Matthew 15:9

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Summary

Matthew 15:9

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

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General references

Judges 17:13

1 Corinthians 15:14

Bible References

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Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

I also will do this unto you: I will appoint terror over you, even consumption and fever, that shall consume the eyes, and make the soul to pine away; and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.

Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches , and knoweth not who shall gather them.

Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; new moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies,- I cannot away with iniquity and the solemn meeting.

Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?

But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.

by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?

Teaching

What thing soever I command you, that shall ye observe to do: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.

And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me , and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them ;

Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith;'so do I now .

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

Be not carried away by divers and strange teachings: for it is good that the heart be established by grace; not by meats, wherein they that occupied themselves were not profited.

I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:

General references

Then said Micah, Now know I that Jehovah will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.

and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.