Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Birds » Propagated by eggs
'When a bird's nest cometh before thee in the way, in any tree, or on the earth, brood or eggs, and the mother sitting on the brood or on the eggs, thou dost not take the mother with the young ones;
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
Birds » Clean » Partridge
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
And now, let not my blood fall to the earth over-against the face of Jehovah, for the king of Israel hath come out to seek one flea, as one pursueth the partridge in mountains.'
Business life » Dishonesty » Condemned
Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.
Canaan! in his hand are balances of deceit! To oppress he hath loved.
Do I reckon it pure with balances of wickedness? And with a bag of deceitful stones?
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.
'Thou hast not in thy bag a stone and a stone, a great and a small.
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.
The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.
Business life » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.
Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.
He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
And lo, I have smitten My hand, Because of thy dishonest gain that thou hast gained, And for thy blood that hath been in thy midst.
lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;
Dishonesty » Condemned
Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.
Canaan! in his hand are balances of deceit! To oppress he hath loved.
Do I reckon it pure with balances of wickedness? And with a bag of deceitful stones?
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.
'Thou hast not in thy bag a stone and a stone, a great and a small.
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.
The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.
Fools » Characteristics of » Dishonesty
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
'And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;
greed » Results of » Folly
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
Riches » Denunciations against those who » Get, unlawfully
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Fleeting and uncertain
For to a man who is good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this is vanity and vexation of spirit.
For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens.
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
for nothing did we bring into the world -- it is manifest that we are able to carry nothing out;
For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.
And I have hated all my labour that I labour at under the sun, because I leave it to a man who is after me.
For riches are not to the age, Nor a crown to generation and generation.
Vices » Dishonesty » Condemned
Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.
Canaan! in his hand are balances of deceit! To oppress he hath loved.
Do I reckon it pure with balances of wickedness? And with a bag of deceitful stones?
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.
'Thou hast not in thy bag a stone and a stone, a great and a small.
A stone and a stone, an ephah and an ephah, Even both of them are an abomination to Jehovah.
The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.
Vices » Dishonesty » Unjust gain
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
The making of treasures by a lying tongue, Is a vanity driven away of those seeking death.
Woe to him who is building his house by unrighteousness, And his upper chambers by injustice, On his neighbour he layeth service for nought, And his wage he doth not give to him.
Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.
He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
And lo, I have smitten My hand, Because of thy dishonest gain that thou hast gained, And for thy blood that hath been in thy midst.
lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;
Wealth » Those that acquire riches unjustly
A partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, Is one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.
Do not these -- all of them -- against him a simile taken up, And a moral of acute sayings for him, And say, Woe to him who is multiplying what is not his? Till when also is he multiplying to himself heavy pledges? Do not thy usurers instantly rise up, And those shaking thee awake up, And thou hast been for a spoil to them? Because thou hast spoiled many nations, Spoil thee do all the remnant of the peoples, Because of man's blood, and of violence to the land, To the city, and to all dwelling in it. read more.
Woe to him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil, Thou hast counselled a shameful thing to thy house, To cut off many peoples, and sinful is thy soul. For a stone from the wall doth cry out, And a holdfast from the wood answereth it. Woe to him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity. Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary? For full is the earth of the knowledge of the honour of Jehovah, As waters cover the bottom of a sea. Woe to him who is giving drink to his neighbour, Pouring out thy bottle, and also making drunk, In order to look on their nakedness. Thou hast been filled -- shame without honour, Drink thou also, and be uncircumcised, Turn round unto thee doth the cup of the right hand of Jehovah, And shameful spewing is on thine honour. For violence to Lebanon doth cover thee, And spoil of beasts doth affright them, Because of man's blood, and of violence to the land, To the city, and to all dwelling in it.
Woe to him who is gaining evil gain for his house, To set on high his nest, To be delivered from the hand of evil, Thou hast counselled a shameful thing to thy house, To cut off many peoples, and sinful is thy soul. For a stone from the wall doth cry out, And a holdfast from the wood answereth it. Woe to him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity. Lo, is it not from Jehovah of Hosts And peoples are fatigued for fire, And nations for vanity are weary? For full is the earth of the knowledge of the honour of Jehovah, As waters cover the bottom of a sea. Woe to him who is giving drink to his neighbour, Pouring out thy bottle, and also making drunk, In order to look on their nakedness. Thou hast been filled -- shame without honour, Drink thou also, and be uncircumcised, Turn round unto thee doth the cup of the right hand of Jehovah, And shameful spewing is on thine honour. For violence to Lebanon doth cover thee, And spoil of beasts doth affright them, Because of man's blood, and of violence to the land, To the city, and to all dwelling in it.