Verse 29

Being{G5225} then{G3767} the offspring{G1085} of God,{G2316} we ought{G3784} not{G3756} to think that{G3543} the Godhead{G2304} is{G1511} like unto{G3664} gold,{G5557} or{G2228} silver,{G696} or{G2228} stone,{G3037} graven{G5480} by art{G5078} and{G2532} device{G1761} of man.{G444}

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:4 : 4 Thou shalt not make{H6213} unto thee a graven image,{H6459} nor any likeness{H8544} [of any thing] that{H834} is in heaven{H8064} above,{H4605} or that is in the earth{H776} beneath, or that is in the water{H4325} under the earth:{H776}
  • Exod 32:4 : 4 And he received{H3947} it at their hand,{H3027} and fashioned{H6696} it with a graving tool,{H2747} and made{H6213} it a molten{H4541} calf:{H5695} and they said,{H559} These are thy gods,{H430} O Israel,{H3478} which brought{H5927} thee up out of the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714}
  • Ps 94:7-9 : 7 And they say,{H559} Jehovah{H3050} will not see,{H7200} Neither will the God{H430} of Jacob{H3290} consider.{H995} 8 Consider,{H995} ye brutish{H1197} among the people;{H5971} And ye fools,{H3684} when will ye be wise?{H7919} 9 He that planted{H5193} the ear,{H241} shall he not hear?{H8085} He that formed{H3335} the eye,{H5869} shall he not see?{H5027}
  • Ps 106:20 : 20 Thus they changed{H4171} their glory{H3519} For the likeness{H8403} of an ox{H7794} that eateth{H398} grass.{H6212}
  • Ps 115:4-8 : 4 Their idols{H6091} are silver{H3701} and gold,{H2091} The work{H4639} of men's{H120} hands.{H3027} 5 They have mouths,{H6310} but they speak{H1696} not; Eyes{H5869} have they, but they see{H7200} not; 6 They have ears,{H241} but they hear{H8085} not; Noses{H639} have they, but they smell{H7306} not; 7 They have hands,{H3027} but they handle{H4184} not; Feet{H7272} have they, but they walk{H1980} not; Neither speak{H1897} they through their throat.{H1627} 8 They that make{H6213} them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth{H982} in them.
  • Isa 40:12-20 : 12 Who hath measured{H4058} the waters{H4325} in the hollow of his hand,{H8168} and meted out{H8505} heaven{H8064} with the span,{H2239} and comprehended{H3557} the dust{H6083} of the earth{H776} in a measure,{H7991} and weighed{H8254} the mountains{H2022} in scales,{H6425} and the hills{H1389} in a balance?{H3976} 13 Who hath directed{H8505} the Spirit{H7307} of Jehovah,{H3068} or being his counsellor{H376} hath taught{H3045} him? 14 With whom took he counsel,{H3289} and who instructed{H995} him, and taught{H3925} him in the path{H734} of justice,{H4941} and taught{H3925} him knowledge,{H1847} and showed{H3045} to him the way{H1870} of understanding?{H8394} 15 Behold, the nations{H1471} are as a drop{H4752} of a bucket,{H1805} and are accounted{H2803} as the small dust{H7834} of the balance:{H3976} Behold, he taketh up{H5190} the isles{H339} as a very little thing.{H1851} 16 And Lebanon{H3844} is not{H369} sufficient{H1767} to burn,{H1197} nor the beasts{H2416} thereof sufficient{H1767} for a burnt-offering.{H5930} 17 All the nations{H1471} are as nothing before him; they are accounted{H2803} by him as less than nothing,{H657} and vanity.{H8414} 18 To whom then will ye liken{H1819} God?{H410} or what likeness{H1823} will ye compare{H6186} unto him? 19 The image,{H6459} a workman{H2796} hath cast{H5258} [it], and the goldsmith{H6884} overlayeth{H7554} it with gold,{H2091} and casteth{H6884} [for it] silver{H3701} chains.{H7577} 20 He that is too impoverished{H5533} for [such] an oblation{H8641} chooseth{H977} a tree{H6086} that will not rot;{H7537} he seeketh{H1245} unto him a skilful{H2450} workman{H2796} to set{H3559} up a graven image,{H6459} that shall not be moved.{H4131}
