Bible Verses About Skepticism

They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

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

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

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

And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?

And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:

And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

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

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.