“Be ye in the world, but not of the world.”
This quote does not actually appear in scripture, but it represents the teachings of Jesus and of the prophets and apostles.
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“Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on this law he meditates day and night.” – King David, Psalm 1, verses 1-2
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Psalm 84
[10] I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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Psalm 94
[11] The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
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Proverbs 23
[17] Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
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Ecclesiastes 1
[1] The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
[2] Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
[14] I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
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Ecclesiastes 5
[10] He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
[11] When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
[12] The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
[13] There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
[14] But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
[15] As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
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Isaiah 5
[20] Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
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Isaiah 48
[20] Go ye forth from Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye: The LORD hath redeemed His servant Jacob.
This verse is both literal and symbolic. Babylon represents worldliness.
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Isaiah 51
[7] Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
[8] For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
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Jonah 2
[8] They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
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See also:
Forsaking Worldliness: New Testament
Forsaking Worldliness: Book of Mormon
Forsaking Worldliness: Doctrine & Covenants
Forsaking Worldliness: Stories & Quotes
– Tom Irvine
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