  • Isa 44:9-9 : 9 They that fashion{H3335} a graven image{H6459} are all of them vanity;{H8414} and the things{H2530} that they delight in shall not profit;{H3276} and their own witnesses{H5707} see{H7200} not, nor know:{H3045} that they may be put to shame.{H954} 10 Who hath fashioned{H3335} a god,{H410} or molten{H5258} an image{H6459} that is profitable{H3276} for nothing?{H1115} 11 Behold, all his fellows{H2270} shall be put to shame;{H954} and the workmen,{H2796} they are of men:{H120} let them all be gathered together,{H6908} let them stand up;{H5975} they shall fear,{H6342} they shall be put to shame{H954} together.{H3162} 12 The smith{H1270} [maketh] an axe,{H4621} and worketh{H6466} in the coals,{H6352} and fashioneth{H3335} it with hammers,{H4717} and worketh{H6466} it with his strong{H3581} arm:{H2220} yea, he is hungry,{H7457} and his strength{H3581} faileth;{H369} he drinketh{H8354} no water,{H4325} and is faint.{H3286} 13 The carpenter{H2796} stretcheth out{H5186} a line;{H8279} he marketh it out{H8388} with a pencil;{H8279} he shapeth{H6213} it with planes,{H4741} and he marketh it out{H8388} with the compasses,{H4230} and shapeth{H6213} it after the figure{H8403} of a man,{H376} according to the beauty{H8597} of a man,{H120} to dwell{H3427} in a house.{H1004} 14 He heweth him down{H3772} cedars,{H730} and taketh{H3947} the holm-tree{H8645} and the oak,{H437} and strengtheneth{H553} for himself one among the trees{H6086} of the forest:{H3293} he planteth{H5193} a fir-tree,{H766} and the rain{H1653} doth nourish{H1431} it. 15 Then shall it be for a man{H120} to burn;{H1197} and he taketh{H3947} thereof, and warmeth{H2552} himself; yea, he kindleth{H5400} it, and baketh{H644} bread:{H3899} yea, he maketh{H6466} a god,{H410} and worshippeth{H7812} it; he maketh{H6213} it a graven image,{H6459} and falleth down{H5456} thereto. 16 He burneth{H8313} part{H2677} thereof in{H1119} the fire;{H784} with part{H2677} thereof he eateth{H398} flesh;{H1320} he roasteth{H6740} roast,{H6748} and is satisfied;{H7646} yea, he warmeth{H2552} himself, and saith,{H559} Aha,{H1889} I am warm,{H2552} I have seen{H7200} the fire.{H217} 17 And the residue{H7611} thereof he maketh{H6213} a god,{H410} even his graven image;{H6459} he falleth down{H5456} unto it and worshippeth,{H7812} and prayeth{H6419} unto it, and saith,{H559} Deliver{H5337} me; for thou art my god.{H410} 18 They know{H3045} not, neither do they consider:{H995} for he hath shut{H2902} their eyes,{H5869} that they cannot see;{H7200} and their hearts,{H3826} that they cannot understand.{H7919} 19 And none calleth{H7725} to mind,{H3820} neither is there knowledge{H1847} nor understanding{H8394} to say,{H559} I have burned{H8313} part{H2677} of it in{H1119} the fire;{H784} yea, also I have baked{H644} bread{H3899} upon the coals{H1513} thereof; I have roasted{H6740} flesh{H1320} and eaten{H398} it: and shall I make{H6213} the residue{H3499} thereof an abomination?{H8441} shall I fall down{H5456} to the stock{H944} of a tree?{H6086} 20 He feedeth{H7462} on ashes;{H665} a deceived{H2048} heart{H3820} hath turned him aside;{H5186} and he cannot deliver{H5337} his soul,{H5315} nor say,{H559} Is there not a lie{H8267} in my right hand?{H3225}
  • Isa 46:5-6 : 5 To whom will ye like{H1819} me, and make me equal,{H7737} and compare{H4911} me, that we may be like?{H1819} 6 Such as lavish{H2107} gold{H2091} out of the bag,{H3599} and weigh{H8254} silver{H3701} in the balance,{H7070} they hire{H7936} a goldsmith,{H6884} and he maketh{H6213} it a god;{H410} they fall down,{H5456} yea, they worship.{H7812}
  • Hab 2:19-20 : 19 Woe{H1945} unto him that saith{H559} to the wood,{H6086} Awake;{H6974} to the dumb{H1748} stone,{H68} Arise!{H5782} Shall this teach?{H3384} Behold, it is overlaid{H8610} with gold{H2091} and silver,{H3701} and there is no breath{H7307} at all in the midst{H7130} of it. 20 But Jehovah{H3068} is in his holy{H6944} temple:{H1964} let all the earth{H776} keep silence{H2013} before{H6440} him.
