge of him! [or] the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

A hypocrite with [his] mouth destroyeth his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.

Smite a scorner and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, [and] he will understand knowledge.

When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.

So [shall] the knowledge of wisdom [be] to thy soul: when thou hast found [it], then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

For the transgression of a land many [are] its princes: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and he findeth none.

And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all the surrounding country, and brought to him all that were diseased;

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest: and finding none, he saith, I will return to my house whence I came out.

Woe to you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye have not entered in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

Then said he to the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, who hast the form of knowledge, and of the truth in the law:

Therefore by the deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.

For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

And I myself also am persuaded concerning you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.

Day to day uttereth speech, and night to night showeth knowledge.

And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the Most High?

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

[Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] to it.

To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding.

When wisdom entereth into thy heart, and knowledge is pleasant to thy soul;

By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of ingenious inventions.

That thou mayest regard discretion, and [that] thy lips may keep knowledge.

They [are] all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy [is] understanding.

Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.

Whoever loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof [is] brutish.