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The 13 most-voted verses about lack of knowledge, from 10 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.

Hosea 4:6 (BSB)

¶ 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 (KJV)

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

Hosea 4:6 (WEB)

Therefore My people will go into exile for their lack of understanding; their dignitaries are starving and their masses are parched with thirst.

Isaiah 5:13 (BSB)

¶ Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because [they have] no knowledge: and their honourable men [are] famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

Isaiah 5:13 (KJV)

Therefore my people go into captivity for lack of knowledge. Their honorable men are famished, and their multitudes are parched with thirst.

Isaiah 5:13 (WEB)

For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.

Proverbs 1:29 (BSB)

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

Proverbs 1:29 (KJV)

because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

Proverbs 1:29 (WEB)

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Proverbs 10:21 (BSB)

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Proverbs 10:21 (KJV)

The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

Proverbs 10:21 (WEB)

Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.

Proverbs 19:2 (BSB)

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

Proverbs 19:2 (KJV)

It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.

Proverbs 19:2 (WEB)

They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

Ephesians 4:18 (BSB)

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

Ephesians 4:18 (KJV)

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.

Ephesians 4:18 (WEB)

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 1:7 (BSB)

¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:7 (KJV)

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 1:7 (WEB)

“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

Jeremiah 4:22 (BSB)

For my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none understanding: they [are] wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Jeremiah 4:22 (KJV)

“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

Jeremiah 4:22 (WEB)

Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.

Matthew 22:29 (BSB)

Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

Matthew 22:29 (KJV)

But Jesus answered them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

Matthew 22:29 (WEB)

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

John 8:32 (BSB)

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

John 8:32 (KJV)

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

John 8:32 (WEB)

Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Romans 10:17 (BSB)

So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17 (KJV)

So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Romans 10:17 (WEB)

who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 2:4 (BSB)

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 2:4 (KJV)

who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 2:4 (WEB)

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

James 1:5 (BSB)

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.

James 1:5 (KJV)

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

James 1:5 (WEB)

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