He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. N Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Who is wise and understanding among you? They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend. (Read More.) Do not boast about tomorrow,For you do not know what a day may bring forth. Jesus *said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. He plants a fir, and the rain makes it grow. Where is the one who is wise? When a land transgresses, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will long continue. For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ. "His strength is famished, And calamity is ready at his side. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power. "I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh, And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine; And all flesh will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.". "A snare seizes him by the heel, And a trap snaps shut on him. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith; At that time Jesus said, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. Proverbs 19:2-3New Living Translation. Would not God find this out?For He knows the secrets of the heart. For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 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. 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid. A prudent man conceals knowledge,But the heart of fools proclaims folly. But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Take my instruction and not silver,And knowledge rather than choicest gold. Then He poured water into the basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. And He did not let him, but He *said to him, To give to His people the knowledge of salvation, More than that, I count all things to be loss. but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not. There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God. The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He said, Go your way, Daniel, for these words are concealed and sealed up until the end time. "They would not accept my counsel, They spurned all my reproof. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. New Living Translation (NLT) The Lord, however, grants knowledge to those who have an honest relationship with him. It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. "His roots are dried below, And his branch is cut off above. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; Philippians 3:8. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Thus you will know that I am the LORD. Surely he cuts cedars for himself, and takes a cypress or an oak and raises it for himself among the trees of the forest. "If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself. 2 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes. without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; If you seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will discern the fear of the LORD And discover the knowledge of God. For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb, "I, the LORD, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth all alone, Causing the omens of boasters to fail, Making fools out of diviners, Causing wise men to draw back And turning their knowledge into foolishness. - For if these things be in you, and abound; literally, for these things belonging to you and abounding make, etc.The word used here () implies actual possession; these graces must be made our own; they must be wrought into our characters: then they will increase and multiply, for the grace of God cannot lie still, it must ever he advancing from glory to glory. And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the book or to look into it. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. Because Christ paid the penalty for sin, He is now able to forgive those who put their faith in . The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief. But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king's choice food or with the wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself. The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge,But the mouth of fools feeds on folly. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin. and then are angry at the Lord. "His strength is famished, And calamity is ready at his side. By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit; to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Y Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly. How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! He also gets hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and becomes weary. 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