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Colossians 2:8
Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition, based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ.
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2 Timothy 2 16
Avoid irreverent and empty speech, since those who engage in it will produce even more godlessness,
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2 Timothy 3 14-2 Timothy 3 16
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed. You know those who taught you,and you know that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness,
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Colossians 2:18
Let no one condemn you by delighting in ascetic practices and the worship of angels, claiming access to a visionary realm. Such people are inflated by empty notions of their unspiritual mind.
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1 Timothy 1 4
or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan, which operates by faith.
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Romans 3:2
Considerable in every way. First, they were entrusted with the very words of God.
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1 Timothy 6 14
to keep this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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2 Thessalonians 2 15
So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught, whether by what we said or what we wrote.
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2 Timothy 1 12-2 Timothy 1 14
and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
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1 Corinthians 3 19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, since it is written, He catches the wise in their craftiness;
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Titus 1:9
holding to the faithful message as taught, so that he will be able both to encourage with sound teaching and to refute those who contradict it.
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2 Timothy 2 1
You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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1 Timothy 1 6
Some have departed from these and turned aside to fruitless discussion.
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Acts 17:18
Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said,“ What is this ignorant show-off trying to say?” Others replied,“ He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities”— because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
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1 Timothy 4 7
But have nothing to do with pointless and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness.
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Titus 3:9
But avoid foolish debates, genealogies, quarrels, and disputes about the law, because they are unprofitable and worthless.
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2 Thessalonians 1 4
Therefore, we ourselves boast about you among God’s churches— about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions that you are enduring.
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1 Corinthians 1 19-1 Corinthians 1 23
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the intelligence of the intelligent.Where is the one who is wise? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish?For since, in God’s wisdom, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of what is preached.For the Jews ask for signs and the Greeks seek wisdom,but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles.
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Acts 17:21
Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new.
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1 Timothy 1 11
that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which was entrusted to me.
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Titus 1:14
and may not pay attention to Jewish myths and the commands of people who reject the truth.
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1 Corinthians 2 6
We do, however, speak a wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age, or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
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1 Timothy 6 11
But you, man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.
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Revelation 3:3
Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.
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Titus 1:4
To Titus, my true son in our common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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1 Timothy 6 4-1 Timothy 6 5
he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in disputes and arguments over words. From these come envy, quarreling, slander, evil suspicions,and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain.
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Romans 1:22
Claiming to be wise, they became fools