Read - 2 Timothy 2:15. Do you straight cut - God's WORD? Many commentate that God wants you to study His WORD, and be righteous about it. Actually, this is what Timothy wrote - Be you diligent (endeavor you) yourself tested to beside (around) stand to the God. worker (not workman) un on viled (no vile) straight partitioning the saying of the truth. Isaiah 34:16 - You seek out the book of the LORD; and read: - 1Peter 2:2 - desire the sincere milk of the WORD, that you may grow thereby - 1Corinthians 13:11 - when I was a child - I understood as a child, I thought as a child. Isaiah 28:9 - whom shall HE teach knowledge? Hebrews 5:13 - For everyone that uses milk is unskillful in the WORD of righteousness: - 1Corinthians 13:11 - but when I became a man, I put away childish things - Hebrews 5:14 - But strong meat belongs to them that are of full age, - 1John 2:14 - I have written you young men, because you are strong, and the WORD of GOD abides in you. Proverbs 4:2 - For I give you good doctrine. Proverbs 1:4 - to the young man, knowledge and discretion - Proverbs1:7 - the fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge - 2Peter 2:20 - Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation Ecclesiastes 8:1 - who is as the wise man, and who knows the interpretation of a thing? Genesis 40:8 - Do not interpretations belong to GOD? 2Timothy 4:16 - All scripture is given by inspiration. Job 32:8 - the inspiration of the ALMIGHTY gives them understanding. Galatians 1:12 - through the revelation of JESUS Christ - Proverbs 3:13 - Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding. Proverbs 3:5 - lean not unto your own understanding - Psalm 119:27 - Make me to understand the way of YOUR precepts: - Isaiah 28:10 - For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little. 2Timothy 2:15 - study to show yourself approved unto GOD - Ecclesiastes 12:12 - and much study is a weariness of the flesh. Galatians 6:9 - let us not be weary in well doing: Proverbs 15:28 - The heart of the righteous studies to answer - 1Peter 3:15 - be ready always to give an answer. Luke 21:14 - Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate before what you shall answer - 2Timothy 2:23 - But foolish and undisciplined questionings refuse, knowing that they generate contentions. 1Corinthians 15:34 - for some have no knowledge for GOD: - Colossians 2:8 - Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit. 2Corinthians 4:2 - not walking in craftiness, nor handling the WORD of GOD deceitfully. Proverb 24:2 - For their heart studies destruction. Romans 12:3 - but to think soberly, according as God has dealt to every man, the measure of faith. Titus 1:9 - Holding fast the faithful WORD, as he has been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort, and to convince, the gainsayers. Job 36:4 - That truly not false declarations of me: ONE perfect of knowledge is with you.