Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

The people

Bible References

Be

1 Corinthians 14:20
My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.
1 Corinthians 5:11
But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,
1 Corinthians 8:7
Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.
Deuteronomy 9:12
And the Lord said to me, Get up now, and go down quickly from this place; for the people you have taken out of Egypt have given themselves over to evil; they have quickly been turned from the way in which I gave them orders to go; they have made themselves a metal image.
Psalm 106:19
They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.
1 John 5:21
My little children, keep yourselves from false gods.

The people

Exodus 32:6
So early on the day after they got up and made burned offerings and peace-offerings; and took their seats at the feast, and then gave themselves to pleasure.

General references

Psalm 106:19
They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.
Proverbs 5:14
I was in almost all evil in the company of the people.
Ezekiel 20:36
As I took up the cause with your fathers in the waste land of the land of Egypt, so will I take up the cause with you says the Lord.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain