If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselv
who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use
Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he
The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before Go
he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and n
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may resul
How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teac
Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching yo
Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared t
“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations
Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead
But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stu
Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and t
while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless
By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of fait
If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On th