Bible verses about "philosophy" | Thomson

¹⁸ And while some of the epicurean and stoic philosophers were conferring with him, some said, "What would this retailer of scraps say?" And others, "He appeareth to be a proclaimer of strange deities." Because he proclaimed the glad tidings of Jesus and the resurrection,

⁶ We, however, speak wisdom among them who are perfect, but a wisdom not of this age, nor of the chiefs of this age to whose operations a stop is put; ⁷ but we speak a mysterious wisdom of God that hidden [wisdom] which God determinately marked out for the benefit of the ages, to our glory ⁸ which none of the chiefs of this age knew [for had they known it they would not have crucified the Lord of the glory] ⁹ things indeed, which as it is written, "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived; " which God hath prepared for them who love him; ¹⁰ and which God hath revealed to us by his spirit. For this spirit searcheth all things, even the depths of God.

²¹ For when, amidst the wisdom of God, the world did not, by means of that wisdom, know God; it pleased God by the foolishness of this proclamation to save them who believe;

¹⁶ Let none therefore judge you in respect to eating or drinking, or in respect to a festival, or a new moon, or sabbaths, ¹⁷ which are a shadow of the things to come. And with respect to the body of the Christ, ¹⁸ let no one deprive you of the prize; however delighted he may be with an affected humility and the religion of angels, prying into matters which he hath not seen, being vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, ¹⁹ and not adhering to the head, from which the whole body, being by means of joints and ligaments supplied and knit together, is to receive the divine increase.

¹ Now as for me, brethren, when I came to you, I did not come with a pomp of language or of wisdom, announcing to you the testimony of God; ² for I determined to know nothing among you but Jesus Christ, even that crucified person; and ³ with regard to myself, I was among you in weakness and in fear, and in great trembling; ⁴ and my discourse and my proclamation was not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but with a demonstration of spirit and power, ⁵ that your belief might not be by the wisdom of men, but by the power of God.

²⁰ O Timothy keep this deposit, avoiding the profane empty declamations, and the antitheses of that falsely called science,

¹³ which things we indeed speak, not in set words of human wisdom, but in the dictated words of a holy spirit, explaining spiritual things by spiritual words.

⁹ But discountenance foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and debates about law: for they are unprofitable and vain. ¹⁰ With regard to a factious man, after a first and second admonition, avoid him;

⁸ Be on your guard, that none may make a prey of you by their philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ.

¹ There is indeed a place, from which silver is got; and a place from which gold is strained. ² Iron indeed is made out of the earth, and brass is hewn from a quarry like stones. ³ He hath assigned a station for darkness: but every boundary he assigned is diligently explored; stones, darkness and the shadow of death; ⁴ the channels of brooks choked up with sand: where to such as know not the right way; strength is unavailing and they are removed from among men. ⁵ As for the earth out of which bread cometh; from underneath it something like fire hath been turned up. ⁶ The stones thereof is the place of the sapphire. And the dust thereof supplieth man with gold. ⁷ A path is explored which no bird knew; and which the vulture's eye hath not seen; ⁸ which the race of boasters have not travelled; and over which the lion hath not stalked ⁹ One hath stretched forth his hand with a pick and hath overturned mountains from the roots. ¹⁰ Another hath broken through the whirlpools of rivers: and mine eye hath seen every precious thing. ¹¹ Another hath laid bare the bottoms of rivers and given manifest proofs of his power. ¹² But where is wisdom to be found? And where is the place of understanding? ¹³ A mortal knoweth not the way thereof; nor hath it indeed been found out by men. ¹⁴ The abyss said, It is not in me: and the sea said, It is not in me. ¹⁵ would not one give for it all he hath got? ¹⁶ But silver cannot be weighed as its price; nor can it be purchased with the gold of Sophir; with the precious onyx or the sapphire. ¹⁷ Gold and chrystal cannot equal it in value; nor can jewels of gold be a barter for it. ¹⁸ Things above need not be mentioned: but prize thou wisdom above all things below. ¹⁹ The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it in value: nor is it to be rated by pure gold. ²⁰ But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? ²¹ It hath escaped the knowledge of every man; and is hid from the birds of the air. ²² Destruction and death said, We have heard the fame of it. ²³ God is perfectly acquainted with its way and knoweth its place. ²⁴ For he surveyeth the whole world; and knoweth all on the earth; ²⁵ all that he hath made; the weight of winds and the measures of water. ²⁶ When he had made and seen and numbered them; and also a way for the pealing thunder: ²⁷ then did he see it and declare it: and having prepared and traced it, ²⁸ he said to man, "Behold the worshipping of God is wisdom: and to abstain from evil is understanding."