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Thematic Bible: Amusements and worldly pleasures


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1 Peter 4:3
For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians desire. You lived then in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, and wanton idolatries. Verse ConceptsLewdnessGiving, Of TimeLicentiousnessAdultsConformityAmusementsExcessCommitment, to the worlddesiresLeisure, And PastimesLustPagansSexualityHedonismAbominations, Idolatry IsWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedSexual ChastityDissipationFruits Of SinPathways Of SinRevelryNew Birth, Evidenced ByLiving For The MaterialWhat Foreigners DoNot Worshipping IdolsWasting TimePartyingDrunkennessThe Pastpastalcoholismdrunkards

Isaiah 47:8
So now, listen to this, O one who lives so lavishly, who lives securely, who says to herself, 'I am unique! No one can compare to me! I will never have to live as a widow; I will never lose my children.' Verse ConceptsCarePride, Examples OfWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedPleasure SeekersUnique NationsNo Loss

Ephesians 4:17
So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. Verse ConceptsConformityThe Carnal MindWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedNot Imitating EvilUseless PeopleWhat Foreigners Are LikeGentiles

Ephesians 4:19
Because they are callous, they have given themselves over to indecency for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. Verse ConceptsLicentiousnessBad ConsciencesDebaucheryLove, In RelationshipsSanctification, Means And ResultsCorrupted ConsciencesSelf IndulgenceSexualityApathyCharacter Of WickedInsensitivitySexual ChastityNations DescribedInsensibilityImpurityDissipationWantonnessAbsence Of FeelingThey Committed ImmoralityGreedSexual ImmoralityEmotionsFeeling LostMoralitySexual Purity

2 Timothy 3:4
treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God. Verse ConceptsLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfPleasureSuperiorityHedonismWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedCharacter Of WickedHaughtinessPleasure SeekersBad CompanyEvil AssociationsLoving EvilNot Loving GodRash PeopleDenial In End TimesSelf Loveloversimpulsivenesstraitors

Titus 3:3
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another. Verse ConceptsEnvyHatredMalicePleasureSelf IndulgenceSlavery, SpiritualSuffering, Causes OfCharacter Of WickedHedonismPleasure, WorldlyWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedDisobedience, To GodFools, Description OfMalice Of The WickedPleasure SeekersFoolish PeopleAvoiding DeceitHating GodSubject To EvilThose Who EnviedPassionDeceptiondisobediencevulnerability

Exodus 32:6
So they got up early on the next day and offered up burnt offerings and brought peace offerings, and the people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play. Verse ConceptsGluttonyFellowship OfferingFeastingAmusementsBurnt offeringPagansSittingRising EarlyRecreationRevelrySitting In FellowshipThose Who Rose EarlyEating And DrinkingFood Offered To IdolsEarly RisingRoses

Exodus 32:4
He accepted the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt." Verse ConceptsAaron, Life EventsArts And Crafts, Types ofMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinSculptureToolsIdolsWorldly Pleasures, Nature OfProclaimingGolden CalvesWhat Is Not GodBringing Israel Out Of EgyptOthers Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

Exodus 32:19
When he approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses became extremely angry. He threw the tablets from his hands and broke them to pieces at the bottom of the mountain. Verse ConceptsdanceGesturesAmusements, Evil ResultsAnger, HumanLaw, Ten CommandmentsLeisure, And PastimesMoses, Significance OfMoses, Life OfThrowing AwayAnger, Justified ExamplesAnger Of Man, RighteousAnger Of Man, CauseSplitting RocksNamed People Angry With Othersthe Law of mosesBreaking The Ten Commandments

1 Corinthians 10:7
So do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play." Verse ConceptsGluttonyFeastingLaw, Ten CommandmentsPagansSittingToleranceIdolatry, Wicked Practices OfPagan PracticesWorldly Pleasures, Nature OfRevelrySitting In FellowshipIdolatryAvoiding IdolatryEating And DrinkingFood Offered To IdolsSportsgames

Judges 16:23-25
The rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate. They said, "Our god has handed Samson, our enemy, over to us." When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, "Our god has handed our enemy over to us, the one who ruined our land and killed so many of us!" When they really started celebrating, they said, "Call for Samson so he can entertain us!" So they summoned Samson from the prison and he entertained them. They made him stand between two pillars.

