25 Bible Verses About Ignorance (ESV)

18 They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.

6   My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;
    because you have rejected knowledge,
    I reject you from being a priest to me.
  And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
    I also will forget your children.

30 The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent,

3   The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but the simple go on and suffer for it.

2   Desire without knowledge is not good,
    and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

5   O simple ones, learn prudence;
    O fools, learn sense.

4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments.

6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.

17 “And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

7 Jesus answered him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but afterward you will understand.”

13 Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.

26   Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool,
    but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

3 For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

12   The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but the simple go on and suffer for it.

20 You shall do the same on the seventh day of the month for anyone who has sinned through error or ignorance; so you shall make atonement for the temple.

13   Man does not know its worth,
    and it is not found in the land of the living.

15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.

12   But a stupid man will get understanding
    when a wild donkey’s colt is born a man!

8 If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand.

2 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.