Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Exhortations to hate and avoid
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Verse Concepts
I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Counsel » Whose counsel should not be heeded
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Fools » Avoid them
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Hearing » Who not to listen to
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD.