1 Timothy 6:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Perverse, etc

1 Timothy 1:6

1 Corinthians 11:16

Men

Supposing

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Romans 16:17

2 Thessalonians 3:6

2 Timothy 3:5

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Bible References

Perverse, etc

From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking;

But if any man will not be ruled in this question, this is not our way of doing things, and it is not done in the churches of God.

Men

Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.

Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.

And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

And then will come the revelation of that evil one, whom the Lord Jesus will put to death with the breath of his mouth, and give to destruction by the revelation of his coming;

And as James and Jambres went against Moses, so do these go against what is true: men of evil minds, who, tested by faith, are seen to be false.

To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.

My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:

Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.

Supposing

But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:

Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him.

Yes, the dogs are for ever looking for food; while these, the keepers of the sheep, are without wisdom: they have all gone after their pleasure, every one looking for profit; they are all the same.

For from the least of them even to the greatest, everyone is given up to getting money; from the prophet even to the priest, everyone is working deceit.

So I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who will take them for themselves: for everyone, from the least to the greatest, is given up to getting money; from the priest even to the prophet, everyone is false.

And they come to you as my people come, and are seated before you as my people, hearing your words but doing them not: for deceit is in their mouth and their heart goes after profit for themselves.

And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.

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Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,

For there was a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-worker, who made silver boxes for the images of Diana, and gave no small profit to the workmen;

By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.

And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.

A curse on them! They have gone in the way of Cain, running uncontrolled into the error of Balaam for reward, and have come to destruction by saying evil against the Lord, like Korah.

For through the wine of the wrath of her evil desires all the nations have come to destruction; and the kings of the earth made themselves unclean with her, and the traders of the earth had their wealth increased by the power of her evil ways.

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Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.

Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us.

Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.

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So that you may not take them as your example and do all the disgusting things which they do in the worship of their gods, so sinning against the Lord your God.

A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

But if any man is without knowledge, let him be so.

And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble.