Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

Bible References

General references

Matthew 23:33
how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Matthew 16:6
And Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Saducees.
Mark 8:15
And he charged them, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod.
Luke 12:1
In the mean time, an innumerable multitude being gathered together, so that they trod one upon another, he said to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Luke 13:21
It is like leaven, which a woman took and covered up in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
1 Corinthians 5:6
Your glorying is not good: know ye not, that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived. Evil communications corrupt good manners.
2 Timothy 2:17
And their word will eat as a gangrene; of whom are Hymeneus and Philetus,