2 Corinthians 7:11

for, lo, this same thing -- your being made sorry toward God -- how much diligence it doth work in you! but defence, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in every thing ye did approve yourselves to be pure in the matter.

2 Corinthians 7:7

and not only in his presence, but also in the comfort with which he was comforted over you, declaring to us your longing desire, your lamentation, your zeal for me, so that the more I did rejoice,

Genesis 44:6-7

And he overtaketh them, and speaketh unto them these words,

2 Samuel 12:5-7

And the anger of David burneth against the man exceedingly, and he saith unto Nathan, 'Jehovah liveth, surely a son of death is the man who is doing this,

Nehemiah 5:6-13

And it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words,

Nehemiah 13:25

And I strive with them, and declare them vile, and smite certain of them, and pluck off their hair, and cause them to swear by God, 'Ye do not give your daughters to their sons, nor do ye take of their daughters to your sons, and to yourselves.

Job 42:6

Therefore do I loathe it, And I have repented on dust and ashes.

Psalm 2:11

Serve ye Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

Psalm 35:13

And I -- in their sickness my clothing is sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth.

Psalm 38:9

Lord, before Thee is all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.

Psalm 42:1

To the Overseer. -- An Instruction. By sons of Korah. As a hart doth pant for streams of water, So my soul panteth toward Thee, O God.

Psalm 69:9

For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.

Psalm 119:139

Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.

Psalm 130:6

My soul is for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning!

Psalm 145:19

The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.

Proverbs 14:16

The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

Proverbs 28:14

O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.

Song of Songs 8:6

Set me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love, Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings are burnings of fire, a flame of Jah!

Isaiah 26:8

Also, in the path of Thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited for Thee, To Thy name and to Thy remembrance Is the desire of the soul.

Isaiah 66:2

And all these My hand hath made, And all these things are, An affirmation of Jehovah! And unto this one I look attentively, Unto the humble and bruised in spirit, And who is trembling at My word.

Jeremiah 31:18-20

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, 'Thou hast chastised me, And I am chastised, as a heifer not taught, Turn me back, and I turn back, For thou art Jehovah my God.

Daniel 6:14

Then the king, when he hath heard the matter, is greatly displeased at himself, and on Daniel he hath set the heart to deliver him, and till the going up of the sun he was arranging to deliver him.

Zechariah 12:10-14

And I have poured on the house of David, And on the inhabitant of Jerusalem, A spirit of grace and supplications, And they have looked unto Me whom they pierced, And they have mourned over it, Like a mourning over the only one, And they have been in bitterness for it, Like a bitterness over the first-born.

Matthew 5:29-30

'But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.

Mark 3:5

And having looked round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he saith to the man, 'Stretch forth thy hand;' and he stretched forth, and his hand was restored whole as the other;

Mark 9:43-48

And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --

John 2:17

And his disciples remembered that it is written, 'The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;'

Acts 17:16

and Paul waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, beholding the city wholly given to idolatry,

Romans 11:20

by unbelief they were broken off, and thou hast stood by faith; be not high-minded, but be fearing;

Romans 14:18

for he who in these things is serving the Christ, is acceptable to God and approved of men.

1 Corinthians 5:2

and ye are having been puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he may be removed out of the midst of you who did this work,

1 Corinthians 5:13

and those without God doth judge; and put ye away the evil from among yourselves.

1 Corinthians 12:25

that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same anxiety for one another,

2 Corinthians 2:6

sufficient to such a one is this punishment, that is by the more part,

2 Corinthians 6:4

but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,

2 Corinthians 7:1

Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;

2 Corinthians 7:9

I now do rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry to reformation, for ye were made sorry toward God, that in nothing ye might receive damage from us;

2 Corinthians 9:2

for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia hath been prepared a year ago, and the zeal of you did stir up the more part,

2 Corinthians 13:7

and I pray before God that ye do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is right, and we may be as disapproved;

Ephesians 4:26

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

Ephesians 5:11

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,

Philippians 2:12

So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out,

1 Timothy 5:21-22

I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.

2 Timothy 2:15

be diligent to present thyself approved to God -- a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

Titus 3:8

Stedfast is the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

Hebrews 4:1

We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short,

Hebrews 12:15-16

looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;

1 Peter 1:17

and if on the Father ye do call, who without acceptance of persons is judging according to the work of each, in fear the time of your sojourn pass ye,

1 Peter 2:2

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

Jude 1:23

and some in fear save ye, out of the fire snatching, hating even the coat from the flesh spotted.

