Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Exhortations to hate and avoid
Leave {the presence of a foolish man}, [for] you will not [come to] know {words of knowledge}.
Now I exhort you, brothers, to look out for those who cause dissensions and temptations contrary to the teaching which you learned, and stay away from them.
Verse Concepts
I wrote to you in the letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. By no means [did I mean] the sexually immoral people of this world or the greedy people and swindlers or idolaters, since then you would have to depart out of the world. But now I have written to you not to associate with any so-called brother, if he is a sexually immoral person or a greedy person or an idolater or an abusive person or a drunkard or a swindler--with such a person not even to eat.
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these [things] the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be sharers with them,
constant wrangling by people of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who consider godliness to be a means of gain.
maintaining a form of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid these [people].
Counsel » Whose counsel should not be heeded
Leave {the presence of a foolish man}, [for] you will not [come to] know {words of knowledge}.
Fools » Avoid them
Leave {the presence of a foolish man}, [for] you will not [come to] know {words of knowledge}.
Lay aside simplicity and live; walk in the way of understanding."
Hearing » Who not to listen to
Leave {the presence of a foolish man}, [for] you will not [come to] know {words of knowledge}.
"If a prophet stands up in your midst or a dreamer of dreams and he gives to you a sign or wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes [about] that he spoke to you, {saying}, 'Let us go after other gods (those whom you have not known), and let us serve them,' you must not listen to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer, for Yahweh your God {is testing you to know whether you love} Yahweh your God with all of your heart and with all [of] your inner self.
For thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, 'Do not let your prophets who [are] in your midst, and your diviners, deceive you, and you must not listen to your dreams that you [are] causing [them] to dream. For they [are] prophesying {falsely} to you in my name; I have not sent them,' {declares} Yahweh.