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The concept of being "informed" in the biblical context often relates to the acquisition of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, which are highly valued in Scripture. The Bible emphasizes the importance of being informed, particularly in matters of faith, morality, and God's will.

Knowledge and Wisdom

The pursuit of knowledge and wisdom is encouraged throughout the Bible. Proverbs 1:7 states, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline." This verse highlights that true knowledge begins with a reverence for God, and being informed is closely tied to spiritual understanding.

In the New Testament, the Apostle Paul frequently prays for believers to be filled with knowledge and wisdom. In Colossians 1:9 , he writes, "For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding." Here, being informed is linked to knowing God's will and living a life that pleases Him.

Discernment and Understanding

Being informed also involves discernment and understanding, which are necessary for making wise decisions. In Philippians 1:9-10 , Paul expresses his desire for the Philippians: "And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ." This passage underscores the importance of being informed in love and insight to discern what is best.

Teaching and Learning

The Bible places a strong emphasis on teaching and learning as means of becoming informed. In Deuteronomy 6:6-7 , God commands the Israelites, "These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up." This instruction highlights the importance of passing on knowledge and ensuring that future generations are informed about God's commandments.

Warnings Against Ignorance

Scripture also warns against ignorance and the consequences of being uninformed. Hosea 4:6 declares, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you as My priests." This stark warning illustrates the dangers of rejecting knowledge and the resulting spiritual decline.

In the New Testament, Paul cautions the Corinthians against ignorance in spiritual matters. In 1 Corinthians 12:1 , he writes, "Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed." Paul emphasizes the need for believers to be informed about spiritual gifts to use them effectively for the edification of the church.

Conclusion

The Bible consistently encourages believers to be informed, particularly in spiritual matters, to live wisely and in accordance with God's will. Through the pursuit of knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, believers are better equipped to discern truth, teach others, and avoid the pitfalls of ignorance.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Inform.

2. (a.) Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless.

Greek

1213. deloo -- to make plain, declare
... Word Origin from delos Definition to make plain, declare NASB Word Usage denotes
(1), indicating (1), informed (2), made clear (1), show (1), signifying (1). ...
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3377. menuo -- to make known, report
... out. Word Origin a prim. word Definition to make known, report NASB Word
Usage informed (2), report (1), showed (1). show, tell. ...
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4894. suneidon -- to see together, hence to comprehend
... like its primary) only in two past tenses, respectively meaning to understand or
become aware, and to be conscious or (clandestinely) informed of -- consider ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5046. nagad -- to be conspicuous
... denounce (2), describe (1), disclosed (1), display (1), explain (3), fully reported
(1), give evidence (1), indeed tell (1), inform (3), informed (1), informs ...
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3045. yada -- to know
... has...knowledge (1), have (4), have relations (3), have...knowledge (2), ignorant*
(1), illiterate* (1), indeed learn (1), inform (1), informed (4), instruct (3 ...
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3046. yeda -- to know
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to yada Definition to know NASB Word Usage ignorant*
(1), inform (3), informed (3), knew (2), know (5), known (4), knows (1 ...
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559. amar -- to utter, say
... 1), demonstrates (1), designate (1), desired (1), follows (2), gave an order (2),
gave the order (2), gave orders (2), indeed say (1), informed (1), intend (2 ...
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Library

How Tiberius was Affected when Informed by Pilate Concerning ...
... Book II. Chapter II."How Tiberius was affected when informed by Pilate
concerning Christ. 1. And when the wonderful resurrection ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter ii how tiberius was affected.htm

I Relate all those Things on the Authority of Well-Informed ...
... Chap. LII. I relate all those things on the authority of well-informed
persons? I relate all those things on the authority of ...
/.../of the manner in which the persecutors died/chap lii i relate all.htm

When Sylla and his Party were Informed what Happened to Me...
... Section 73. When Sylla and his party were informed what happened to me?
73. When Sylla and his party were informed what happened ...
/.../josephus/the life of flavius josephus/section 73 when sylla and.htm

When He Wrote his Treatises against Jovinian, and Some one had ...
... 9. When he wrote his treatises against Jovinian, and some one had raised objections
to them, he was informed of these objections by Domnio, that old man whose ...
/.../9 when he wrote his.htm

In Timotheus, who was no Mean Mythologist, and Also in Others ...
... Book V. 5 In Timotheus, who was no mean mythologist, and also in others equally
well informed? In Timotheus, who was no mean mythologist ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/5 in timotheus who was.htm

The Sickness of Lazarus; Christ's Reply to the Messengers who ...
... CHAPTER XV. JESUS IN BETHANY. Section 230. The Sickness of Lazarus; Christ's Reply
to the Messengers who informed him of it. (John, xi., 1-4.). ...
/.../section 230 the sickness of.htm

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... As soon as we were alone he informed me that since my departure he had undergone
great misery and destitution, having during the whole period been unable to ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 55.htm

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... But my friends at home, discreet as I know them to be, will doubtless be anxious
to be informed by virtue of what correspondence or communication with me does ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 38.htm

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... been driven forth, some of them to beg their bread, some of them to serve under
the banners of Don Carlos in Spain, and many, as I have been informed, to prowl ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 3.htm

To the Rev. A. Brandram
... had presented themselves, whereupon I have departed almost broken-hearted; but the
next day I have been summoned in a great hurry and informed that 'all was ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 12.htm

Thesaurus

Informed (39 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Informed (39 Occurrences). Matthew 14:12 Then John's
disciples went and removed the body and buried it, and came and informed Jesus. ...
/i/informed.htm - 17k

