Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

Selfwilled

General references

Bible References

That

Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 10:3
For though walking about in flesh, we do not war according to flesh.
Hebrews 13:4
Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled, but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

In the

Romans 1:24
Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor abusers, nor homosexuals,
Ephesians 4:19
For they, being past feeling, have given themselves up to lust, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Ephesians 5:5
For you know this, that no fornicator, or unclean person, or covetous one (who is an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Colossians 3:5
Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness (which is idolatry),
1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God has not called us to uncleanness, but in sanctification.
Jude 1:4
For certain men crept in secretly, those having been of old previously written into this condemnation, ungodly ones perverting the grace of our God for unbridled lust, and denying the only Master, God, even our Lord Jesus Christ.

Despise

Numbers 16:12
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab. And they said, We will not come up.
Deuteronomy 17:12
And the man that acts proudly and will not listen to the priest who stands to minister there before Jehovah your God, or to the judge, even that man shall die. And you shall put away the evil from Israel.
Deuteronomy 21:20
And they shall say to the elders of his city, this son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey our voice. He is a glutton and a drunkard.
1 Samuel 10:27
But the sons of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him and brought him no present. But he was silent.
2 Samuel 20:1
And there happened to be there a man of Belial named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a ram's horn and said, We have no part in David, neither do we have any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, O, Israel!
1 Kings 12:16
And all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, and the people answered the king, saying, What part do we have in David? Yea, there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now see to your house, O David! And Israel went to its tents.
Psalm 2:1
Why do the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on a vain thing?
Psalm 12:4
that has said, With our tongue we shall do much; our lips are our own; who is lord over us?
Jeremiah 2:31
O generation, see the Word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of darkness? Why do My people say, We roam freely; we will come no more to You?
Luke 19:14
But his citizens hated him. And they sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this one to reign over us.
Romans 13:1
Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no authority but of God; the authorities that exist are ordained by God.
1 Peter 2:13
Then be in obedience to every ordinance of men, because of the Lord, whether to a king as supreme,

Selfwilled

Genesis 49:6
Oh my soul, do not come into their secret. Let not my honor be united with their assembly. For in their anger they killed a man, and in their self-will they hamstrung a bull.
Titus 1:7
For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;

To speak

Exodus 22:28
You shall not revile God, nor curse the ruler of your people.
Ecclesiastes 10:6
foolishness is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.
Acts 23:5
Then Paul said, I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest; for it is written, "You shall not speak evil of the ruler of your people."
Jude 1:8
Likewise, indeed, also these dreaming ones even defile flesh, and despise rulership, and speak evil of glories.

General references

Job 34:18
Who says to a king, O worthless one; and to nobles, O evil one?
1 Peter 2:13
Then be in obedience to every ordinance of men, because of the Lord, whether to a king as supreme,