  • Rom 1:20-23 : 20 For{G1063} the invisible things{G517} of him{G846} since{G575} the creation{G2937} of the world{G2889} are clearly seen,{G2529} being perceived{G3539} through the things that are made,{G4161} [even]{G5037} his{G846} everlasting{G126} power{G1411} and{G2532} divinity;{G2305} that{G1519} they{G846} may be{G1511} without excuse:{G379} 21 because that,{G1360} knowing{G1097} God,{G2316} they glorified{G1392} him not{G3756} as{G5613} God,{G2316} neither{G2228} gave thanks;{G2168} but{G235} became vain{G3154} in{G1722} their{G846} reasonings,{G1261} and{G2532} their{G846} senseless{G801} heart{G2588} was darkened.{G4654} 22 Professing themselves{G5335} to be{G1511} wise,{G4680} they became fools,{G3471} 23 and{G2532} changed{G236} the glory{G1391} of the incorruptible{G862} God{G2316} for{G1722} the likeness of an image{G1504} of{G3667} corruptible{G5349} man,{G444} and{G2532} of birds,{G4071} and{G2532} four-footed beasts,{G5074} and{G2532} creeping things.{G2062}
  • Jer 10:4-9 : 4 They deck{H3302} it with silver{H3701} and with gold;{H2091} they fasten{H2388} it with nails{H4548} and with hammers,{H4717} that it move{H6328} not. 5 They are like{H4749} a palm-tree,{H8560} of turned work, and speak{H1696} not: they must needs{H5375} be borne,{H5375} because they cannot go.{H6805} Be not afraid{H3372} of them; for they cannot do evil,{H7489} neither is it in them to do good.{H3190} 6 There is none like unto thee, O Jehovah;{H3068} thou art great,{H1419} and thy name{H8034} is great{H1419} in might.{H1369} 7 Who should not fear{H3372} thee, O King{H4428} of the nations?{H1471} for to thee doth it appertain;{H2969} forasmuch as among all the wise{H2450} men of the nations,{H1471} and in all their royal estate,{H4438} there is none like unto thee. 8 But they are together{H259} brutish{H1197} and foolish:{H3688} the instruction{H4148} of idols!{H6086} it is but a stock.{H6086} 9 There is silver{H3701} beaten into plates,{H7554} which is brought{H935} from Tarshish,{H8659} and gold{H2091} from Uphaz,{H210} the work{H4639} of the artificer{H2796} and of the hands{H3027} of the goldsmith;{H6884} blue{H8504} and purple{H713} for their clothing;{H3830} they are all the work{H4639} of skilful{H2450} men. 10 But Jehovah{H3068} is the true{H571} God;{H430} he is the living{H2416} God,{H430} and an everlasting{H5769} King:{H4428} at his wrath{H7110} the earth{H776} trembleth,{H7493} and the nations{H1471} are not able to abide{H3557} his indignation.{H2195}
  • Isa 40:25 : 25 To whom then will ye liken{H1819} me, that I should be equal{H7737} [to him]? saith{H559} the Holy One.{H6918}