Experience of life

Experience associated with advancing years

Job 12:12 KJV 1900

With the ancient is wisdom; And in length of days understanding.

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Dissatisfaction with life’s experiences

Ecclesiastes 2:11 KJV 1900

Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

See also People are made for eternity and cannot be fully satisfied with the things of this world; application to study; devotion to pleasure; pursuit of great projects; a life of materialism; Human experiences find fulfilment only in relation to God.; ;

Learning from life’s experiences

Proverbs 24:32 KJV 1900

Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

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Sympathy resulting from personal experience

Exodus 23:9 KJV 1900

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

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Growing through experiences

Romans 5:3–4 KJV 1900

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

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Learning from everyday experiences

Matthew 24:32 KJV 1900

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

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Jesus Christ shared human experience

Hebrews 4:15 KJV 1900

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

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Experience in a craft or profession

Skilled craftsmen

2 Chronicles 2:7 KJV 1900

Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.

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Experienced soldiers

2 Chronicles 17:12–13 KJV 1900

And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.

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Other competent people

Samuel’s experience in leadership; Xerxes consults experts in law and justice; Herod consults teachers of the law; Paul and Aquila were experienced tent makers.