1 Corinthians 3:12

Builders use either lasting materials like gold and precious stones or perishable ones like wood and straw. The quality of one's work on the foundation varies and will be exposed.

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• 2 Tim 4:3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
• 2 Tim 3:7who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
• 2 Tim 2:20A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.
• Col 2:18–23Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.
• Ps 19:10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
• Heb 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
• Matt 15:6–9he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
• 1 Pet 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• Rev 21:18The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
• 2 Cor 2:17For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
• Ps 119:72The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
• Rev 3:18I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
• Jer 23:28Let the prophet who has a dream retell it, but let him who has My word speak it truthfully. For what is straw compared to grain?” declares the LORD.
• Acts 20:30Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
• Rom 16:17Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.
• Isa 54:11–13“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
• Isa 60:17Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.
• Rev 2:14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
• Col 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
• 1 Tim 4:1–3Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
• Titus 1:9–11He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
• Prov 16:16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
• 1 Tim 6:3If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
• Prov 30:6Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
• Prov 8:10Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
• 2 Tim 2:16–18But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
• 2 Tim 3:13while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
• Titus 3:9–11But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.
• 1 Tim 4:6–7By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.
• 2 Cor 4:2Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

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