Revelation 3:19

'As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

Bible References

Carefulness

2 Corinthians 7:7
and not only in his presence, but also in the comfort with which he was comforted over you, declaring to us your longing desire, your lamentation, your zeal for me, so that the more I did rejoice,
1 Corinthians 12:25
that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same anxiety for one another,
Titus 3:8
Stedfast is the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

Clearing

Genesis 44:6
And he overtaketh them, and speaketh unto them these words,
1 Corinthians 5:13
and those without God doth judge; and put ye away the evil from among yourselves.
Ephesians 5:11
and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,
1 Timothy 5:21
I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.

Indignation

2 Samuel 12:5
And the anger of David burneth against the man exceedingly, and he saith unto Nathan, 'Jehovah liveth, surely a son of death is the man who is doing this,
Nehemiah 5:6
And it is very displeasing to me when I have heard their cry and these words,
Nehemiah 13:25
And I strive with them, and declare them vile, and smite certain of them, and pluck off their hair, and cause them to swear by God, 'Ye do not give your daughters to their sons, nor do ye take of their daughters to your sons, and to yourselves.
Job 42:6
Therefore do I loathe it, And I have repented on dust and ashes.
Jeremiah 31:18
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, 'Thou hast chastised me, And I am chastised, as a heifer not taught, Turn me back, and I turn back, For thou art Jehovah my God.
Daniel 6:14
Then the king, when he hath heard the matter, is greatly displeased at himself, and on Daniel he hath set the heart to deliver him, and till the going up of the sun he was arranging to deliver him.
Mark 3:5
And having looked round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he saith to the man, 'Stretch forth thy hand;' and he stretched forth, and his hand was restored whole as the other;
Ephesians 4:26
be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

Fear

2 Corinthians 7:1
Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;
Psalm 2:11
Serve ye Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
Proverbs 14:16
The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
Proverbs 28:14
O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.
Romans 11:20
by unbelief they were broken off, and thou hast stood by faith; be not high-minded, but be fearing;
Philippians 2:12
So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out,
Hebrews 4:1
We may fear, then, lest a promise being left of entering into His rest, any one of you may seem to have come short,
Hebrews 12:15
looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;
1 Peter 1:17
and if on the Father ye do call, who without acceptance of persons is judging according to the work of each, in fear the time of your sojourn pass ye,
Jude 1:23
and some in fear save ye, out of the fire snatching, hating even the coat from the flesh spotted.

Vehement

Psalm 38:9
Lord, before Thee is all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.
Psalm 42:1
To the Overseer. -- An Instruction. By sons of Korah. As a hart doth pant for streams of water, So my soul panteth toward Thee, O God.
Psalm 130:6
My soul is for the Lord, More than those watching for morning, Watching for morning!
Psalm 145:19
The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.
Song of Songs 8:6
Set me as a seal on thy heart, as a seal on thine arm, For strong as death is love, Sharp as Sheol is jealousy, Its burnings are burnings of fire, a flame of Jah!
Isaiah 26:8
Also, in the path of Thy judgments, O Jehovah, we have waited for Thee, To Thy name and to Thy remembrance Is the desire of the soul.
1 Peter 2:2
as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

Zeal

2 Corinthians 9:2
for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia hath been prepared a year ago, and the zeal of you did stir up the more part,
Psalm 69:9
For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.
Psalm 119:139
Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.
John 2:17
And his disciples remembered that it is written, 'The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;'
Acts 17:16
and Paul waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, beholding the city wholly given to idolatry,

Revenge

Psalm 35:13
And I -- in their sickness my clothing is sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth.
Matthew 5:29
'But, if thy right eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee, for it is good to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not thy whole body be cast to gehenna.
Mark 9:43
And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire -- the unquenchable --
Revelation 3:19
'As many as I love, I do convict and chasten; be zealous, then, and reform;

Approved

2 Corinthians 6:4
but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,
2 Corinthians 13:7
and I pray before God that ye do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that ye may do that which is right, and we may be as disapproved;
Romans 14:18
for he who in these things is serving the Christ, is acceptable to God and approved of men.
2 Timothy 2:15
be diligent to present thyself approved to God -- a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;