Proverbs 14:6 A
scorner seeketh wisdom, and [
findeth it] not: but
knowledge [
is] easy unto him that understandeth.
Proverbs 15:14 The
heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but
the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
Proverbs 15:24 The
way of life [
is]
above to the wise,
that he may depart from hell beneath.
Proverbs 17:24 Wisdom [
is]
before him that hath understanding; but
the eyes of a fool [
are] in the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 18:1-
2 Through desire a man, having separated himself,
seeketh [
and]
intermeddleth with all wisdom. ... A
fool hath no delight in understanding,
but that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs 18:15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Psalms 19:7-
8 The
law of the LORD [
is]
perfect,
converting the soul: the
testimony of the LORD [
is]
sure,
making wise the simple. ... The
statutes of the LORD [
are]
right,
rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD
[is] pure,
enlightening the eyes.
Psalms 25:12-
14 What man [
is] he that feareth the LORD?
him shall he teach in the way [
that] he shall choose. ... The
secret of the LORD [
is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
Psalms 119:98-
100 Thou
through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for
they [are] ever with me. ... I
understand more than the ancients,
because I keep thy precepts.
Isaiah 35:8 And
an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called
The way of holiness;
the unclean shall not pass over it;
but it [shall be] for those:
the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err [
therein].
Micah 2:7 O [
thou that art]
named the house of Jacob,
is the spirit of the LORD
straitened? [
are] these his doings? do not my words do good to him that
walketh uprightly?
Matthew 13:11-
12 He answered and said unto them,
Because it is given unto you to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. ...
For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not,
from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
John 6:45 It is
written in the prophets,
And they shall be all taught of God.
Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.
John 7:17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or [
whether] I speak of myself.
1 Corinthians 2:14-
15 But
the natural man receiveth not
the things of the Spirit of God: for
they are foolishness unto him:
neither can he know [
them], because they are spiritually discerned. ... But
he that is spiritual
judgeth all things,
yet he himself is
judged of no man.
James 1:5 If
any of you lack wisdom,
let him ask of God, that giveth to all [
men] liberally,
and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.