Charges (58 Occurrences)
... thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads:
and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee ...
/c/charges.htm - 22k

Understand (208 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be informed of;
to hear; as, I understand that Congress has passed the bill. ...
/u/understand.htm - 36k

Migdol (6 Occurrences)
... I arrived at the fortress Thuku (Tku) on the 10th of Epiphi. I was informed
that the men had resolved to take their way toward the South. ...
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Mordecai's (6 Occurrences)
... Esther 2:22 This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the
queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai's name. ...
/m/mordecai's.htm - 8k

Conversant (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Thoroughly informed on a subject; intimately
acquainted. 2. (a.) Familiar or acquainted by use ...
/c/conversant.htm - 7k

Chloe (1 Occurrence)
... Verdure, a female Christian (1 Corinthians 1:11), some of whose household had
informed Paul of the divided state of the Corinthian church. ...
/c/chloe.htm - 7k

Martha (12 Occurrences)
... To the words of Jesus concerning this she gave, however, a verbal assent, and went
and informed Mary, "The Teacher is here, and calleth thee" (11:27). ...
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Plot (53 Occurrences)
... (See NIV). Esther 2:22 This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther
the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai's name. (See NAS NIV). ...
/p/plot.htm - 22k

Mordecai (52 Occurrences)
... Esther 2:22 This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the
queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai's name. ...
/m/mordecai.htm - 28k

Resources

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Informed (39 Occurrences)

Matthew 14:12
Then John's disciples went and removed the body and buried it, and came and informed Jesus.
(WEY)

Matthew 24:50
the master of that servant will arrive on a day when he is not expecting him and at an hour of which he has not been informed;
(WEY)

Mark 1:30
Now Simon's mother-in-law was ill in bed with a fever, and without delay they informed Him about her.
(WEY)

Luke 1:4
that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.
(See RSV)

Luke 7:18
And the disciples of John informed him of all these things.
(WBS)

Acts 7:13
On their second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Pharaoh was informed of Joseph's parentage.
(WEY)

Acts 15:24
As we have been informed that certain persons who have gone out from among us have disturbed you by their teaching and have unsettled your minds, without having received any such instructions from us;
(WEY)

Acts 21:21
They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the customs.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NIV)

Acts 21:24
Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)

Acts 23:22
So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, "Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me."
(See RSV)

Acts 23:27
This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and they were on the point of killing him, when I came upon them with the troops and rescued him, for I had been informed that he was a Roman citizen.
(WEY)

Acts 23:30
When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell."
(See NAS NIV)

Acts 24:1
After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Acts 24:22
At this point Felix, who was fairly well informed about the new faith, adjourned the trial, saying to the Jews, "When the Tribune Lysias comes down, I will enter carefully into the matter."
(WEY)

Acts 25:2
Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,
(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Acts 25:15
about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS)

Acts 26:26
for the king is informed about these things, to whom also I speak with all freedom. For I am persuaded that of these things nothing is hidden from him; for this was not done in a corner.
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 1:11
For I have been distinctly informed, my brethren, about you by Chloe's people, that there are dissensions among you.
(WEY NAS NIV)

1 Corinthians 10:28
But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," don't eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. For "the earth is the Lord's, and all its fullness."
(See NAS RSV)

Ephesians 5:5
For this ye are well informed of, knowing that no fornicator, or unclean person, or person of unbridled lust, who is an idolater, has inheritance in the kingdom of the Christ and God.
(DBY)

Colossians 1:8
and moreover he has informed us of your love, which is inspired by the Spirit.
(WEY NAS)

Jude 1:5
Now I desire to remind you, though you already know this, that the Lord, having saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who didn't believe.
(See RSV)

Genesis 38:24
It happened about three months later, that it was told Judah, saying, "Tamar, your daughter-in-law, has played the prostitute; and moreover, behold, she is with child by prostitution." Judah said, "Bring her forth, and let her be burnt."
(See NAS)

Genesis 41:39
Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Because God has shown you all of this, there is none so discreet and wise as you.
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 11:9
And they said to the messengers that had come, Thus shall ye say to the men of Jabesh-Gilead: To-morrow ye shall have deliverance when the sun is hot. And the messengers came and informed the men of Jabesh-Gilead; and they were glad.
(DBY)

1 Samuel 22:21
And Abiathar informed David that Saul had slain Jehovah's priests.
(DBY)

2 Kings 22:10
And Shaphan the scribe informed the king saying, Hilkijah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
(DBY NIV)

2 Chronicles 34:18
And Shaphan the scribe informed the king saying, Hilkijah the priest has given me a book. And Shaphan read out of it before the king.
(DBY NIV)

Ezra 4:14
Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not appropriate for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore have we sent and informed the king;
(WEB DBY NAS)

Esther 2:22
This thing became known to Mordecai, who informed Esther the queen; and Esther informed the king in Mordecai's name.
(WEB NAS)

Esther 3:4
And it came to pass as they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they informed Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.
(DBY)

Esther 6:2
And it was found written, that Mordecai had informed of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
(WBS)

Isaiah 40:13
By whom has the spirit of the Lord been guided, or who has been his teacher?
(See NAS)

Isaiah 40:14
Who gave him suggestions, and made clear to him the right way? who gave him knowledge, guiding him in the way of wisdom?
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 20:11
I gave them my statutes, and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he shall live in them.
(See NAS)

Daniel 1:4
youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endowed with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
(See NIV)

Daniel 2:15
he answered Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
(See NAS)

Daniel 2:17
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
(See NAS)

Daniel 9:22
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Subtopics

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