Bible Verses About Value of Spiritual Heritage

Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.

And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.

And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons;

Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord.

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.