1 Thessalonians 5:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

Prove

General references

1 Corinthians 10:15

Bible References

Prove

"Beware of the false teachers--men who come to you in sheep's fleeces, but beneath that disguise they are ravenous wolves.

Then Jesus called the people to Him again. "Listen to me, all of you," He said, "and understand.

"Why, too, do you not of yourselves arrive at just conclusions?

The Jews at Beroea were of a nobler disposition than those in Thessalonica, for they very readily received the Message, and day after day searched the Scriptures to see whether it was as Paul stated.

And do not follow the customs of the present age, but be transformed by the entire renewal of your minds, so that you may learn by experience what God's will is--that will which is good and beautiful and perfect.

For, among human beings, who knows a man's inner thoughts except the man's own spirit within him? In the same way, also, only God's Spirit is acquainted with God's inner thoughts.

or if there is no interpreter, let the man with the gift be silent in the Church, speaking to himself and to God.

and learn in your own experiences what is fully pleasing to the Lord.

so that you may be men of transparent character, and may be blameless, in preparation for the day of Christ,

I know your doings and your toil and patient suffering. And I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, but have put to the test those who say that they themselves are Apostles but are not, and you have found them to be liars.

General references

I speak as to men of sense: judge for yourselves of what I say.