Thematic Bible: Virtues
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Virtues » Of women » A devotional spirit
So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the prophet Huldah, the wife of Tikvah's son Shallum, the grandson of Harhas and supervisor of the royal wardrobe, who lived in the Second Quarter in Jerusalem. They spoke with her,
Now Anna, a prophetess, was also there. She was a descendant of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage,
"This is what the Lord did for me when he looked favorably on me and took away my public disgrace."
Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deaconess in the church at Cenchrea.
But there's only one thing you need. Mary has chosen what is better, and it is not to be taken away from her."
A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple goods, was listening to us. She was a worshiper of God, and the Lord opened her heart to listen carefully to what was being said by Paul.
"Go and gather all the Jewish people who are in Susa and fast for me. Don't eat or drink for three days, night or day. Both I and my young women will also fast in the same way, and then I'll go in to the king, even though it's against the law. And if I perish, I perish."
Then Mary said, "My soul praises the greatness of the Lord!
Then Mary said, "Truly I am the Lord's servant. Let everything you have said happen to me." Then the angel left her.
Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who have worked hard for the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who has toiled diligently for the Lord.
"No, sir!" Hannah replied. "I'm a deeply troubled woman. I've drunk neither wine nor beer. I've been pouring out my soul in the LORD's presence.
Virtues » Integrity » Examples of
Moses was very angry, so he told the LORD, "Please don't accept their offering. I haven't taken even one donkey from them nor have I hurt even one of them."
Furthermore, they required no accounting from the men into whose hand they had paid the money to do the work, because the workers acted in good faith.
They said, "You haven't cheated us or oppressed us, and you haven't taken anything from anyone's hand."
But the soldier replied to Joab, "I wouldn't have touched the king's son even if you dropped 1,000 pieces of silver right into my hands, because we heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, "Watch how you treat the young man Absalom!'
But the man of God replied to the king, "Even if you were to offer me half of your house, I wouldn't go with you, and I'm sure not going to eat even a piece of bread or drink water in this place,
But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will not receive anything from you." Though Naaman urged him to take it, Elisha declined.
But you won't need to force them to be accountable for money already paid to them, since they're faithful."
Nevertheless, the former governors before me placed a heavy burden on the people. They received food and wine, plus a tax of 40 shekels of silver. Even their young men took advantage of the people, but I never did so because I feared God.
Make room for us in your hearts! We have not treated anyone unjustly, harmed anyone, or cheated anyone.
Virtues » Industry » Commended
Whoever harvests during summer acts wisely, but the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.
The LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden in order to have him work it and guard it.
Whoever tills his soil will have a lot to eat, but anyone who pursues fantasies lacks sense.
Never be lazy in showing such devotion. Be on fire with the Spirit. Serve the Lord.
Go to the ant, you lazy man! Observe its ways and become wise.
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.
Do not love sleep or you'll become poor, keep your eyes open and you'll have plenty of food.
Virtues » Fidelity » Honesty, encouraged
The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights.
"You are not to act unjustly in deciding a case or when measuring weight and quantity. You are to maintain just balances and reliable standards for weights, dry volumes, and liquid volumes. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
You must have honest weights and measuring devices, so you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you,
Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, but focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.
Do not owe anyone anything except to love one another. For the one who loves another has fulfilled the Law.
We intend to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of people.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is fair, whatever is pure, whatever is acceptable, whatever is commendable, if there is anything of excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy keep thinking about these things.
Virtues » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights.
Will I tolerate those who maintain deceptive standards and who use deceitful weights in their business?
You are to maintain just balances and reliable standards for weights, dry volumes, and liquid volumes. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; he made all the weights in the bag.
"Don't have different weights in your bag one heavy and one light.
False weights and measures the LORD surely detests both of them.
"You're to use an honest scale, an honest dry measure, and an honest liquid measure!
Virtues » Industry » Examples of
and because they had the same trade he stayed with them. They worked together because they were tentmakers by trade.
She looks discretely to the affairs of her household, and she is never lazy.
Jeroboam was a valiant soldier, and because Solomon observed that the young man was able to get things done, he set him in charge over all of the conscripted labor from the household of Joseph.
