Bible Verses About Philosophy

If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me, And from mine iniquity dost not acquit me,

If I have done wickedly--woe to me, And righteously--I lift not up my head, Full of shame--then see my affliction,

And it riseth--as a lion Thou huntest me. And Thou turnest back--Thou shewest Thyself wonderful in me.

Thou renewest Thy witnesses against me, And dost multiply Thine anger with me, Changes and warfare are with me.

And why from the womb Hast Thou brought me forth? I expire, and the eye doth not see me.

As I had not been, I am, From the belly to the grave I am brought,

Are not my days few? Cease then, and put from me, And I brighten up a little,

Before I go, and return not, Unto a land of darkness and death-shade,

At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.

And yet, ask, I pray thee, One of the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee.

Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:

`Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?

In whose hand is the breath of every living thing, And the spirit of all flesh of man.'

Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?

With the very aged is wisdom, And with length of days understanding.

With Him are wisdom and might, To him are counsel and understanding.

Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.

Lo, He keepeth in the waters, and they are dried up, And he sendeth them forth, And they overturn the land.

With Him are strength and wisdom, His the deceived and deceiver.

Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.

The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.

Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.

Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.

Pouring contempt upon princes, And the girdle of the mighty He made feeble.

Removing deep things out of darkness, And He bringeth out to light death-shade.