Butter and honey He shall eat until He knows to refuse the evil and choose the good.

For before the Child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land that you loathe shall be forsaken by both its kings.

Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and thus Jehovah the God of Hosts shall be with you, as you have spoken.

Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate. It may be that Jehovah, the God of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

You who hate good and love evil, who tear their skin off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

For everyone practicing evil hates the Light and does not come to the Light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

and know His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the Law,

If, then, I do what I do not wish to do, I agree with the Law that it is good.

For I delight in the Law of God according to the inward man.

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the Law of God, nor indeed can be.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cleave to what is good.

Does not the ear test words and the mouth taste its food?

For the ear examines words as the palate tastes food.

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

proving what is acceptable to the Lord.

But test all things; hold fast what is good.

For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the rudimentary principles of the Words of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their understanding exercised to discern both good and evil.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, to see whether they are from God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world.

I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them to be liars;

The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds;

Did he not say to me, She is my sister? And she, even she herself said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.

Now therefore, fear Jehovah, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers have served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve Jehovah!

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him, and said of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit.

This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience that is blameless toward God and men.

For our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.

For we are not, as so many, peddling the Word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ, in the sight of God.

I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the diligence of others.

but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head, Christ,

that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

But He turned and said to Peter, Get behind Me, Satan! You are a snare to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.

But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks, for stumbling blocks must come; but woe to that man by whom the stumbling block comes!

Peter answered and said to Him, Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.

Do not bring to naught the work of God on account of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man whose eating causes a stumbling block.

It is good not to eat flesh nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is enticed to sin or is made weak.

Now I exhort you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and snares, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and turn away from them.

Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat flesh, so that I not make my brother stumble.

Do not become a cause of stumbling, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God,

Giving no cause of stumbling in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed.

And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased.

so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.

who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.