Knowledge
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Of good and evil
Gen 2:9, 17; 3:22
9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:917 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Genesis 2:1722 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 3:22 -
Is power
Prov 3:20; 24:5
20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
Proverbs 3:205 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Proverbs 24:5 -
Desire for
1 Kgs 3:9; Ps 119:66; Prov 2; 3; 12:1; 15:14; 18:15
9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
1 Kings 3:966 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Psalms 119:661 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. 9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; …
Proverbs 2:1 …1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. …
Proverbs 3:1 …1 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 12:114 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Proverbs 15:1415 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15 -
Rejected
Hos 4:6
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Hosea 4:6 -
Those who reject are destroyed
Hos 4:6
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Hosea 4:6 -
Fools hate
Prov 1:22, 29
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:2229 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Proverbs 1:29 -
A divine gift
1 Cor 12:8
8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
1 Corinthians 12:8 -
Is pleasant
Prov 2:10
10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Proverbs 2:10 -
Shall be increased
Dan 12:4
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
Daniel 12:4 -
The earth shall be full of
Isa 11:9
9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 11:9 -
The fear (reverence) of the Lord is the beginning of
Prov 1:7
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:7 -
Of more value than gold
Prov 8:10
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Proverbs 8:10 -
The priest’s lips should keep
Mal 2:7
7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
Malachi 2:7 -
Of salvation
Luke 1:77
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
Luke 1:77 -
Key of
Luke 11:52
52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
Luke 11:52 -
“Now we know in part”
1 Cor 13:9–12
9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
1 Corinthians 13:9 -
Of God more than burnt offering
Hos 6:6
6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 -
Of Christ
Phil 3:8
8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
Philippians 3:8 - See Wisdom
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.
