1 Samuel 12:21

And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 44:10 asks who fashions a god that is 'profitable for nothing' — directly paralleling Samuel's description of useless idols.

Jonah 2:8 Parallel

Jonah 2:8 warns that clinging to worthless idols forfeits grace — the same danger Samuel warns about.

In Jeremiah 16:19, the nations confess idols are worthless and do no good — directly affirming Samuel's teaching.

Jeremiah 14:22 contrasts worthless idols that cannot bring rain with the LORD who does — reinforcing the futility of idols in 1 Samuel 12:21.

Jeremiah 10:15 says idols are worthless objects of mockery that will perish — echoing Samuel's warning about their uselessness.

Jeremiah 10:8 calls idols worthless and foolish — directly matching Samuel's description of useless idols.

Jeremiah 2:13 portrays idols as broken cisterns that cannot hold water — reinforcing the uselessness of idols in 1 Samuel 12:21.

Jeremiah 2:5 says ancestors followed worthless idols and became worthless — the same futility Samuel warns about.

Isaiah 46:7 Parallel

Isaiah 46:7 notes that an idol cannot answer or save from trouble — reinforcing Samuel's claim that idols cannot rescue.

Isaiah 45:20 mocks those who pray to a god 'that cannot save' — exactly the point Samuel makes about idols' inability to rescue.

Isaiah 44:9 Parallel

Isaiah 44:9 says idol makers are nothing and their delights 'do not profit' — matching Samuel's warning that idols can do no good.

Isaiah 41:24 declares idols are 'nothing' and their work 'less than nothing' — directly reinforcing Samuel's point that they are useless.

Habakkuk 2:18 echoes the same question of profit from idols, calling them 'teacher of lies' — reinforcing their utter uselessness.

Psalm 115:4-8 vividly describes idols as lifeless creations — mouths, eyes, ears that do nothing — underscoring their inability to help.

1 Corinthians 8:4 states that an idol has no real existence, aligning with Samuel's warning that they are useless and cannot rescue.

Deuteronomy 32:21 condemns worthless idols that provoke God — directly parallel to Samuel's warning against useless idols.

In 2 Kings 17:15, Israel's pursuit of false idols exemplifies the warning against empty things that cannot profit.

Mark 7:7 Parallel

In Mark 7:7, Jesus condemns vain worship, echoing the concept of empty things that cannot profit.

Acts 14:15 Parallel

In Acts 14:15, Paul urges turning from vain things to the living God, directly applying the same warning.

Psalm 101:3 Parallel

In Psalm 101:3, the resolve to avoid anything worthless mirrors the command to not turn aside after empty things.

Psalm 4:2 Parallel

In Psalm 4:2, the plea to stop loving vain words and seeking lies directly echoes the warning against empty things.

Isaiah 41:23 challenges idols to prove themselves by foretelling or acting — showing they cannot do good or harm, just as Samuel says they cannot rescue.

In Ecclesiastes 5:16, toiling for the wind illustrates the futility of empty things that cannot profit.

2 Timothy 2:14 warns against quarreling about words that profits nothing — echoing the warning here against vain things that cannot profit.