Luke 11:52

Knowledge is the beginning of wisdom and without wisdom we are doomed to repeat the failures of the past. If we know the truth the truth will set us free from the hypocrisy of the world and the truth found only in Jesus Christ.


Proverbs 2:5-6

Then you will understand the fear of the LORD,

And find the knowledge of God.

For the LORD gives wisdom;

From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;


Proverbs 22:17-19

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,

And apply your heart to my knowledge;


For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;

Let them all be fixed upon your lips,

So that your trust may be in the LORD;

Jesus charged the lawyers with doing the opposite of what they claimed their calling to be. Rather than bringing people nearer to God, they had removed the possibility of their entering into that knowledge, and had prevented others from understanding as well.

Luke 11:52

52 “Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you hindered.”