Hebrews 11:25
choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to enjoy sin's fleeting pleasure. Verse ConceptsAfflicted Saints, Examples OfFellowship, In Christian ServicePleasureSelf DenialUnity, Of God's PeopleWorldly Pleasures, Nature OfLove to Others, Examples OfSuffering For Christ's SakeUnworldlinessTemporary Affliction Of Saints

Job 21:12-13
They sing to the accompaniment of tambourine and harp, and make merry to the sound of the flute. They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.

Job 1:5
When the days of their feasting were finished, Job would send for them and sanctify them; he would get up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job thought, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's customary practice. Verse ConceptsCustomBad ParentsParents Prayer For Their ChildrenRising Early, Examples OfFamilies, Examples OfMorning DevotionsBurnt offeringOfferingsSonsWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToParents Duty To ChildrenRising EarlyThose Who Rose EarlyCursing GodMaking People HolyEarly RisingSacrificeKidsRoses

Matthew 14:6-8
But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod, so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."

Isaiah 5:12
They have stringed instruments, tambourines, flutes, and wine at their parties. So they do not recognize what the Lord is doing, they do not perceive what he is bringing about. Verse ConceptsFlutesAmusementsBanquets, ActivitiesHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToDrunkenness, ResultsDissipationTambourinesLyresdrums

Amos 6:1-6
Woe to those who live in ease in Zion, to those who feel secure on Mount Samaria. They think of themselves as the elite class of the best nation. The family of Israel looks to them for leadership. They say to the people: "Journey over to Calneh and look at it! Then go from there to Hamath-Rabbah! Then go down to Gath of the Philistines! Are they superior to our two kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?" You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence. read more.
They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, and sprawl out on their couches. They eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the middle of the pen. They sing to the tune of stringed instruments; like David they invent musical instruments. They drink wine from sacrificial bowls, and pour the very best oils on themselves. Yet they are not concerned over the ruin of Joseph.

Ecclesiastes 11:9
Rejoice, young man, while you are young, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Follow the impulses of your heart and the desires of your eyes, but know that God will judge your motives and actions. Verse ConceptsCheerfulnessFreshness Of YouthImpulsesWork From YouthGod SuingAdolescent DepressionJudgmentsDaysRejoicing When Someone Is SavedFunJudgement DayGod Turning Bad Things Into GoodBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeJudgementEnjoying Lifemanhoodconsequencesteenagercheerleading

2 Peter 2:13
suffering harm as the wages for their harmful ways. By considering it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight, they are stains and blemishes, indulging in their deceitful pleasures when they feast together with you. Verse ConceptsDaylightExcessBlemishLove FeastLove, Nature OfWagesPleasure SeekersRiotsBlemished PeopleDuring The DayWages For EvilPartying

Job 21:14-15
So they say to God, 'Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways. Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?'

Isaiah 5:11-12
Those who get up early to drink beer are as good as dead, those who keep drinking long after dark until they are intoxicated with wine. They have stringed instruments, tambourines, flutes, and wine at their parties. So they do not recognize what the Lord is doing, they do not perceive what he is bringing about.

Galatians 5:19
Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity, Verse ConceptsLewdnessLicentiousnessAdulterersAdultery, DefinedImmorality, Nature Of SexualSexual AberrationsFornicationSelf IndulgenceSexual Sin, Nature OfLasciviousnessWorldly Pleasures, Nature OfAnger Of Man, CauseSexual RelationshipsPornographyManifesting (making Something Clear)PartyingAdultery In The ChurchSorcerysexSexual ImmoralityBeing GayGay MarriageSex Before MarriageInfidelityMoralitySexual Purity

Galatians 5:21
envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God! Verse ConceptsAdulterersAlcoholWatchfulness, Of LeadersExclusionRevelryAlcohol ConsumptionWarning IndividualsThings LikeDo Not Get DrunkDrunkennessSexual ImmoralityBeing GayGay Marriagepracticealcoholismdrunkards

