Thematic Bible: Addicted to
Thematic Bible
Persecution » The wicked » Addicted to
For they have persecuted him whom You have struck,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have pierced and wounded.
In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
Swearing falsely » The wicked » Addicted to
They have spoken empty (disingenuous) words,
Swearing falsely to make covenants [they intend to break];
Therefore, judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
“And though they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’
Surely they swear [their oaths] falsely.”
profane Swearing » The wicked » Addicted to
His mouth is full of curses and deceit (fraud) and oppression;
Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness [injustice and sin].
“Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
Theft » The wicked » Addicted to
The cords of the wicked have encircled and ensnared me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.