1 Corinthians 5:6
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Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
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Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
Greek words
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Related verses
- Galatians 5:9A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- James 4:16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.
- 1 Corinthians 5:2And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?
- 1 Corinthians 4:18-1918 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.18 Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you. 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.
- Luke 13:21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
- 2 Timothy 2:17And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymeneus and Philetus;and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
- Matthew 13:33Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
- Matthew 16:6-126 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. 8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? 9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?6 “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 They discussed this among themselves and concluded, “It is because we did not bring any bread.” 8 Aware of their conversation, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why are you debating among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
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