12 Bible Verses about Useless Things

Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.

Remind them of these things, and charge them before Godnot to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be enslaved by anything.

"All things are lawful," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful," but not all things build up.

O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah

O LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say: "Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit.

And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty.

you who rejoice in Lo-debar, who say, "Have we not by our own strength captured Karnaim for ourselves?"

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?

Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself, for emptiness will be his payment.

but do not seek Bethel, and do not enter into Gilgal or cross over to Beersheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into exile, and Bethel shall come to nothing."