As it was, I was attacked by drought during the day and by cold at night. I never got any decent rest.
So Ruth gathered grain out in the field until dusk, and then threshed what she had gathered about a week's supply of barley.
We wear ourselves out from working with our own hands. When insulted, we bless. When persecuted, we endure.
So we worked hard, half of us holding spears from dawn to dusk.
Virtues » Business » Diligence
If it is encouraging, devote yourself to encouraging others. If it is sharing, share generously. If it is leading, lead enthusiastically. If it is helping, help cheerfully.
But we want each of you to continue to be diligent to the very end, in order to give full assurance to your hope.
Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands lead to wealth.
The lazy person craves, yet receives nothing, but the desires of the diligent are satisfied.
So then, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election certain, for if you keep on doing this you will never fail.
So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to have the Lord find you at peace and without spot or fault.
Virtues » Of women » Wisdom and virtue
Charm is deceitful and beauty fades; but a woman who fears the LORD will be praised.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, but a wife who puts him to shame is like bone cancer.
Every wise woman builds up her household, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
A gracious woman attains honor, but ruthless men attain wealth.
Virtues » Of women » Liberality
She reaches out to the poor, opening her hands to those in need.
Mary took a litron of very expensive perfume made of pure nard and anointed Jesus' feet. She wiped his feet with her hair, and the house became filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
Every skilled woman spun with her hands, and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, and scarlet material, and fine linen.
So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they took him upstairs. All the widows gathered around Peter, crying and showing him all the shirts and coats Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, also called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out; Joanna, the wife of Herod's household manager Chuza; Susanna; and many others. These women continued to support them out of their personal resources.
Then he saw a destitute widow drop in two small copper coins. He said, "I tell you with certainty, this destitute widow has dropped in more than all of them, because all the others contributed to the offering out of their surplus, but she, in her poverty, dropped in everything she had to live on."
Virtues » Of women » Modesty
In a similar way, you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands so that, even if some of them refuse to obey the word, they may be won over without a word through your conduct as wives when they see your pure and reverent lives.
Women, for their part, should display their beauty by dressing modestly and decently in appropriate clothes, not with elaborate hairstyles or by wearing gold, pearls, or expensive clothes, but through good actions. This is proper for women who claim to revere God.
and asked the servant, "Who is that man coming in the field to meet us?"
to bring Queen Vashti to the king, wearing the royal crown to display her beauty to the people and the officials, since she was lovely to look at. Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's order that was brought by the eunuchs.
Virtues » Honesty » Integrity » General references to
The righteous person lives a life of integrity; happy are his children who follow him!
The integrity of the righteous guides them, but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them.
As for me, you will maintain my just cause, and you will cause me to stand in your presence forever.
A poor man who walks blamelessly is better than a fool who speaks perversely.
Virtues » Fidelity » The workmen under hilkiah
They, in turn, paid the carpenters and builders to purchase quarried stone and timber for binders and beams for the buildings that previous kings of Judah had let deteriorate. The workmen did their duties faithfully with these foremen supervising them: Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Levi who were Merari's sons, Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath, and various descendants of Levi, who were skilled musicians.
Virtues » Fidelity » Required of stewards
Now it is required of servant managers that each one should prove to be trustworthy.
Virtues » Fidelity » Nehemiah's treasurers
I appointed over the storerooms: Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from the descendants of Levi; and next to them Zaccur's son Hanan, the grandson of Mattaniah, because they had been considered faithful. Their duties were to distribute to their associates.
Virtues » Fidelity » The workmen under jehoiada
Furthermore, they required no accounting from the men into whose hand they had paid the money to do the work, because the workers acted in good faith.
Virtues » Fidelity » Of joseph
Everything that he owned, he entrusted into Joseph's care. He never concerned himself about anything, except for the food he ate.
Virtues » Fidelity » of moses
Moses was faithful in all God's household as a servant who was to testify to what would be said later,
Virtues » Fidelity » Of daniel
Because of this, the administrators and regional authorities tried to bring allegations of dereliction of duty in government affairs against Daniel, but they were unable to find any charges of corruption. Daniel was trustworthy, and no evidence of negligence or corruption could be found against him.
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