Verse 21

Test all things. Hold fast to what is good.

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  • 1 John 4:1 : 1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
  • Rom 12:2 : 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will.
  • Rom 12:9 : 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
  • 1 Cor 2:14-15 : 14 But the natural person does not accept the things of God's Spirit, because they are foolishness to him. He cannot understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual person examines all things, but he himself is not subject to being examined by anyone.
  • Luke 12:57 : 57 And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?
  • Deut 11:6-9 : 6 And what He did to Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, son of Reuben, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, tents, and everything that followed them, in the midst of all Israel. 7 Your own eyes have seen all the great deeds the LORD has done. 8 Therefore, keep every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may be strong and go in and take possession of the land that you are crossing over to inherit. 9 And so that you may live long in the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors and their descendants—a land flowing with milk and honey.
  • Eph 5:10 : 10 Prove what is well-pleasing to the Lord.
  • Acts 17:11 : 11 The Bereans were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
  • 2 Tim 3:6 : 6 They are the kind who creep into homes and capture weak-willed women who are burdened with sins and led astray by various desires.
  • 2 Tim 4:14 : 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm; may the Lord repay him according to his deeds.
  • Heb 10:23 : 23 Let us hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
  • Phil 1:10 : 10 So that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.
  • Phil 3:16 : 16 Only let us hold true to what we have already attained.
  • Phil 4:8 : 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise—think about these things.
  • 2 Thess 2:15 : 15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold on to the traditions you were taught, either by what we said or by our letter.
  • Rev 2:2 : 2 I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil people. You have tested those who call themselves apostles but are not, and you have found them to be liars.
  • Rev 2:25 : 25 But hold fast to what you have until I come.
  • Rev 3:3 : 3 Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it and repent. If you are not alert, I will come unexpectedly like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
  • Rev 3:11 : 11 I am coming quickly. Hold on to what you have, so that no one may take your crown.
  • Deut 32:46-47 : 46 he said to them: Set your hearts on all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law. 47 They are not just empty words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
  • Prov 3:1 : 1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments.
  • Prov 3:21-24 : 21 My son, do not let them depart from your sight; guard sound wisdom and discretion. 22 They will be life to your soul and grace to your neck. 23 Then you will walk safely on your path, and your foot will not stumble. 24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
  • Prov 4:13 : 13 Hold tightly to instruction; do not let it go. Guard it well, for it is your life.
  • Prov 6:21-23 : 21 Bind them always upon your heart; tie them around your neck. 22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake, they will speak to you. 23 For the commandment is a lamp, the teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
  • Song 3:4 : 4 Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
  • Matt 7:15-20 : 15 Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruits.
  • Mark 7:14-15 : 14 Then He called the crowd to Him and said, "Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: 15 There is nothing outside a person that can defile him by going into him, but the things that come out of him are what defile him.
  • John 8:31 : 31 Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples.
  • John 15:4 : 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you unless you remain in me.
  • Acts 11:23 : 23 When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, 'We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.'
  • 1 Cor 14:28-29 : 28 But if there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep silent in the church and speak to themselves and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others evaluate what is said.
  • 1 Cor 15:58 : 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
  • 1 Cor 2:11 : 11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person that is within him? In the same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
  • 2 Tim 1:15 : 15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia has turned away from me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.