Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.
General references
Bible References
General references
Isaiah 1:11 “What are all your sacrifices to Me?”
asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.
asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.
Isaiah 58:2 They seek Me day after day
and delight to know My ways,
like a nation that does what is right
and does not abandon the justice of their God.
They ask Me for righteous judgments;
they delight in the nearness of God.”
and delight to know My ways,
like a nation that does what is right
and does not abandon the justice of their God.
They ask Me for righteous judgments;
they delight in the nearness of God.”
Isaiah 59:6 Their webs cannot become clothing,
and they cannot cover themselves with their works.
Their works are sinful works,
and violent acts are in their hands.
and they cannot cover themselves with their works.
Their works are sinful works,
and violent acts are in their hands.
Isaiah 64:5 You welcome the one who joyfully does what is right;
they remember You in Your ways.
But we have sinned, and You were angry.
How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
they remember You in Your ways.
But we have sinned, and You were angry.
How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
Isaiah 66:3 One slaughters an ox, one kills a man;
one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog’s neck;
one offers a grain offering, one offers pig’s blood;
one offers incense, one praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their detestable practices.
one sacrifices a lamb, one breaks a dog’s neck;
one offers a grain offering, one offers pig’s blood;
one offers incense, one praises an idol—
all these have chosen their ways
and delight in their detestable practices.
Jeremiah 7:4
Do not trust deceitful words, chanting: This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.
Micah 3:2 You hate good and love evil.
You tear off people’s skin
and strip their flesh from their bones.
You tear off people’s skin
and strip their flesh from their bones.
Matthew 23:5 They do everything to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
Romans 3:10
as it is written:
There is no one righteous, not even one.
Romans 10:2
I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.