What are the “precepts of men” cited in 2 Nephi 28:14, 26, 31? - Book of Mormon Isaiah

What are the “precepts of men” cited in 2 Nephi 28:14, 26, 31?

Precepts of men consist of commonly held beliefs, interpretations, or ideas ostensibly derived from God’s revealed word but that in reality have no scriptural support. Instead of his people’s searching and analyzing the scriptures for what God reveals through them, they resort to proof- texting them to support personal ideas and opinions. Isaiah and Book of Mormon prophets point to “the wise and the learned” of the day, who “think they know of themselves,” as a main source of precepts of men (Isaiah 29:13–14; 44:25; 2 Nephi 9:28, 42; 27:25–26; 28:15).

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