New Living Translation (NLT) Boast no more so very proudly,Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth;For the Lord is a God of knowledge,And with Him actions are weighed. 'I will multiply on you man and beast; and they will increase and be fruitful; and I will cause you to be inhabited as you were formerly and will treat you better than at the first. who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. "He has no offspring or posterity among his people, Nor any survivor where he sojourned. "He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. Moses was educated in all the learning of the Egyptians, and he was a man of power in words and deeds. Blog, A Who has fashioned a god or cast an idol to no profit? Those who fashion a graven image are all of them futile, and their precious things are of no profit; even their own witnesses fail to see or know, so that they will be put to shame. The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?. That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. "His roots are dried below, And his branch is cut off above. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. Now about food sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge [concerning this]. F The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. That their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free., Then the Lord God said, Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. As for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every branch of literature and wisdom; Daniel even understood all kinds of visions and dreams. How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow. Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? For he who lacks these qualities is blind or short-sighted, having forgotten his purification from his former sins. T Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold. So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.". G Surely he cuts cedars for himself, and takes a cypress or an oak and raises it for himself among the trees of the forest. But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the truth. Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding. There is gold, and an abundance of jewels;But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing. U Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. U For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. "Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention; And you neglected all my counsel And did not want my reproof; I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes, When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. "For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them. "So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices. O And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. "They are all straightforward to him who understands, And right to those who find knowledge. New American Bible H For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit. So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies. And he will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is Zion's treasure. But the rest of it he makes into a god, his graven image He falls down before it and worships; he also prays to it and says, "Deliver me, for you are my god." Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. "A snare seizes him by the heel, And a trap snaps shut on him. "All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him. For the Lord God helps Me,Therefore, I am not disgraced;Therefore, I have set My face like flint,And I know that I will not be ashamed. 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. "He is driven from light into darkness, And chased from the inhabited world. Z. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it," declares the LORD.'". A wise man is full of strength, and a man of knowledge enhances his might. You will tread upon the lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample down. "Then they will know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are My people," declares the Lord GOD. "Also the tree of the field will yield its fruit and the earth will yield its increase, and they will be secure on their land Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bars of their yoke and have delivered them from the hand of those who enslaved them. Who is wise and understanding among you? And He said, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that SEEING THEY MAY NOT SEE, AND HEARING THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND. Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance. "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me, Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD. Yet let no one find fault, and let none offer reproof; For your people are like those who contend with the priest. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. "He is driven from light into darkness, And chased from the inhabited world. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. Though they hide on the summit of Carmel,I will search them out and take them from there;And though they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea,From there I will command the serpent and it will bite them. J Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. So Jesus answered them and said, "My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. For it is written, He catches the wise in their craftiness, and again, The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.. But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing. "Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name. So you will stumble by day, And the prophet also will stumble with you by night; And I will destroy your mother. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;Fools despise wisdom and instruction. I will magnify Myself, sanctify Myself, and make Myself known in the sight of many nations; and they will know that I am the Lord.. Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days. Proverbs 4:5 wisdom Word of God obedience. So the overseer continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables. "For he is thrown into the net by his own feet, And he steps on the webbing. B The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Do not boast about tomorrow,For you do not know what a day may bring forth. Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice. Because they hated knowledgeAnd did not choose the fear of the Lord. This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. Proverbs 19:2-3New Living Translation. For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice,And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. "Listen, for I will speak noble things; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things. The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin. No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. Another shapes wood, he extends a measuring line; he outlines it with red chalk He works it with planes and outlines it with a compass, and makes it like the form of a man, like the beauty of man, so that it may sit in a house. He can use our favorite Bible verses, spiritual songs, or even fools to understand better. You will tread upon the lion and cobra, The young lion and the serpent you will trample down. By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. Teach me good discernment and knowledge,For I believe in Your commandments. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one I have written to you, children, because you know the Father. How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded?And scoffers delight themselves in scoffingAnd fools hate knowledge? For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. For you have taken away the key of knowledge. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Surely, thus says the LORD, "Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away, And the prey of the tyrant will be rescued; For I will contend with the one who contends with you, And I will save your sons. For example, Titus 1:2 states that He cannot lie. Proverbs 20. By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. I The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Then it becomes something for a man to burn, so he takes one of them and warms himself; he also makes a fire to bake bread. I say this to your shame. Can a man hide himself in hiding placesSo I do not see him? declares the Lord.Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? declares the Lord. And how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. AMP. For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles-- if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you; that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief. And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded. 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 will surely die.. Publisher: OpenBible.info. V For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. It's a different experience. Acquire wisdom! Thus you will know that I am the LORD. Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power. C read more. The mind of the prudent acquires knowledge,And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.