Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Company » Who not to have company with
Our friends, we command you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from all believers who walk disorderly and who do not follow the instructions that we gave them.
Whoever pushes ahead and does not remain in the teaching of Christ, does not have God! He who dwells in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. Do not receive anyone into your house who comes to you and does not bring this teaching. Give him no greeting! He who greets him partakes of his evil works.
Do not befriend an angry man. Do not associate with a man who throws fits. If you do you will learn his ways and you will become trapped.
Do not associate with drunkards or gluttons. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Do not be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them. Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
I wrote in a letter to you not to keep company with fornicators. Yet you cannot completely avoid the fornicators of this world, nor the greedy persons, nor cheaters and robbers, nor those who worship idols. To do so you would have to leave this world. I wrote you not to keep company with any man who is called a brother who is a fornicator, or who is greedy, or who worships idols, or constantly gets drunk, or cheats people. Do not even eat with such a person. read more.
What have I to do with judging those outside (in the world)? Do we not judge those who are inside (the congregation)? God judges those outside. Remove the wicked man from among yourselves.
What have I to do with judging those outside (in the world)? Do we not judge those who are inside (the congregation)? God judges those outside. Remove the wicked man from among yourselves.
If any man teaches a different doctrine, and does not consent to sound words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine that is according to godliness, he is proud, knows nothing, has a morbid interest in questions and disputes about words, which leads to envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, frictions between men corrupted in mind and lacking in truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.
Desires » What not to desire
Do not be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them. Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you. Put a knife to your throat, if you are a man with a strong desire (lust) (passion). Do not crave his delicacies for it is deceptive food. read more.
Do not exhaust yourself to get rich. Be wise and show restraint. Will you look for things that do not exist? Riches grow wings and fly away like a bird. Do not eat the bread of a selfish man nor desire his delicacies. Just as he thinks in his heart: Eat and drink, he says to you. But his heart is not with you. You vomit the morsel you eat and waste your complements.
Do not exhaust yourself to get rich. Be wise and show restraint. Will you look for things that do not exist? Riches grow wings and fly away like a bird. Do not eat the bread of a selfish man nor desire his delicacies. Just as he thinks in his heart: Eat and drink, he says to you. But his heart is not with you. You vomit the morsel you eat and waste your complements.
Let us not become egotistical, stirring up competition with one another, envying one another.
Destruction » Who studies destruction
Do not be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them. Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
Envy » Who not to envy
([Psalm of David]) Do not be bothered by evildoers. Do not envy those who do wicked things. They will quickly dry up like grass and whither away like green plants.
Do not be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them. Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
Do not let your heart envy sinners, but reverence Jehovah all day long.
Evil » Speech evil speaking » General references to
Their throat is an open grave. They have practiced deceit with their tongues. The poison of snakes is under their lips. (Psalm 5:9)
His mouth is full of curses, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.
The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit and he ceased to be wise and do good.
The tongue is like fire, the place of iniquity among our members. It defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of our life. It is set ablaze like the ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction).
There is nothing truthful in what they say! Their inward part is destruction. Their throat is an open grave. They flatter with their tongue.
His speech was smoother than butter, but his heart was war! His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword. The tongue of the wise brings a cure.
Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
You offspring of vipers. How can you who are evil speak good things? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Heart » The unregenerate » Is malicious
I find what was worse than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands are chains. He who pleases God will escape from her. But she will capture the sinner.
They plan evil things in their hearts. They start conflicts (fights) (wars) every day.
Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
Do not drag me away with the wicked and with troublemakers who speak of peace with their neighbors but have evil in their hearts.
The Lord Jehovah says: Because the Philistines have acted in revenge and scorn and have taken vengeance to destroy with everlasting enmity,
character of the unrenewed Heart » Studieth destruction
Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
Mischief » Who speaks of mischief
Do not be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them. Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
([Psalm of David]) Why do you brag about the evil you have done, O mighty man? The loving kindness of God endures continually! Your tongue makes up wickedness. It is like a sharp razor, you master of deceit. You prefer evil to good. You prefer lying to speaking the truth. read more.
You love words that devour, O deceitful tongue. God will destroy you forever. He will remove you from your dwelling place from out of the land of the living. The righteous also sees, and fears, and laughs at him. They say: Here is the man who did not make God his strength (refuge) (stronghold). He trusted in the abundance of his riches. He strengthened himself in his wickedness.
You love words that devour, O deceitful tongue. God will destroy you forever. He will remove you from your dwelling place from out of the land of the living. The righteous also sees, and fears, and laughs at him. They say: Here is the man who did not make God his strength (refuge) (stronghold). He trusted in the abundance of his riches. He strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Speaking, evil » General references to
Their throat is an open grave. They have practiced deceit with their tongues. The poison of snakes is under their lips. (Psalm 5:9)
His mouth is full of curses, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.
The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit and he ceased to be wise and do good.
The tongue is like fire, the place of iniquity among our members. It defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of our life. It is set ablaze like the ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction).
There is nothing truthful in what they say! Their inward part is destruction. Their throat is an open grave. They flatter with their tongue.
His speech was smoother than butter, but his heart was war! His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword. The tongue of the wise brings a cure.
Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
You offspring of vipers. How can you who are evil speak good things? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Speech » Evil, general references to
Their throat is an open grave. They have practiced deceit with their tongues. The poison of snakes is under their lips. (Psalm 5:9)
His mouth is full of curses, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.
The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit and he ceased to be wise and do good.
The tongue is like fire, the place of iniquity among our members. It defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of our life. It is set ablaze like the ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction).
There is nothing truthful in what they say! Their inward part is destruction. Their throat is an open grave. They flatter with their tongue.
His speech was smoother than butter, but his heart was war! His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword. The tongue of the wise brings a cure.
Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.
You offspring of vipers. How can you who are evil speak good things? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Speech/communication » Whose lips talk of mischief
Do not be envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them. Their minds meditate on evil, and their lips talk about trouble.