1 Thessalonians 5:21

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1 Thessalonians 5:21

but test all things.
Hold on to what is good.

1 John 4:1

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Luke 12:57

“Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

Acts 17:11

The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Romans 12:9

Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.

Ephesians 5:10

discerning what is pleasing to the Lord.

and what He did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when in the middle of the whole Israelite camp the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing with them.

Deuteronomy 32:46-47

he said to them, “Take to heart all these words I am giving as a warning to you today, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, don’t forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commands;

Proverbs 3:21-24

Maintain your competence and discretion.
My son, don’t lose sight of them.

Proverbs 4:13

Hold on to instruction; don’t let go.
Guard it, for it is your life.

Proverbs 6:21-23

Always bind them to your heart;
tie them around your neck.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy—and do not sell—truth,
wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

Song of Songs 3:4

I had just passed them
when I found the one I love.
I held on to him and would not let him go
until I brought him to my mother’s house—
to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

Isaiah 8:20

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.

Matthew 7:15-20

“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.

Mark 7:14-15

Summoning the crowd again, He told them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:

John 8:31

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you really are My disciples.

John 15:4

Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.

Acts 11:23

When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with a firm resolve of the heart,

Acts 14:22

strengthening the disciples by encouraging them to continue in the faith and by telling them, “It is necessary to pass through many troubles on our way into the kingdom of God.”

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

1 Corinthians 2:11

For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man that is in him? In the same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

1 Corinthians 2:14-15

But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually.

1 Corinthians 14:28-29

But if there is no interpreter, that person should keep silent in the church and speak to himself and to God.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Philippians 1:10

so that you can approve the things that are superior and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,

Philippians 3:16

In any case, we should live up to whatever truth we have attained.

Philippians 4:8

Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.

2 Thessalonians 2:15

Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught, either by our message or by our letter.

2 Timothy 1:15

This you know: All those in Asia have turned away from me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

2 Timothy 3:6

For among them are those who worm their way into households and capture idle women burdened down with sins, led along by a variety of passions,

2 Timothy 4:14

Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works.

Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

Revelation 2:2

I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.

Revelation 2:25

But hold on to what you have until I come.

Revelation 3:3

Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you.

Revelation 3:11

I am coming quickly. Hold on to what you have, so that no one takes your crown.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

1 Thessalonians 5:21

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

Prove

General references

1 Corinthians 10:15

Bible References

Prove

To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.

“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravaging wolves.

Summoning the crowd again, He told them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:

“Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

The people here were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, since they welcomed the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man that is in him? In the same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

But if there is no interpreter, that person should keep silent in the church and speak to himself and to God.

discerning what is pleasing to the Lord.

so that you can approve the things that are superior and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ,

I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate evil. You have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them to be liars.

General references

I am speaking as to wise people. Judge for yourselves what I say.