Bible Verses About Ignorance

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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.

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:

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

For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

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

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.

Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.