Stand Alone Verses

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A number of the Proverbs "stand alone."

Here's a proverbial question for all.
It can be presented as a question towards the Jews also, pointing them towards them towards their Messiah, Jesus Christ:

Proverbs 30:4  Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?

That being said, I often preach a verse of Scripture should be read like good 20/20 eyesight.

Take one verse, and read 20 verses before that verse, and 20 verses after that verse, and we generally have a real good idea as to what God is presenting us as we look to rightly divide His Word. Many fallacies can be done away with in reading in this fashion.

Another stand alone verse that applies towards us all as Christians concerning His Word. :

2Timothy 2:15  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

In a bit deeper context however, we can also see in doing the above with just 4 verses prior and 4 verses after this verse: We are assured of living with Him after death, in suffering for Him, we reign. If we deny Him, he will deny us. We are told to remember His Word, and not bother with words that profit nothing and actually go on to subvert (destroy, morally corrupt) those who listen to them. In studying, we find we will not be ashamed, and learn to rightly divide His Truth. In so doing, we learn to shun the many profane babblings in our day just as in the past, that if adhered to will increase more ungodliness and spread like canker (gangrene, disease.) When a profane heretical babbler is noted, expose him by name, lest he go on to overthrow the faith of some in the flock. The foundation of God stands sure, God knows who are his. And those of us name Christ are to depart from iniquity. (Sin.)

2Timothy 2:11-19  It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:  (12)  If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:  (13)  If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.  (14)  Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.  (15)  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.  (16)  But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.  (17)  And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;  (18)  Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.  (19)  Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

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I do not think there are any stand alone verses.  It is my opinion that the worst thing to ever happen to the bible was the adding of first chapters and then verses, but especially verses.  I do not believe the Bible was written to be read verse by verse and the addition of verses makes it way too easy to cherry pick and twist the meaning of the bible.