What does the Bible say about curiosity?

19 verses about curiosity, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about curiosity

1. Proverbs 25:2 — It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. 6 votes
2. Acts 1:7 — And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 5 votes
3. Genesis 3:1 — Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 3 votes
4. Proverbs 12:1 — Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. 3 votes
5. Ecclesiastes 7:21 — Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: 3 votes
6. John 21:21 — Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? 3 votes
7. Genesis 3:6 — And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 2 votes
8. Genesis 18:23 — And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 2 votes
9. Exodus 19:21 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. 2 votes
10. 1 Samuel 6:19 — And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. 2 votes
11. Proverbs 27:20 — Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 2 votes
12. Daniel 12:8 — And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 2 votes
13. Luke 9:9 — And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him. 2 votes
14. Luke 13:23 — Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 2 votes
15. Luke 23:8 — And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 2 votes
16. John 12:9 — Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 votes
17. John 12:20 — And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: 2 votes
18. Acts 17:19 — And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? 2 votes
19. 1 Peter 1:12 — Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. 2 votes

Where these verses are

Genesis (3), Proverbs (3), Luke (3), John (3), Acts (2), Exodus (1), 1 Samuel (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Daniel (1), 1 Peter (1)

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.