James 2:20

But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless?

James 2:26

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

Job 11:11-12

“For He knows false men,
And He sees iniquity without investigating.

Psalm 94:8-11

Pay heed, you senseless among the people;
And when will you understand, stupid ones?

Proverbs 12:11

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.

Jeremiah 2:5

Thus says the Lord,
What injustice did your fathers find in Me,
That they went far from Me
And walked after emptiness and became empty?

Romans 1:21

For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

1 Corinthians 15:35-36

But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?”

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

Galatians 6:3

For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Colossians 2:8

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.

1 Timothy 1:6

For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion,

Titus 1:10

For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

James 1:26

If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

James 2:17

Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

That

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Bible References

O vain

James 1:26
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
Job 11:11
“For He knows false men,
And He sees iniquity without investigating.
Psalm 94:8
Pay heed, you senseless among the people;
And when will you understand, stupid ones?
Proverbs 12:11
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.
Jeremiah 2:5
Thus says the Lord,
What injustice did your fathers find in Me,
That they went far from Me
And walked after emptiness and became empty?
Romans 1:21
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
1 Corinthians 15:35
But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?”
Galatians 6:3
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.
1 Timothy 1:6
For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion,
Titus 1:10
For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

That

James 2:14
What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?

General references

1 Corinthians 15:14
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, your faith also is vain.