Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

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Bible References

When

Romans 1:19
Because that which may be known of God, is manifest among them; for God has made it manifest to them,
John 3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

They glorified

Romans 15:9
and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy, as it is written: For this cause I will give praise to thee among the Gentiles, and to thy name will I sing.
Luke 17:15
Bat, one of them, seeing that he was restored to health, turned back, and, with a loud voice, glorified God.
2 Timothy 3:2
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, revilers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Revelation 14:7
and he said with a loud voice: Fear God, and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment has come; and worship him that made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear thee, Lord, and glorify thy name? For thou alone art holy; for all nations shall come and worship before thee: because thy judgments are made manifest.

But became

Ephesians 4:17
This I say, therefore, and appeal to you solemnly in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the other Gentiles walk, in the error of their minds,
1 Peter 1:18
because you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver or gold, from your vain mode of life received by tradition from your fathers,

Their foolish

Romans 11:10
let their eyes be darkened, so that they may not see, and let them bow down their back always.
Acts 26:18
in order to open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

General references

James 4:17
Therefore, to him that knows how to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.