Verse 20

Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use?

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:11 : 11 He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
  • Gal 5:6 : 6 Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.
  • Rom 1:21 : 21 Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.
  • Jas 2:26 : 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead even so faith without works is dead.
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.
  • Col 2:8 : 8 Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:
  • 1 Tim 1:6 : 6 From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking;
  • Titus 1:10 : 10 For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,
  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.
  • Jas 2:17 : 17 Even so faith without works is dead.
  • Jer 2:5 : 5 These are the words of the Lord: What evil have your fathers seen in me that they have gone far from me, and, walking after what is false, have become false?
  • Job 11:11-12 : 11 For in his eyes men are as nothing; he sees evil and takes note of it. 12 And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.
  • Ps 94:8-9 : 8 Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise? 9 Has he by whom your ears were planted no hearing? or is he blind by whom your eyes were formed? 10 He who is the judge of the nations, will he not give men the reward of their acts, even he who gives knowledge to man? 11 The Lord has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath.
  • 1 Cor 15:35-36 : 35 But someone will say, How do the dead come back? and with what sort of body do they come? 36 Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again: