Proverbs 2:5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Ecclesiastes 2:26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy:
Knowledge is needed.
Romans 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 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.
Romans 1:28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.
Ephesians 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Philippians 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
Proportion is one key to wisdom.
We have a historical luxury today in our universally portable scriptures. The question for us is how are we going to use the luxury.
Swaggering around doesn’t seem to be the most God honoring thing. Those who talk the most about the bible might be among those who put it to least use.
Also this does not take away from “knowledge puffs up.” The clear implication is that this means without the love that gives it its place.
Please do not put the spiritual cart before the horse. We hunger for the word (through love) and then eat it (through resulting action). We don’t cram ourselves willy nilly hoping for a salutary result like we were producing some kind of foie gras.