Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
Approve things that are excellent
That ye may be
Without
General references
Bible References
Ye
Isaiah 7:15
He will eat curds and honey at the time He knows enough to refuse evil and choose good.
Amos 5:14 Seek good and not evil, that you may live;
And thus may the Lord God of hosts be with you,
Just as you have said!
And thus may the Lord God of hosts be with you,
Micah 3:2 “You who hate good and love evil,
Whotear off their skin from them
And their flesh from their bones,
Who
And their flesh from their bones,
John 3:20 For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
Romans 2:18
and know His will and approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law,
Romans 7:16
But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good.
Romans 8:7
because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so,
Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
Approve things that are excellent
Job 12:11 “Does not the ear test words,
As the palatetastes its food?
As the palate
Job 34:3 “For the ear tests words
As the palate tastes food.
As the palate tastes food.
Romans 12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
2 Corinthians 11:13
For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.
Ephesians 5:10 trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;
Hebrews 5:12
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food.
1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Revelation 2:2 ‘I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;
That ye may be
Philippians 1:16
the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;
Genesis 20:5
Did he not himself say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this.”
Joshua 24:14
“Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
John 1:47
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and *said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”
Acts 24:16
In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 8:8
I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.
Ephesians 4:15
but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ,
Ephesians 6:24
Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.
1 Thessalonians 3:13
so that He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Without
Matthew 16:23
But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s.”
Matthew 18:6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Matthew 26:33
But Peter said to Him, “Even though all may fall away because of You, I will never fall away.”
Romans 14:20 Do not tear down the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but they are evil for the man who eats and gives offense.
Romans 16:17
Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.
1 Corinthians 8:13
Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.
1 Corinthians 10:32 Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God;
2 Corinthians 6:3 giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited,
Galatians 5:11
But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.
1 Thessalonians 3:13
so that He may establish your hearts without blame in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.
General references
John 16:1 “These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling.