Proverbs 14:15

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

“I know your works, and your toil and perseverance, and that you can’t tolerate evil men, and have tested those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and found them false.

“But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says Yahweh: “I will put my law in their inward parts, and I will write it in their heart. I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings, for it is good that the heart be established by grace, not by food, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.

But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

He said, “Watch out that you don’t get led astray, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is at hand.’ Therefore don’t follow them.

“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber.

and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.

These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart;

Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.

“For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.”

You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

Come now therefore, and let’s kill him, and cast him into one of the pits, and we will say, ‘An evil animal has devoured him.’ We will see what will become of his dreams.”

He said, “My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he only is left. If harm happens to him along the way in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to Sheol.”

One went out from me, and I said, “Surely he is torn in pieces;” and I haven’t seen him since.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.

He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and my people love to have it so. What will you do in the end of it?

Her prophets have plastered for them with whitewash, seeing false visions, and divining lies to them, saying, ‘The Lord Yahweh says,’ when Yahweh has not spoken.

Yahweh says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray; for those who feed their teeth, they proclaim, “Peace!” and whoever doesn’t provide for their mouths, they prepare war against him:

If anyone desires to do his will, he will know about the teaching, whether it is from God, or if I am speaking from myself.

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.

If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.

For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

Now I say this that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour.

These are hidden rocky reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you, shepherds who without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

As soon as you have come into the city, you will immediately find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice. Afterwards those who are invited eat. Now therefore go up; for at this time you will find him.”

To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.

I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart.”

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.

I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

who tell the seers, “Don’t see!” and the prophets, “Don’t prophesy to us right things. Tell us pleasant things. Prophesy deceits.

“Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law. Don’t fear the reproach of men, and don’t be dismayed at their insults.

Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah! Yahweh has not sent you, but you make this people trust in a lie.

“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and tell them, even the shepherds, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed the sheep?

Now when they fall, they will be helped with a little help; but many will join themselves to them with flatteries.

Therefore Yahweh says: “Behold, I am planning against these people a disaster, from which you will not remove your necks, neither will you walk haughtily; for it is an evil time.

Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves, and were filled.

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.

So speak and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom.

In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.

Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

He recognized it, and said, “It is my son’s tunic. An evil animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces.”

David said to the young man who told him, “How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?”

Two hundred men went with Absalom out of Jerusalem, who were invited, and went in their simplicity; and they didn’t know anything.

Bathsheba said, “All right. I will speak for you to the king.”

They sent to me four times like this; and I answered them the same way.

Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.

I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

They have seen falsehood and lying divination, who say, ‘Yahweh says;’ but Yahweh has not sent them. They have made men to hope that the word would be confirmed.

Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

For those who are such don’t serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I can’t come down. Why should the work cease, while I leave it, and come down to you?”

The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.