Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Blood » Is the life
So Pilate, [when he] saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but instead an uproar was developing, took water [and] washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of the blood of this man. You see to [it]!"
Indeed the flesh's life [is] in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your lives, because it [is] the blood with the life that makes atonement.
Only you shall not eat {raw flesh with blood in it}.
Only, be sure not to eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the meat.
saying, "I have sinned [by] betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What [is that] to us? You see to [it]!"
Indeed, [the] life of all flesh, its blood, [is] in its life, so I said to the {Israelites}, 'You may not eat [the] blood of any flesh, because [the] life of all flesh [is] its blood; anyone who eats it must be cut off.'
You shall not go [about with] slander among your people; {you shall not endanger your neighbor's life}; I [am] Yahweh.
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Talebearers condemned
You shall not go [about with] slander among your people; {you shall not endanger your neighbor's life}; I [am] Yahweh.
He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.
A gossip walks [about] telling a secret, but the trustworthy in spirit keeps [the] matter.
The words of a whisper [are] like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down [to] inner parts of the body.
He reveals a secret, he who walks [about with] gossip, and do not associate with a babbler's lips.
Gossip » Forbidden
You shall not go [about with] slander among your people; {you shall not endanger your neighbor's life}; I [am] Yahweh.
You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your mother's son.
A gossip walks [about] telling a secret, but the trustworthy in spirit keeps [the] matter.
He reveals a secret, he who walks [about with] gossip, and do not associate with a babbler's lips.
Slanderous men are {among you} to shed blood, and they, {among you}, eat upon the mountains; they do wickedness in the midst of you.
Slander » Includes » Tale-bearing
You shall not go [about with] slander among your people; {you shall not endanger your neighbor's life}; I [am] Yahweh.
Speaking, evil » Talebearers condemned
You shall not go [about with] slander among your people; {you shall not endanger your neighbor's life}; I [am] Yahweh.
He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
For lack of wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling will cease.
A gossip walks [about] telling a secret, but the trustworthy in spirit keeps [the] matter.
The words of a whisper [are] like delicious morsels, and they themselves go down [to] inner parts of the body.
He reveals a secret, he who walks [about with] gossip, and do not associate with a babbler's lips.
Speech/communication » How not to speak
You shall not go [about with] slander among your people; {you shall not endanger your neighbor's life}; I [am] Yahweh.
Do not increase speaking {very proud} words! Let no arrogance go forth from your mouth, for Yahweh is a God of knowledge [whose] deeds are not weighed.
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God; draw near to listen [rather] than to offer a sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be quick to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you [are] on earth; therefore, let your words be few.