Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Desires » What not to desire
Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them; for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee; and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food. read more.
Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence: wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens. Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties. For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.
Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence: wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens. Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties. For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.
Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.
Envy » Forbidden
{A Psalm of David.} Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;
Love has long patience, is kind; love is not emulous of others; love is not insolent and rash, is not puffed up,
As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation.
Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.
A sound heart is the life of the flesh; but envy the rottenness of the bones.
Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day;
Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them;
but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
Envy » Not envying
As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation.
Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.
Vainglory » Not desiring vainglory
Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.