Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Lovers

2 Timothy 3:4
treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure more than God,
Romans 15:1
It is the duty of us who are strong to bear with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not merely to please ourselves.
2 Corinthians 5:15
and He died for all, that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.
Philippians 2:21
for most people are looking out for their own interests, not for the interests of Jesus Christ.
James 2:8
But if you really observe the law of the King in accordance with the Scripture, "You must love your neighbor as you do yourself," you are doing right;

Covetous

Luke 12:15
And then He said to them, "Be ever on the alert and always on your guard against every form of greed, because a man's life does not consist in his possessions, even though they are abundant."
Romans 1:29
because they overflow with every sort of evil-doing, wickedness, greed, and malice; they are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, ill-will;
Colossians 3:5
So once for all put to death your lower, earthly nature with respect to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is real idolatry.
2 Peter 2:3
In their greed they will exploit you with messages manufactured by themselves. From of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction has not been slumbering.
Jude 1:11
Alas for them, because they have trod the road that Cain did; for gain they have rushed into Balaam's error and have perished in rebellion like that of Korah!
Revelation 18:12
cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones, fine linen, silk, and scarlet, all kinds of citron wood, all kinds of goods in ivory and costly woods, bronze, iron, and marble,

Boasters

Acts 5:36
For in the days gone by Theudas appeared, claiming that he was a man of importance, and a considerable number of men, about four hundred, espoused his cause, but he was slain and all his followers were dispersed and as a party annihilated.
Romans 1:29
because they overflow with every sort of evil-doing, wickedness, greed, and malice; they are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, ill-will;
Romans 11:18
you must not be boasting against the natural branches. And if you do, just consider, you do not support the root, but the root supports you.
2 Thessalonians 2:4
the one who keeps up his opposition and so far exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, that he actually takes his seat in the sanctuary of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
James 4:16
But, as it is, you boast of your proud pretensions. All such boasting is wicked.
2 Peter 2:18
For by uttering arrogant nonsense, through base desires of the lower nature, they entice into immorality men who are just escaping from those who live in error,
Jude 1:16
These persons are grumblers, ever complaining about their lot. They live to satisfy their evil passions, their lips boast arrogant things, and they flatter others for personal gain.

Proud

1 Timothy 6:4
he is a conceited ignoramus with a morbid appetite for discussions and controversies which lead to envy, quarreling, abuse, base suspicions,
James 4:6
But He gives a greater spiritual blessing. He says, "God opposes haughty people but blesses humble people."
1 Peter 5:5
You younger men, on your part, must be submissive to the elders. And you must all put on the servant's apron of humility to one another, because God opposes the haughty but bestows His unmerited favor on the humble.

Blasphemers

1 Timothy 1:20
Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have turned over to Satan to be so disciplined that they will stop their abusive speech.
2 Peter 2:12
These men, like irrational animals, mere creatures of instinct created to be caught and killed, abuse the things that they do not understand, and so by their corruption they will be destroyed, suffering wrong as punishment for their wrongdoing.
Jude 1:10
But these persons abuse everything they do not understand, and they are going to be destroyed by the very things they know by instinct, like the irrational animals.
Revelation 13:1
Then I stood on the sand of the seashore, and I saw a wild beast coming up out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on his horns, and blasphemous titles on his heads.
Revelation 16:9
so that men were severely scorched, but they only cursed the name of God who had authority over these plagues, and would not repent and give Him glory.

Disobedient

Matthew 15:6
is under no obligation at all to help his parent.' So you have set aside what God has said for the sake of what has been handed down to you.
Mark 7:11
but you say if a man tells his father or mother, 'Everything I have that may be of use to you is Corban,' that is, consecrated to God,
Romans 1:30
they are secret backbiters, open slanderers, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful; inventors of new forms of evil, undutiful to parents,

General references

Luke 10:32
So a Levite likewise came down to the place, but when he saw him, he went by on the other side.