Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
Bible References
Ready
Deuteronomy 32:35
‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,
In due time their foot will slip;
For the day of their disaster is at hand,
And their doom hurries to meet them.’
‘Vengeance is Mine, and retribution,
In due time their foot will slip;
For the day of their disaster is at hand,
And their doom hurries to meet them.’
Psalm 17:5
My steps have held closely to Your paths;
My feet have not staggered.
My steps have held closely to Your paths;
My feet have not staggered.
Psalm 94:18
If I say, “My foot has slipped,”
Your compassion and lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.
If I say, “My foot has slipped,”
Your compassion and lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.
Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the Lord your God,
Before He brings darkness
And before your feet stumble
On the dark and shadowy mountains,
And while you are longing for light
He turns it into the shadow of death,
And makes it into thick darkness.
Give glory to the Lord your God,
Before He brings darkness
And before your feet stumble
On the dark and shadowy mountains,
And while you are longing for light
He turns it into the shadow of death,
And makes it into thick darkness.
A lamp
Job 18:5
“Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out,
And the flame of his fire will not shine.
“Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out,
And the flame of his fire will not shine.
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous [within him—grows brighter and] rejoices,
But the lamp of the wicked [is a temporary light and] goes out.
The light of the righteous [within him—grows brighter and] rejoices,
But the lamp of the wicked [is a temporary light and] goes out.
Proverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or his mother,
His lamp [of life] will be extinguished in time of darkness.
Whoever curses his father or his mother,
His lamp [of life] will be extinguished in time of darkness.
Matthew 25:8 But the foolish virgins said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, because our lamps are going out.’
Of him
Job 6:5
“Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass?
Or does the ox low over his fodder?
“Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass?
Or does the ox low over his fodder?
Job 16:4
“I also could speak like you,
If you were in my place;
I could compose and join words together against you
And shake my head at you.
“I also could speak like you,
If you were in my place;
I could compose and join words together against you
And shake my head at you.
Psalm 123:3
Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.
Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.
Amos 6:1 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are at ease and carefree in Zion (Judah)
And to those on the mountain of Samaria who feel secure,
The distinguished men of the foremost of nations,
To whom the house of Israel comes.
And to those on the mountain of Samaria who feel secure,
The distinguished men of the foremost of nations,
To whom the house of Israel comes.
Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things stored up, [enough] for many years; rest and relax, eat, drink and be merry (celebrate continually).”’
Luke 16:19 “Now there was a certain rich man who was habitually dressed in expensive purple and fine linen, and celebrated and lived joyously in splendor every day.