Bible Verses About Ignorance: General references

Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

It is high as heaven; what canst thou do? Deeper than Sheol; what canst thou know?

But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.

Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, And kept close from the birds of the heavens.

Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine?

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, The wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge?

For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;

And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,

Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house,

In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.

And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

(She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in her house:

Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.)

So she caught him, and kissed him, Andwith an impudent face she said unto him:

Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me; This day have I paid my vows.

Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.

For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey:

He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.

With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.

He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or asone infetters to the correction of the fool;