7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

• 1John 4:1 — Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
• 1John 4:1 — Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
• 1Kgs 2:18 — And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
• Acts 13:7 — Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
• Eph 4:14 — That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
• Eph 5:17 — Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
• Jas 1:25 — But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
• Neh 6:3 — And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?
• Prov 4:26 — Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
• Prov 14:8 — The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
• Prov 22:3 — A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
• Prov 27:12 — A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
• Ps 37:31 — The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
• Rom 16:18 — For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.