Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
And to smite
Shall not fast as ye do this day
General references
Bible References
Ye fast
1 Kings 21:9
And in the letter she said, Let a time of public sorrow be fixed, and put Naboth at the head of the people;
Proverbs 21:27
The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
Matthew 6:16
And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
Luke 20:47
Who take the property of widows and before the eyes of men make long prayers; they will get a greater punishment.
John 18:28
So they took Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not go into the Praetorium, so that they might not become unclean, but might take the Passover.
And to smite
Acts 23:1
And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.
Philippians 1:14
And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.
Shall not fast as ye do this day
Joel 2:13
Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.
Jonah 3:7
And he had it given out in Nineveh, By the order of the king and his great men, no man or beast, herd or flock, is to have a taste of anything; let them have no food or water:
Matthew 6:16
And when you go without food, be not sad-faced as the false-hearted are. For they go about with changed looks, so that men may see that they are going without food. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
General references
1 Kings 21:12
They gave orders for a day of public sorrow, and put Naboth at the head of the people.
Isaiah 57:12
I will make clear what your righteousness is like and your works; you will have no profit in them.
James 1:7
Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;