Hebrews 11:25
choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to enjoy sin's fleeting pleasure. Verse ConceptsAfflicted Saints, Examples OfFellowship, In Christian ServicePleasureSelf DenialUnity, Of God's PeopleWorldly Pleasures, Nature OfLove to Others, Examples OfSuffering For Christ's SakeUnworldlinessTemporary Affliction Of Saints

James 5:1
Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming on you. Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Entry IntoWeepingWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToMiseryBarking And HowlingSatisfied With RichesThe Ungodly Suffering

James 5:5
You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. Verse ConceptsGluttonyLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfLove, Abuse OfRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfRiches, Can Lead ToPleasure SeekersWantonnessThe Day Of JudgementFat PeoplePartying

Ecclesiastes 2:1
I thought to myself, "Come now, I will try self-indulgent pleasure to see if it is worthwhile." But I found that it also is futile. Verse ConceptsVanitySoliloquyUseless EndeavourBeing Happy And Enjoying Lifejournaling

Ecclesiastes 2:8
I also amassed silver and gold for myself, as well as valuable treasures taken from kingdoms and provinces. I acquired male singers and female singers for myself, and what gives a man sensual delight -- a harem of beautiful concubines! Verse ConceptsChoirsThe Vanity Of Human KnowledgeSingersSupplied With Money

Ecclesiastes 7:2-3
It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. Verse ConceptsAmusements, Evil ResultsAmusementsLaughterWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToLack Of RejoicingHeavinessHeartacheDepressionJoy And HappinessSmilinggrievingheartbroken

Proverbs 21:17
The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich. Verse ConceptsAddictionsAlcoholAmusements, Evil ResultsExcessemptinessLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfOintmentPoverty, Causes OfSelf IndulgenceThriftWineAmusementsPleasure, WorldlyWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToDrunkenness, ResultsFrugalityPleasure SeekersAvoiding PovertyRich FoodGetting Richpressure

Galatians 5:21
envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God! Verse ConceptsAdulterersAlcoholWatchfulness, Of LeadersExclusionRevelryAlcohol ConsumptionWarning IndividualsThings LikeDo Not Get DrunkDrunkennessSexual ImmoralityBeing GayGay Marriagepracticealcoholismdrunkards

1 Peter 4:3
For the time that has passed was sufficient for you to do what the non-Christians desire. You lived then in debauchery, evil desires, drunkenness, carousing, drinking bouts, and wanton idolatries. Verse ConceptsLewdnessGiving, Of TimeLicentiousnessAdultsConformityAmusementsExcessCommitment, to the worlddesiresLeisure, And PastimesLustPagansSexualityHedonismAbominations, Idolatry IsWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedSexual ChastityDissipationFruits Of SinPathways Of SinRevelryNew Birth, Evidenced ByLiving For The MaterialWhat Foreigners DoNot Worshipping IdolsWasting TimePartyingDrunkennessThe Pastpastalcoholismdrunkards

1 Peter 4:4
So they are astonished when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you. Verse ConceptsAbuse, To God's PeopleInsultsSuffering, Of BelieversNot SharingPartyingAbusebehaviorpetersurprises

Luke 8:14
As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. Verse ConceptsCareBusynessAffluenceGospel, Responses ToLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinMaturity, SpiritualMoney, Attitudes ToPleasureRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfTemptation, Sources OfThornsUnfruitfulnessWorryHedonismPleasure, WorldlyWorldliness, AvoidWorldly Pleasures, Nature OfPleasure SeekersChokingHearing God's WordDo Not Be AnxiousSatisfied With RichesMaturityworries

1 Timothy 5:6
But the one who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives. Verse ConceptsAmusements, Evil ResultsLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfPleasureSelf IndulgenceWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToInsensibilityPleasure SeekersBeing Dead In SinWantonnessSinners Grasped By Deathvulnerability

Ecclesiastes 2:11
Yet when I reflected on everything I had accomplished and on all the effort that I had expended to accomplish it, I concluded: "All these achievements and possessions are ultimately profitless -- like chasing the wind! There is nothing gained from them on earth." Verse ConceptsAchievementPhysical LabourdissatisfactionUseless EndeavourUnder The SunSuccess And Hard Work

Ecclesiastes 7:4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking. Verse ConceptsPleasure, WorldlyWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToThe Work Of FoolsThe Work Of The Wise

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