1 Corinthians 3:12
Good News Translation
Some will use gold or silver or precious stones in building on the foundation; others will use wood or grass or straw.

New Revised Standard Version
Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—

New American Bible
If anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Now, if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble:

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Now, if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble:

gold.

Psalm 19:10 More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.

Psalm 119:72 The law of thy mouth is good to me, above thousands of gold and silver.

Proverbs 8:10 For wisdom is better than all the most precious things: and whatsoever may be desired cannot be compared to it.

Proverbs 16:16 Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

Isaiah 60:17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver: and for wood brass, and for stones iron: and I will make thy visitation peace, and thy overseers justice.

1 Timothy 4:6 These things proposing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished up in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto.

2 Timothy 2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth: and some indeed unto honour, but some unto dishonour.

1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith (much more precious than gold which is tried by the fire) may be found unto praise and glory and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold, fire tried, that thou mayest be made rich and mayest be clothed in white garments: and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear. And anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

precious.

Isaiah 54:11-13 O poor little one, tossed with tempest, without all comfort, behold I will lay thy stones in order, and will lay thy foundations with sapphires, . . .

Revelation 21:18 And the building of the wall thereof was of jasper stone: but the city itself pure gold like to clear glass.

wood.

Proverbs 30:6 Add not any thing to his words, lest thou be reproved and found a liar:

Jeremiah 23:28 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream: and he that hath my word, let him speak my word with truth: what hath the chaff to do with the wheat, saith the Lord?

Matthew 15:6-9 And he shall not honour his father or his mother: and you have made void the commandment of God for your tradition. . . .

Acts 20:30 And of your own selves shall arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

Romans 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark them who make dissensions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned and avoid them.

2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not as many, adulterating the word of God: but with sincerity: but as from God, before God, in Christ we speak.

2 Corinthians 4:2 But we renounce the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness nor adulterating the word of God: but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God.

Colossians 2:8,18-23 Beware lest any man cheat you by philosophy and vain deceit: according to the tradition of men according to the elements of the world and not according to Christ. . . .

1 Timothy 4:1-3,7 Now the Spirit manifestly saith that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error and doctrines of devils, . . .

1 Timothy 6:3 If any man teach otherwise and consent not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness,

2 Timothy 2:16-18 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they grow much towards ungodliness. . . .

2 Timothy 3:7,13 Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth. . . .

2 Timothy 4:3 For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers having itching ears:

Titus 1:9-11 Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to convince the gainsayers. . . .

Titus 3:9-11 But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and strivings about the law. For they are unprofitable and vain. . . .

Hebrews 13:9 Be not led away with various and strange doctrines. For it is best that the heart be established with grace, not with meats: which have not profited those that walk in them.

Revelation 2:14 But I have against thee a few things: because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat and to commit fornication.

Context
Christ Our Foundation
11For other foundation no man can lay, but that which is laid: which is Christ Jesus. 12Now, if any man build upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble: 13Every man's work shall be manifest. For the day of the Lord shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire. And the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is.…
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:28
The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream: and he that hath my word, let him speak my word with truth: what hath the chaff to do with the wheat, saith the Lord?

1 Corinthians 3:11
For other foundation no man can lay, but that which is laid: which is Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 3:13
Every man's work shall be manifest. For the day of the Lord shall declare it, because it shall be revealed in fire. And the fire shall try every man's work, of what sort it is.

1 Corinthians 3:11
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