My doctrine drop, as doth the rain; and my speech flow, as doth the dew - as the mizzling upon the herbs, and as the drops upon the grass.

Wilt thou say unto God, 'The thing that I take in hand is perfect, and I am clean in thy sight'?

Yea I shall give you a good reward, if ye will not forsake my law.

They also which have been of an erroneous spirit shall come to understanding, and they that have been scornful shall learn doctrine."

But in vain they worship me, teaching doctrines which are nothing but men's precepts.'"

In vain they worship me, teaching doctrines which are nothing but the commandments of men,

Let him that hath an office, wait on his office;

Whatsoever things are written aforetime, are written for our learning: that we, through patience and comfort of the scripture, might have hope.

That we henceforth be no more children, wavering and carried with every wind of doctrine, by the wiliness of men and craftiness, whereby they lay a wait for us to deceive us.

which all perish with the using of them, and are after the commandments, and doctrines of men:

Wherefore, let us leave the doctrine pertaining to the beginning of a Christian man, and let us go unto perfection, and now no more lay the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,