a[See ver. 20 above]
bJer. 16:19; Hab. 2:18; [1 Cor. 8:4]
c[Zeph. 1:12]
d[Job 21:15]
ever. 32; ch. 5:47
f1 Kgs. 18:26
gProv. 10:19; Eccles. 5:2
hCol. 2:22; Titus 1:14
i2 Pet. 3:14
jch. 16:10; Jer. 48:10; John 6:28
k[Gal. 6:9]; See ch. 3:8
l2 Tim. 2:16
mSee 1 Tim. 6:4
n1 Tim. 1:4
o2 Tim. 2:14
pch. 3:2, 3; Ps. 39:1; [ch. 3:6; Ps. 34:13; 141:3]
qActs 26:5

1 Samuel 12:21

21And ado not turn aside after bempty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty.

Malachi 3:14

14You have said, c‘It is vain to serve God. dWhat is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts?

Matthew 6:7

7“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as ethe Gentiles do, for fthey think that they will be heard gfor their many words.

Matthew 15:9

9in vain do they worship me,
teaching as hdoctrines the commandments of men.’”

1 Corinthians 15:14

14And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:58

58 iTherefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in jthe work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord kyour labor is not in vain.

Titus 3:9

9But lavoid foolish mcontroversies, ngenealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for othey are unprofitable and worthless.

James 1:26

26If anyone thinks he is religious pand does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s qreligion is worthless.
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