--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Many of them also which used curious arts…" description: "\"Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found i..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/bible-141_art_many-of-them-also-which-used-curious-art_2238023.jpg" --- # Many of them also which used curious arts brought their… ![“Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.” quote by Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/bible-141_art_many-of-them-also-which-used-curious-art_2238023.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/bible-141_art_many-of-them-also-which-used-curious-art_2238023.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4d/bible-141_art_many-of-them-also-which-used-curious-art_2238023.jpg) > “Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.” [Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bible/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The passage warns that valuable knowledge can be destroyed for profit, highlighting the folly of valuing material wealth over wisdom. **In simple terms:** People burn books for money, losing wisdom. Key Takeaway Guard knowledge, resist greed. Themes greed knowledge destruction value wisdom Mood cautionary somber Type historical philosophical When to use this quote - archiving rare texts - library preservation - educational policy - anti‑censorship campaigns Key Concepts materialism cultural loss ethical decay Questions to Reflect On - What modern practices echo this loss of knowledge? - How can societies protect intellectual heritage? 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