Bible verses about "philosophy" | JuliaSmith

⁶ But we speak wisdom among the perfected: and the wisdom not of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, they being left unemployed: ⁷ But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, hidden, which God determined beforehand, before the times to our glory: ⁸ Which none of the rulers of this world knew: for if they had known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. ⁹ But as has been written. Which the eye saw not, and the ear heard not, and upon the heart of man it came not up, what things God has prepared for them loving him. ¹⁰ And God has revealed to us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches all things, and the deep things of God.

²¹ For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, God was contented by the foolishness of proclaiming to save them believing.

¹⁸ And certain of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers deliberated with him. And certain said, What may this idle, talkative man wish to say? and others, He seems to be a declarer of strange demons: because he announced to them good news, and the rising up.

¹⁶ Therefore let not any judge you in food, or in drink, or in turn of festival, or of the new moon, or of sabbaths: ¹⁷ Which are a shadow of things about to be; and the body of Christ. ¹⁸ Let none condemn you being willing in humility and religious worship of angels, going into what he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh, ¹⁹ And not having power over the Head, from whom all the body, by all the senses of touch and connections furnished and joined together, increases with the increase of God.

¹ And I having come to you, brethren, came not with eminence of word or of wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God. ² For I judged not to know any thing among you, except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. ³ And I, in weakness, and in fear, and in much tremor, was with you. ⁴ And my word and my proclaiming not in persuasible words of man's wisdom, but in manifestation of the Spirit and of power ⁵ That your faith might not be in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

²⁰ O Timothy, watch that which holds firm, turning aside from profane, idle talk, and oppositions of knowledge, bearing a false name:

¹³ Which also we speak, not in words taught of man's wisdom, but in them taught of the Holy Spirit; examining spiritual things by spiritual.

⁹ And foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and conflicts pertaining to the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain. ¹⁰ A man, a heretic after one and the second admonition, reject;

⁸ See ye lest any be carrying you off by philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.

¹ For there is a going forth for silver, and a place for gold they will purify it ² Iron shall be taken from the dust, and stone will pour out brass. ³ He set an end to darkness, and he searched out for all completeness: the stone of darkness and the shadow of death. ⁴ The torrent broke out from the sojourner; being forgotten of the foot, they were weak, they wandered from men. ⁵ The earth, from it will come forth bread, and under it was turned as fire. ⁶ Its stones the place of the sapphire, and dust gold to it ⁷ A beaten path the birds knew not, and the vulture's eye scanned it not: ⁸ The sons of pride trod it not, and the lion passed not by upon it. ⁹ He stretched forth his hand upon the flint; he overturned the mountains from the roots. ¹⁰ He cut rivers in the rocks, and his eye saw every precious thing. ¹¹ He bound the rivers from weeping, and he will bring forth the hidden thing to light ¹² And from whence shall wisdom be found? and where this place of understanding? ¹³ And man knew not its estimation, and it shall not be found in the land of the living. ¹⁴ The depth said, It is not in me: and the sea said, Not with me. ¹⁵ Shut up gold shall not be given for it, and silver shall not be weighed its price ¹⁶ It shall not be weighed with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire. ¹⁷ Gold and crystal shall not compare with it, and its exchange, vessels of pure gold. ¹⁸ High things, and crystal, shall not be remembered: and the drawing out of wisdom above pearls. ¹⁹ The topaz of Cush shall not compare with it; with pure gold it shall not be weighed. ²⁰ And from whence shall wisdom come? and where this place of understanding? ²¹ And being hid from the eyes of all living, and covered from the birds of the heavens. ²² Destruction and death said, We heard its report with our ears: ²³ God understood its way, and he knew its place. ²⁴ For he will look to the ends of the earth, he will see under all the heavens; ²⁵ To make the weight for the wind; and he weighed the waters by measure. ²⁶ In his making a law for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the voices. ²⁷ Then he saw, and he will recount it; he prepared it, and also he searched it out ²⁸ And he will say to man, Behold, the fear of Jehovah, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.