Bible Verses about “being ignorant”

“Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”

“Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor of Yahweh.”

“He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.”

“You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.”

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.”

“A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”

“A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.”

“Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.”

“Discipline your son, for there is hope; don't be a willing party to his death.”

“The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.”

“One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.”

“There are many plans in a man's heart, but Yahweh's counsel will prevail.”

“A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.”

“The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.”

“An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.”

“He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.”

“Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.”

“House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.”

“The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.”

“Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.”

“A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.”

“A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.”

“A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.”

“Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.”

“A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.”

“A man's stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied.”

“The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.”

“The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.”

“The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.”

“A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.”

“He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.”

“A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?”

“The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.”

“When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.”

“The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.”

“To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.”

“It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.”

“A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.”

“Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.”

“That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.”

“He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.”

“Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.”

“The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.”

“The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.”

“The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.”

“Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.”

“All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.”

“Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.”

“The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.”

“A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.”