Bible verses about "knowledge" | Great

¹ My sonne, yf thou wilt receaue my wordes, and kepe my commaundementes by the, ² that thou wylt enclyne thyne eare vnto wysdome, applye thyne hert then to vnderstandynge. ³ For yf thou cryest after wisdome, and callest for knowledge: ⁴ yf thou sekest after her as after money, and dyggest for her as for treasure, ⁵ then shalt thou vnderstande the feare of the Lorde, and fynde the knowledge of God. ⁶ For it is the Lorde that geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandynge. ⁷ He hydeth vp healthe for the ryghteous. He preserueth the welfare of the ryghteous, and defendeth them that walke syncerely: ⁸ he kepeth them in the ryght pathe, and preserueth the waye of soche as serue hym with godlynesse. ⁹ Then shalt thou vnderstande ryghteousnesse, iudment, and equyte: yee, and euery good path. ¹⁰ Yf wysdome entre into thyne herte, and thy soule delyte in knowledge: ¹¹ then shall councell preserue the, and vnderstandynge shall kepe the. ¹² That thou mayest be delyuered from the euell waye, and from the man that speaketh frowarde thinges. ¹³ From soche as leaue the hye strete, & walke in the wayes of darckenesse: ¹⁴ which reioyse in doynge euell: and delyte in wycked thynges: ¹⁵ whose wayes are croked, and they frowarde in thyr pathes. ¹⁶ That thou mayest be deliuered also from the straunge woman, and from her that is not thyne awne: which geueth swete wordes, ¹⁷ forsaketh the husbande of her youth, & forgetteth the conuenaunt of her God. ¹⁸ For her house is enclyned vnto death, & her pathes vnto hell. ¹⁹ All they that go in vnto her come not agayn, nether take they holde of the waye of lyfe. ²⁰ Therfore, walke thou in the waye of soch as be verteous, and kepe the pathes of the ryghteous. ²¹ For the iust shall dwell in the lande: and they that be perfecte shall remayne in it: ²² but the vngodly shalbe roted out of the lande: and the wycked doers shalbe roted out of it.

⁶⁶ O learne me true vnderstandynge, and knowledge, for I haue beleued thy commaundementes.

⁶ my people perish, because they haue no knowledg. Seinge then that thou hast refused vnderstanding, therfore wyll I refuse the also: so that thou shalt nomore be my preste. And for so moche as thou hast forgotten the lawe of thy God, I wyll also forget thy chyldren.

⁸ For to one is geuen thorow the spirite the vtteraunce of wisdome. To another is geuen the vttraunce of knowledge by the same sprete.

¹⁴ The hert of hym that hath vnderstandyng, doth seke after knowledge, but the mouth of fooles is fedd with foolyshnesse.

¹ My sonne, forget not thou my lawe, but se that thyne hert kepe my commaundementes. ² For they shall prolonge the dayes & yeres of thy lyfe, and bringe the peace. ³ Let mercy and faythfulnes neuer go from the: bynde them about thy necke, and wryte them in the tables of thyne herte. ⁴ So shalt thou fynde fauour & good vnderstanding, in the syght of God and men. ⁵ Put thy trust in God with all thyne herte: and leane not vnto thyne awne witte. ⁶ In all thy wayes haue respecte vnto hym: & shall order thy goynges. ⁷ Be not wyse in thyne awne conceate: but feare the Lorde, and departe from euell: ⁸ so shall thy nauell be whole, and thy bones stronge. ⁹ Honoure the Lord wt thy substaunce: and with thy firstlinges of all thyne encrease ¹⁰ so shall thy barnes be fylled with plenteousnesse: and thy presses shall flowe ouer with swete wyne. ¹¹ My sonne, despyse not the chastenynge of the Lorde, nether faynte when thou art rebuked of hym. ¹² For whom the Lorde loueth, hym he chasteneth, and yet deliteth in him, euen as a father in his awne sonne. ¹³ Well is him that findeth wysdome, and opteyneth vnderstandinge: ¹⁴ for the getting of it is better then any marchaundise of syluer, and the profet of it is better then golde. ¹⁵ Wysdome is more worth then precious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire are not to be compared vnto her. ¹⁶ Upon her ryght hande is longe lyfe, and vpon her left hande is riches and honour. ¹⁷ Her wayes are pleasaunt wayes and all her pathes are peaceable. ¹⁸ She is a tree of lyfe to them that laye hold vpon her, and blessed is he that kepeth her fast. ¹⁹ With wysdome hath the Lorde layed the foundacion of the erth: and thorowe vnderstandinge hath he stablyshed the heauens. ²⁰ Thorowe his wisdome the deapthes breake vp, and the cloudes droppe downe the dew. ²¹ My sonne, let not these thynges departe, from thyne eyes: but kepe my lawe and my councell, ²² that thou mayest haue the pleasure of longe lyfe and vnderstandynge: for they shalbe lyfe vnto my soule, & grace vnto my mouth. ²³ Then shalt thou walke safely in thy waye: and thy fote shall not stomble. ²⁴ If thou slepest, thou shalt nott be afrayed: but shalt take thy rest, and slepe swetely. ²⁵ Thou nedest not to be afrayed of any soden feare, nether for the vyolent russhynge in of the vngodly when it commeth. ²⁶ For the Lorde shall stonde by thy syde, and kepe thy fote, that thou be not taken. ²⁷ Withdrawe no good thinge from them that haue nede, so longe as thyne hand is able to do it. ²⁸ Saye not vnto thy neyghboure: go thy waye, & come agayne, to morowe wyll I geue the: ²⁹ where as thou haste nowe to geue hym. Intende no hurte vnto thy neyghboure, seynge he dothe dwell in reest by the. ³⁰ Stryue not lyghtely with anye man without cause, where as he hathe done the no harme. ³¹ Folowe not a wicked man, and chose none of hys wayes: ³² for the Lorde abhorreth the frowarde: but hys councell is amonge the ryghteous. ³³ The curse of the Lorde is in the house of the vngodly: but he blesseth the dwellynges of the ryghteous. ³⁴ As for the scornefull dothe not he laugh them to scorne? but he geueth grace vnto the lowly. ³⁵ The wise shall haue honour in possession: but shame is the promocion that foles shall haue.

¹ Who so loueth wysdome, wyll be content to be refourmed: but he the hateth to be reproued, is a foole.

⁵ A wyse man is euer stronge, yee, a man of vnderstanding encreaseth of strength.

¹⁰ Receaue my doctryne, and not syluer: and my knowledge, more then fyne golde.

⁶ my people perish, because they haue no knowledg. Seinge then that thou hast refused vnderstanding, therfore wyll I refuse the also: so that thou shalt nomore be my preste. And for so moche as thou hast forgotten the lawe of thy God, I wyll also forget thy chyldren. ⁷ The more they increased in the multitude, the more they synned agaynst me, therfore wyll I change theyr honoure into shame.

⁷ The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of wysdome. But fooles despyse wysdome & instruccion.

¹⁰ Yf wysdome entre into thyne herte, and thy soule delyte in knowledge:

¹⁵ A wyse herte laboureth for knowledge and a prudent eare seketh vnderstandynge.