Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
General references
Bible References
General references
Matthew 23:33
O serpents, O vipers' brood, how are you to escape condemnation to Gehenna?
Matthew 16:6
and when Jesus said to them, "See to it: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,"
Mark 8:15
and when He admonished them, "See to it, be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod,"
Luke 12:1
Meanwhile the people had come streaming towards Him by tens of thousands, so that they were trampling one another under foot. And now He proceeded to say to His disciples first, "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is to say, beware of hypocrisy.
Luke 13:21
It is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, to work there till the whole is leavened."
1 Corinthians 5:6
It is no good thing--this which you make the ground of your boasting. Do you not know that a little yeast corrupts the whole of the dough?
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not deceive yourselves: "Evil companionships corrupt good morals."
2 Timothy 2:17
and their teaching will spread like a running sore. Hymenaeus and Philetus are men of that stamp.