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?

Profiteth

Bible References

Profiteth

Romans 6:21
What fruit therefore had ye then in the things, which ye are now ashamed of? for the end of those things is death.

A teacher

Romans 1:23
and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for an image like to corruptible man, and birds, and beasts, and reptiles.
2 Thessalonians 2:9
who comes, through the efficacy of Satan, with all kind of lying power, and signs,
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit expressly saith, that in latter times some shall apostatize from the faith, attending to seducing spirits,
Revelation 13:11
And I saw another beast ascending out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb; but he spake like a dragon.
Revelation 19:20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet, who had wrought signs before him, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Dumb

1 Corinthians 12:2
Ye know that ye were Gentiles, drawn aside after dumb idols, just as ye were led: wherefore,