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Bible Verses about “being ignorant

Found 50 verses (ordered by relevance) about “being ignorant” in the KJV version of the Bible

1 John 4:1
758 votes

¶ Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Proverbs 18:22
268 votes

¶ [Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Proverbs 19:17
230 votes

¶ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

John 8:44
227 votes

‹Ye are of› [your] ‹father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.›

Proverbs 18:21
198 votes

¶ Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 18:24
183 votes

¶ A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

Proverbs 18:2
136 votes

¶ A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

Daniel 1:17
106 votes

¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Proverbs 19:18
105 votes

¶ Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Proverbs 19:11
101 votes

¶ The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression.

Proverbs 18:9
96 votes

¶ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

Proverbs 19:21
95 votes

¶ [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Proverbs 19:5
94 votes

¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.

Proverbs 18:10
85 votes

¶ The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Proverbs 18:1
84 votes

¶ Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.

Proverbs 18:13
83 votes

¶ He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame unto him.

Proverbs 19:15
77 votes

¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:14
72 votes

¶ House and riches [are] the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife [is] from the LORD.

Proverbs 18:15
71 votes

¶ The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Proverbs 19:20
71 votes

¶ Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

Proverbs 18:6
63 votes

¶ A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

Proverbs 19:9
62 votes

¶ A false witness shall not be unpunished, and [he that] speaketh lies shall perish.

Proverbs 18:19
60 votes

¶ A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city: and [their] contentions [are] like the bars of a castle.

Proverbs 18:12
55 votes

¶ Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour [is] humility.

Proverbs 18:16
51 votes

¶ A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Proverbs 18:20
49 votes

¶ A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

Proverbs 18:8
45 votes

¶ The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Proverbs 18:11
43 votes

¶ The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

Proverbs 18:18
43 votes

¶ The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

Proverbs 18:7
41 votes

A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 18:17
41 votes

¶ [He that is] first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

Proverbs 18:14
39 votes

¶ The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

Proverbs 18:23
39 votes

¶ The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

Proverbs 18:3
37 votes

¶ When the wicked cometh, [then] cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

Proverbs 18:4
37 votes

¶ The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.

Proverbs 18:5
37 votes

¶ [It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Proverbs 19:2
36 votes

¶ Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.

Proverbs 19:13
33 votes

¶ A foolish son [is] the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.

Proverbs 19:1
32 votes

¶ Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity, than [he that is] perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Proverbs 19:22
25 votes

¶ The desire of a man [is] his kindness: and a poor man [is] better than a liar.

Proverbs 19:8
24 votes

¶ He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Proverbs 19:4
23 votes

¶ Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

Proverbs 19:23
23 votes

¶ The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Proverbs 19:3
22 votes

¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

Proverbs 19:12
20 votes

¶ The king's wrath [is] as the roaring of a lion; but his favour [is] as dew upon the grass.

Proverbs 19:6
18 votes

¶ Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man [is] a friend to him that giveth gifts.

Proverbs 19:7
18 votes

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth [them with] words, [yet] they [are] wanting [to him].

Proverbs 19:10
18 votes

¶ Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Proverbs 19:24
18 votes

¶ A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 19:19
16 votes

¶ A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver [him], yet thou must do it again.