Evil isn't in Knowing, as Evil is in Partaking
The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground — trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:9 , from the New International Version (written for clarity) And Jehovah ... causeth to sprout from the ground every tree desireable for appearance, and good for food, and [ additionally ] the tree of life in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:9 , with bracket information added to the Young's Literal Translation, for clarity And out of the ground made the Lord ... to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; also the tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge and evil. Genesis 2:9 , a paraphrase based on reading the King James Version, for clarity Out of the ground the Lord ... caused every tree to grow that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the t