Romans 2:20
A teacher of the foolish, having in the law the form of knowledge and of what is true;
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- 2 Tim 3:5 : 5 Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.
- Titus 1:16 : 16 They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.
- 2 Tim 1:13 : 13 Keep the form of those true words which you had from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
- Rom 6:17 : 17 But praise be to God that though you were the servants of sin, you have now given yourselves freely to that form of teaching under which you were placed;
- 1 Cor 3:1 : 1 And the teaching I gave you, my brothers, was such as I was able to give, not to those who have the Spirit, but to those who are still in the flesh, even to children in Christ.
- Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.
- Heb 5:13 : 13 For everyone who takes milk is without experience of the word of righteousness: he is a child.
- 1 Pet 2:2 : 2 Be full of desire for the true milk of the word, as babies at their mothers' breasts, so that you may go on to salvation;
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17 But as for you who have the name of Jew, and are resting on the law, and take pride in God,
18 And have knowledge of his desires, and are a judge of the things which are different, having the learning of the law,
19 In the belief that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in the dark,
- Rom 2:21-233 verses80%
21 You who give teaching to others, do you give it to yourself? you who say that a man may not take what is not his, do you take what is not yours?
22 You who say that a man may not be untrue to his wife, are you true to yours? you who are a hater of images, do you do wrong to the house of God?
23 You who take pride in the law, are you doing wrong to the honour of God by behaviour which is against the law?
- 1 Tim 1:6-83 verses76%
6 From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking;
7 Desiring to be teachers of the law, though they have no knowledge of what they say or of the statements which they make so certainly.
8 We are conscious that the law is good, if a man makes a right use of it,
- 2 Tim 3:6-72 verses72%
6 For these are they who go secretly into houses, making prisoners of foolish women, weighted down with sin, turned from the way by their evil desires,
7 Ever learning, and never coming to the knowledge of what is true.
- 2 Tim 3:14-152 verses72%
14 But see that you keep to the teaching you have been given and the things of which you are certain, conscious of who has been your teacher;
15 And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Heb 5:12-132 verses71%
12 And though by this time it would be right for you to be teachers, you still have need of someone to give you teaching about the first simple rules of God's revelation; you have become like babies who have need of milk, and not of solid food.
13 For everyone who takes milk is without experience of the word of righteousness: he is a child.
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9 To whom will he give knowledge? and to whom will he make clear the word? Will it be to those who have newly given up milk, and who have only now been taken from the breast?
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25 Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,
- 2 Tim 2:14-163 verses69%
14 Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.
15 Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.
16 But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,
- Eph 4:20-212 verses69%
20 For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;
21 If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:
- Rom 2:1-33 verses68%
1 So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.
2 And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.
3 But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?
- 1 Tim 6:3-42 verses68%
3 If any man gives different teaching, not in agreement with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the teaching which is in agreement with true religion,
4 He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,
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20 Have I not put in writing for you thirty sayings, with wise suggestions and knowledge,
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6 If you keep these things before the minds of the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the right teaching which has been your guide:
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2 For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
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7 In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,
- Prov 26:4-52 verses67%
4 Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
5 Give a foolish man a foolish answer, or he will seem wise to himself.
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10 But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;
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20 My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
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8 But you are turned out of the way; you have made the law hard for numbers of people; you have made the agreement of Levi of no value, says the Lord of armies.
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23 For the rule is a light, and the teaching a shining light; and the guiding words of training are the way of life.
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19 For you put up with the foolish gladly, being wise yourselves.
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9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
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18 Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.
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22 Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.
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3 Truly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong;
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6 My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.
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1 But let your words be in agreement with true and right teaching:
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11 Clearly he is in error and a sinner, being self-judged.
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1 O foolish Galatians, by what strange powers have you been tricked, to whom it was made clear that Jesus Christ was put to death on the cross?
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14 So that we may be no longer children, sent this way and that, turned about by every wind of teaching, by the twisting and tricks of men, by the deceits of error;
- Titus 1:10-112 verses66%
10 For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,
11 By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.
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27 And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.