20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt,
1 Thessalonians 5:20
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Acts 13:39–41
39 Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses. 40 Watch out, then, that what was spoken by the prophets does not happen to you: 41 ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in yo…
2 Esdras 16:35–37
35 Hear now these things, and understand them, you servants of the Lord. (WEB) 36 Behold, the Lord’s word: receive it. Don’t doubt the things about which the Lord speaks. (WEB) 37 Behold, the calamities draw near, and are not delayed. (WEB)
Sirach 4:24–26
24 For wisdom will be known by speech, and instruction by the word of the tongue. (WEB) 25 Don’t speak against the truth and be shamed for your ignorance. (WEB) 26 Don’t be ashamed to confess your sins. Don’t fight the river’s current. (WEB)
2 Timothy 2:15–17
15 Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth. 16 But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness, 17 and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them a…
1 Timothy 4:13–15
13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders. 15 Be diligent in these…
Proverbs 8:32–34
32 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways. 33 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. 34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
1 Corinthians 14:31–33
31 For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged. 32 The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. 33 For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.
Micah 2:5–7
5 Therefore, you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot. 6 “Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.” 7 Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are thes…
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