2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, Lord knows those who are his, and, Let every man who names the name of Lord keep away from unrighteousness.
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Numbers 16:5And he spoke to Korah and to all his company, saying, In the morning LORD will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to him, even him whom he shall choose will he cause to come near to him.
Psalms 1:6For LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 37:18LORD knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be forever.
Psalms 97:10O ye who love LORD, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his sanctified. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
Psalms 125:1Those who trust in LORD are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
Proverbs 10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked man is no more, but the righteous man is an everlasting foundation.
Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 2:15-19
Cautions against Error. ( a. d. 66.) 14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. 15 Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenæus and Philetus; 18 Who concerning the truth have… Read the whole commentary →