Reference: Belial
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Worthlessness, always so used in a moral sense. A man or son of Belial is a wicked, worthless man; one resolved to endure do subjection; a rebel; a disobedient, uncontrollable fellow, Jg 19:22; 1Sa 2:12. In later writings, Belial is put for the power or lord of evil, Satan, 2Co 6:15.
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They were having a good time, when suddenly some men of the city, some good-for-nothings, surrounded the house and kept beating on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, "Send out the man who came to visit you so we can have sex with him."
And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?
Easton
worthlessness, frequently used in the Old Testament as a proper name. It is first used in De 13:13. In the New Testament it is found only in 2Co 6:15, where it is used as a name of Satan, the personification of all that is evil. It is translated "wicked" in De 15:9; Ps 41:8 (R.V. marg.); Ps 101:3; Pr 6:12, etc. The expression "son" or "man of Belial" means simply a worthless, lawless person (Jg 19:22; 20:13; 1Sa 1:16; 2:12).
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some evil people have departed from among you to entice the inhabitants of their cities, saying, "Let's go and serve other gods" (whom you have not known before).
Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the Lord against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.
They were having a good time, when suddenly some men of the city, some good-for-nothings, surrounded the house and kept beating on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, "Send out the man who came to visit you so we can have sex with him."
Now, hand over the good-for-nothings in Gibeah so we can execute them and purge Israel of wickedness." But the Benjaminites refused to listen to their Israelite brothers.
They say, 'An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.'
I will not even consider doing what is dishonest. I hate doing evil; I will have no part of it.
A worthless and wicked person walks around saying perverse things;
And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?
Fausets
("worthlessness": or "recklessness, lawlessness".) Not strictly a proper name, but used so by personification. Beli means "without" and ya'al means "usefulness," i.e. "good for nothing". "A man of Belial" is a worthless, lawless fellow (De 13:13; Jg 19:22; 1Sa 2:12). Latterly "Rake" ("vain fellows" (2Sa 6:20, harekim), and "Fool" were used instead: Mt 5:22. Nabal ("fool") is called "man of Belial" (1Sa 25:25.) In the New Testament, "Beliar" is the form in some oldest manuscripts (2Co 6:15.) As Satan is opposed to God, Antichrist to Christ, so Belial standing here in contrast to Christ must denote all anti-Christian pollutions personified.
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some evil people have departed from among you to entice the inhabitants of their cities, saying, "Let's go and serve other gods" (whom you have not known before).
some evil people have departed from among you to entice the inhabitants of their cities, saying, "Let's go and serve other gods" (whom you have not known before).
They were having a good time, when suddenly some men of the city, some good-for-nothings, surrounded the house and kept beating on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, "Send out the man who came to visit you so we can have sex with him."
They were having a good time, when suddenly some men of the city, some good-for-nothings, surrounded the house and kept beating on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, "Send out the man who came to visit you so we can have sex with him."
My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means 'fool,' and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.
My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means 'fool,' and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.
When David went home to pronounce a blessing on his own house, Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to meet him. She said, "How the king of Israel has distinguished himself this day! He has exposed himself today before his servants' slave girls the way a vulgar fool might do!"
When David went home to pronounce a blessing on his own house, Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to meet him. She said, "How the king of Israel has distinguished himself this day! He has exposed himself today before his servants' slave girls the way a vulgar fool might do!"
But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says 'Fool' will be sent to fiery hell.
But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says 'Fool' will be sent to fiery hell.
And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?
And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?
Morish
Be'lial
The Hebrew word signifies 'worthless, lawless,' and is not a proper name, but is used as a personification of evil; thus we have 'son of Belial, daughter of Belial,' etc. De 13:13; Jg 19:22; 1Sa 1:16; 25/17/type/net'>25:17,25; etc. In the N.T. it is put in contradistinction to Christ as if it meant Satan, 2Co 6:15: it is there ??????.
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some evil people have departed from among you to entice the inhabitants of their cities, saying, "Let's go and serve other gods" (whom you have not known before).
They were having a good time, when suddenly some men of the city, some good-for-nothings, surrounded the house and kept beating on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, "Send out the man who came to visit you so we can have sex with him."
And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?
Smith
Be'lial.
The meaning of this word as found in the Scriptures is worthlessness, and hence reckless, lawlessness. The expression son or man of Belial must be understood as meaning simply a worthless, lawless fellow. The term as used in
is generally understood as an appellative of Satan, as the personification of all that was bad.
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And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?
Watsons
BELIAL. The phrase, "sons of Belial," signifies wicked, worthless men. It was given to the inhabitants of Gibeah, who abused the Levite's wife, Jg 19:22; and to Hophni and Phineas, the wicked and profane sons of Eli. 1Sa 2:12. In later times the name Belial denoted the devil: "What concord hath Christ with Belial?" 2Co 6:15; for as the word literally imports "one who will do no one good," the positive sense of a doer of evil was applied to Satan, who is the author of evil, and, eminently, "the Evil One."
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They were having a good time, when suddenly some men of the city, some good-for-nothings, surrounded the house and kept beating on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, "Send out the man who came to visit you so we can have sex with him."
The sons of Eli were wicked men. They did not recognize the Lord's authority.
And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?