Bible Verses About Philo And Jewish Philosophy

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

Direct Bible passage for the warning

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

Related anti-empty religion text

And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

Related warning about the wisdom of the world

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Related warning against worldly wisdom

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

Related warning about false knowledge

And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

Related warning about plausible arguments

Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

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For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

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Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

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Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

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Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

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Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

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Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

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From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;

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For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

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And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

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Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

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And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

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These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

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Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

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But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

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There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

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Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

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And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

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But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.

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But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

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For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

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And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

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Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;

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Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

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Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

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Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

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Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

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Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

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Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

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