Matthew 6:23

Which verses does Matthew 6:23 point to?

The 20 strongest of 21, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. 1 John 2:1120 votes

   But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

2. Matthew 6:2218 votes

   The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

3. Isaiah 5:20–2117 votes

   Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

4. Proverbs 26:1213 votes

   Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

5. Jeremiah 4:2213 votes

   “For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”

6. 1 Corinthians 3:18–1912 votes

   Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

7. 1 Corinthians 1:18–2011 votes

   For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.” …

8. Isaiah 44:18–2010 votes

   They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand. And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?” …

9. Romans 2:17–239 votes

   Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; …

10. 1 Corinthians 2:148 votes

    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

11. Ephesians 4:188 votes
12. Luke 8:107 votes
13. Romans 1:227 votes
14. Ephesians 5:87 votes
15. Isaiah 8:206 votes
16. Matthew 20:155 votes
17. Matthew 23:16–285 votes
18. Revelation 3:17–185 votes
19. Jeremiah 8:8–94 votes
20. Mark 7:223 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 6:23?

The 10 strongest of 20.

• Isaiah 5:20 30
• Luke 11:34 18
• Hebrews 5:14 10
• Isaiah 8:20 8
• Genesis 3:5 7
• Matthew 20:15 6
• John 1:9 5
• Acts 8:21 5
• Acts 26:18 5
• 2 Corinthians 3:14 5