Today we are going to discuss on the topic of “Too Much Knowledge is Dangerous.” We should gain knowledge for our benefit but we should not run after too much knowledge. When we give our entire efforts to gain too much knowledge, we get confused and lose the path to salvation.
The things that we learn from this world is called knowledge and the things that we learn from the Lord is wisdom. So we need knowledge but wisdom is most important for our salvation. Gaining too much knowledge can lead us away from the Lord.
So we will try to get the knowledge that is enough to survive on this earth. Instead, we should seek more wisdom from the Lord that will help us to know the things that are important for our souls.
In the Bible, if we look at Solomon we can know that he got wisdom from the Lord and he was known as the wisest man on the earth. With his wisdom, he ruled God’s people wisely but later he became proud of his wisdom. He began to depend on his own knowledge instead of God’s guidance. This led him to make wrong decisions for his nation.
We should always remember that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. If we don’t fear God then all our knowledge and wisdom will go in vain. We can’t achieve anything if we do not place God in first position in our lives.
Dear friends now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about ‘Too Much Knowledge is Dangerous’.
Ecclesiastes 1:18 :—
“For in much wisdom is much grief: he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow”
Proverbs 14:12 :—
“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death”
Proverbs 16:25 :—
“There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death”
Proverbs 18:2 :—
“A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself”
Proverbs 1:7 :—
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom instruction”
Proverbs 26:12 :—
“Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him”
Proverbs 3:7 :—
“Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord , depart from evil”
Romans 11:33 :—
“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, his ways past finding out”
Romans 16:19 :—
“For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, simple concerning evil”
Romans 1:22 :—
“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools”
Romans 1:28 :—
“Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient”
Colossians 2:3 :—
“In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom knowledge”
Colossians 2:8 :—
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, not after Christ”
Genesis 2:17 :—
“But of the tree of the knowledge of good evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die”
Genesis 3:22 :—
“The Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good evil: now, lest he put forth his hand, take also of the tree of life, eat, live for ever”
Job 15:2 :—
“Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, fill his belly with the east wind?”
Isaiah 29:14 :—
“Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid”
Isaiah 47:10 :—
“For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; thou hast said in thine heart, I am, none else beside me”
Isaiah 5:21 :—
“Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, prudent in their own sight”
Jeremiah 4:22 :—
“For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge”
Jeremiah 8:9 :—
“The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord ; what wisdom is in them?”
Daniel 12:4 :—
“But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to fro, knowledge shall be increased”
Hosea 4:6 :—
“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”
Matthew 11:25 :—
“At that time Jesus answered said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise prudent, hast revealed them unto babes”
James 3:1 :—
“My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation”
James 3:15 :—
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish”
Psalm 111:10 :—
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever”
Psalm 14:1 :—
“The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good”
Titus 1:14 :—
“Not giving heed to Jewish fables, commandments of men, that turn from the truth”
Titus 3:9 :—
“But avoid foolish questions, genealogies, contentions, strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable vain”
Revelation 22:18 :—
“For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book”