Bible Verses About Ignorance

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

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

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter .

But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.

A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.