The term "noxious" refers to something harmful, injurious, or destructive, particularly in a moral or spiritual sense. In the context of the Bible, noxious elements are often associated with sin, false teachings, and influences that lead individuals away from God's truth and righteousness.

Biblical References and Context

While the specific term "noxious" is not directly used in the Berean Standard Bible, the concept is prevalent throughout Scripture. The Bible frequently warns against influences and behaviors that are spiritually harmful or corrupting.

1. False Teachings and Prophets: The Bible warns against false prophets and teachers who spread noxious doctrines that lead people astray. In Matthew 7:15, Jesus cautions, "Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves." These false teachings are spiritually noxious, as they distort the truth of God's Word and can lead believers into error.

2. Sin and Moral Corruption: Sin is inherently noxious, as it separates individuals from God and leads to spiritual death. Romans 6:23 states, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Sin's destructive nature is evident in its ability to corrupt the heart and mind, leading to further rebellion against God.

3. Worldly Influences: The Bible also addresses the noxious nature of worldly influences that can corrupt a believer's faith and conduct. In 1 John 2:15-16, it is written, "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world." These worldly desires are noxious as they draw individuals away from a life centered on God.

4. Corrupt Speech and Behavior: Ephesians 4:29 advises, "Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen." Unwholesome or corrupt speech is noxious, as it can harm relationships and hinder the witness of a believer.

Spiritual Vigilance

The Bible encourages believers to remain vigilant against noxious influences by grounding themselves in Scripture and maintaining a close relationship with God. Ephesians 6:11 exhorts, "Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes." This spiritual armor includes truth, righteousness, faith, and the Word of God, which protect against the harmful effects of sin and falsehood.

Conclusion

While the Bible does not use the term "noxious" explicitly, the concept is woven throughout its teachings, emphasizing the importance of discernment and spiritual purity. Believers are called to reject harmful influences and to pursue holiness, aligning their lives with the truth and righteousness of God.1. (a.) Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, noxious practices or examples.

2. (a.) Guilty; criminal.

890. boshah -- stinking or noxious weeds
... 889, 890. boshah. 891 . stinking or noxious weeds. Transliteration: boshah
Phonetic Spelling: (bosh-aw') Short Definition: stinkweed. Word Origin fem. ...
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Noxious Animals Worshipped by the Egyptians; Man by Arts an Evil ...
... Chapter XIV."Noxious Animals Worshipped by the Egyptians; Man by Arts an Evil-Doer;
Lust and Injustice Corrected by Laws and Discipline; Contingent and ...
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The Answer on the Threefold Movement of the Soul.
... For when the violence of a noxious moisture has seized on the body's citadel, ie,
the head, it brings about a feeling of headache, but when it affects the ears ...
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A Parable: How one May be Hindered in this Fourth Degree
... And then some imprudent men become full of noxious humours, which enter into the
stomach, and spoil the health and bring many diseases: and these destroy the ...
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Much to be done in a Little Time.
... land neglected by the cultivator necessarily produces thorns and thistles, so your
sense, by long neglect, has produced a plentiful crop of noxious opinions of ...
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Concerning the Hydromancy through which Numa was Befooled by ...
... Wherefore the things which are written in those books were either abominations of
demons, so foul and noxious as to render that whole civil theology execrable ...
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Relation of Manich??ism to Zoroastrianism.
... but by slaying the protoplasts of man and beast, he brings death into the world,
seduces the first pair to sin, and also brings forth noxious animals and plants ...
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The Wicked Man's Life, Funeral, and Epitaph
... the midst of the living"that we should not worship in the midst of corpses, and
sit in the Lord's house on the Sabbath, breathing the noxious effluvia of ...
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On the Mission of the Seventy Disciples, and Christ's Charge to ...
... [4456] And, indeed, we are aware (without doing violence to the literal sense of
the passage, since even these noxious animals have actually been unable to do ...
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Desire to Please.
... If you feel a secret desire to be relieved of your mother's presence, as being
something noxious to your liberty, rest assured that your heart has already lost ...
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Impressive Phrases
... novel, recent, rare, and unusual. noxious, unwholesome, mischievous, and
destructive. O. ... prejudicial, injurious, noxious, and pernicious. ...
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Noxious (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (a.) Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome;
insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to ...
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Venomous (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Full of venom; noxious to animal life;
poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous. 2 ...
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Vermin (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) Noxious, troublesome or mischievous animals such as squirrels, rats, mice,
flies, and lice. ... & pl.) Hence, in contempt, noxious human beings. ...
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Weed (3 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) Tobacco, or a cigar. 9. (vt) To free from noxious plants; to clear
of weeds; as, to weed corn or onions; to weed a garden. 10. ...
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Blast (28 Occurrences)
... one breath. 5. (n.) A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind,
especially on animals and plants; a blight. 6. (n.) The ...
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Vicious (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc. 4. (a.)
Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms. ...
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Zebub (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A large noxious fly of Abyssinia, which like the
tsetse fly, is destructive to cattle. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Nowise (1 Occurrence)

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Noisome (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Noxious; harmful; dangerous; as, a noisome odor; hurtful; mischievous;
unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia. ...
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Nubians (1 Occurrence)

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