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2 Timothy 4 3
For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires,
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2 Timothy 3 7
always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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Colossians 2:18-23
Take care that no one keeps defrauding you of your prize by delighting in humility and the worship of the angels, taking his stand on visions he has seen, inflated without cause by his fleshly mind,and not holding firmly to the head, from whom the entire body, being supplied and held together by the joints and ligaments, grows with a growth which is from God.If you have died with Christ to the elementary principles of the world, why, as if you were living in the world, do you submit yourself to decrees, such as,“ Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”( which all refer to things destined to perish with use)— in accordance with the commandments and teachings of man?These are matters which do have the appearance of wisdom in self made religion and humility and severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against fleshly indulgence.
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Colossians 2:8
See to it that there is no one who takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception in accordance with human tradition, in accordance with the elementary principles of the world, rather than in accordance with Christ.
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Hebrews 13:9
Do not be misled by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
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2 Timothy 2 16-2 Timothy 2 18
But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,men who have gone astray from the truth, claiming that the resurrection has already taken place; and they are jeopardizing the faith of some.
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Isaiah 54:11-13
“ Afflicted one, storm tossed, and not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And I will lay your foundations with sapphires.Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies, And your gates of crystal, And your entire wall of precious stones.All your sons will be taught by the Lord; And the well being of your sons will be great.
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Revelation 3:18
I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to apply to your eyes so that you may see.
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Revelation 21:18
The material of the wall was jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
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Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet who has a dream may report his dream, but let him who has My word speak My word truthfully. What does straw have in common with grain?” declares the Lord.
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Acts 20:30
and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them.
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Titus 3:9-11
But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are useless and worthless.Reject a divisive person after a first and second warning,knowing that such a person has deviated from what is right and is sinning, being self condemned.
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2 Timothy 3 13
But evil people and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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1 Peter 1 7
so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which perishes though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
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Proverbs 30:6
Do not add to His words Or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.
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Matthew 15:6-9
he is not to honor his father or mother.’ And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, by saying:‘ This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me.And in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
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Psalms 19:10
They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much pure gold; Sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
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Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
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Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
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2 Corinthians 4 2
but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in trickery nor distorting the word of God, but by the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person’s conscience in the sight of God.
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Proverbs 8:10
Accept my instruction and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.
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1 Timothy 4 6-1 Timothy 4 7
In pointing out these things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have been following.But stay away from worthless stories that are typical of old women. Rather, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness;
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Romans 16:17
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.
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2 Timothy 2 20
Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver implements, but also implements of wood and of earthenware, and some are for honor while others are for dishonor.
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1 Timothy 6 3
If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness,
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1 Timothy 4 1-1 Timothy 4 3
But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron,who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.
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Titus 1:9-11
holding firmly the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict it.For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of dishonest gain.
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2 Corinthians 2 17
For we are not like the many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.
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Isaiah 60:17
Instead of bronze I will bring gold, And instead of iron I will bring silver, And instead of wood, bronze, And instead of stones, iron. And I will make peace your administrators, And righteousness your overseers.
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Psalms 119:72
The Law of Your mouth is better to me Than thousands of gold and silver pieces. Yodh