Habakkuk 2:18

"Where is the benefit in owning a carved image, that motivates its maker to carve it? It is only a cast image a teacher that lies because the engraver entrusts himself to his carving, crafting speechless idols.

Jeremiah 10:8

Everyone is stupid and senseless. They follow worthless instruction from a piece of wood!

Zechariah 10:2

Truly the family idols talk nonsense and the diviners discern lies, describing delusional dreams. Since their comfort is vacuous, they wander off on their own like sheep, because there is no shepherd.

Isaiah 42:17

Those who trust in carved idols will turn back and be completely disappointed, along with those who say to metal images, "You are our gods.'"

Isaiah 44:9-10

Now, all the forming of images means nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their own witnesses cannot see, and they know nothing. So they will be put to shame.

Jeremiah 2:27-28

who say to a tree, "You are my father,' and to a stone, "You gave birth to me.' They have turned their back to me, but not their faces. In the time of their trouble, they'll say, "Rise up! Deliver us!'"

1 Corinthians 12:2

You know that when you were unbelievers, you were enticed and led astray to worship idols that couldn't even speak.

Psalm 115:4-8

Their idols are silver and gold, crafted by human hands.

Psalm 135:15-18

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, worked by the hands of human beings.

Isaiah 1:31

Your strong one will be like tinder, and your work a spark; both of them will burn together, with no one to quench the flames that burn them."

Isaiah 37:38

Later, while he was worshiping in the house of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer cut him down with swords and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then Sennacherib's son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

Isaiah 44:14-20

He cuts down cedars, or chooses a cypress tree or an oak, and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. Or he plants a cedar, and the rain makes it grow.

Isaiah 45:16

All of them will be put to shame indeed, disgraced! The makers of idols will go off in disgrace together.

Isaiah 45:20

"Gather together and come; draw near and enter, your fugitives from the nations. Those who carry around their wooden idols know nothing, nor do those who keep praying to a god that cannot save.

Isaiah 46:1-2

"Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low. Their idols are on beasts, on livestock. Your loads are more burdensome than their reports.

Isaiah 46:6-8

Those who pour out gold in a purse, weigh silver in a balance, hire a goldsmith in order to make a god, and then they bow down and even worship it.

Jeremiah 10:3-5

For the practices of the people are worthless. Indeed, a tree is cut down from the forest; it's the work of the hands of a craftsman with an ax.

Jeremiah 10:14-15

Everyone is stupid and without knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols, for his images are false. There is no life in them.

Jeremiah 50:2

"Declare and proclaim among the nations. Lift up a banner and proclaim. Don't conceal anything. Say, "Babylon will be captured. Bel will be disgraced, and Marduk will be destroyed. Her idols will be disgraced, and her filthy images will be destroyed.'

Jonah 2:8

Those who cling to vain idols leave behind the gracious love that could have been theirs.

Romans 1:23-25

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images that looked like mortal human beings, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.

Romans 6:21

What benefit did you get from doing those things you are now ashamed of? For those things resulted in death.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-11

The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the power of Satan. He will use every kind of power, including miraculous signs, lying wonders,

1 Timothy 4:1-2

Now the Spirit says clearly that in the last times some people will abandon the faith by following deceitful spirits, the teachings of demons,

Revelation 13:11-15

I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it talked like a dragon.

Revelation 19:20

The beast was captured, along with the false prophet who had performed signs on its behalf. By these signs the false prophet had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshipped its image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

Bible References

Profiteth

Isaiah 37:38
Later, while he was worshiping in the house of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer cut him down with swords and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then Sennacherib's son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
Isaiah 42:17
Those who trust in carved idols will turn back and be completely disappointed, along with those who say to metal images, "You are our gods.'"
Isaiah 44:9
Now, all the forming of images means nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their own witnesses cannot see, and they know nothing. So they will be put to shame.
Isaiah 45:16
All of them will be put to shame indeed, disgraced! The makers of idols will go off in disgrace together.
Isaiah 46:1
"Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low. Their idols are on beasts, on livestock. Your loads are more burdensome than their reports.
Jeremiah 2:27
who say to a tree, "You are my father,' and to a stone, "You gave birth to me.' They have turned their back to me, but not their faces. In the time of their trouble, they'll say, "Rise up! Deliver us!'"
Jeremiah 10:3
For the practices of the people are worthless. Indeed, a tree is cut down from the forest; it's the work of the hands of a craftsman with an ax.
Jeremiah 50:2
"Declare and proclaim among the nations. Lift up a banner and proclaim. Don't conceal anything. Say, "Babylon will be captured. Bel will be disgraced, and Marduk will be destroyed. Her idols will be disgraced, and her filthy images will be destroyed.'
Romans 6:21
What benefit did you get from doing those things you are now ashamed of? For those things resulted in death.

A teacher

Jeremiah 10:8
Everyone is stupid and senseless. They follow worthless instruction from a piece of wood!
Jonah 2:8
Those who cling to vain idols leave behind the gracious love that could have been theirs.
Zechariah 10:2
Truly the family idols talk nonsense and the diviners discern lies, describing delusional dreams. Since their comfort is vacuous, they wander off on their own like sheep, because there is no shepherd.
Romans 1:23
and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images that looked like mortal human beings, birds, four-footed animals, and reptiles.
2 Thessalonians 2:9
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the power of Satan. He will use every kind of power, including miraculous signs, lying wonders,
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit says clearly that in the last times some people will abandon the faith by following deceitful spirits, the teachings of demons,
Revelation 13:11
I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it talked like a dragon.
Revelation 19:20
The beast was captured, along with the false prophet who had performed signs on its behalf. By these signs the false prophet had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshipped its image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

That the

Psalm 115:4
Their idols are silver and gold, crafted by human hands.
Psalm 135:15
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, worked by the hands of human beings.
Isaiah 1:31
Your strong one will be like tinder, and your work a spark; both of them will burn together, with no one to quench the flames that burn them."
Isaiah 44:14
He cuts down cedars, or chooses a cypress tree or an oak, and lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. Or he plants a cedar, and the rain makes it grow.

Dumb

1 Corinthians 12:2
You know that when you were unbelievers, you were enticed and led astray to worship idols that couldn't even speak.

General references

Psalm 115:8
Those who craft them will become like them, as will all those who trust in them.
Isaiah 40:19
To an idol? A craftsman makes the image, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts silver chains.
Isaiah 44:10
Who would shape a god or cast an image that profits nothing?
Jonah 2:8
Those who cling to vain idols leave behind the gracious love that could have been theirs.

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