Thematic Bible: Character of the wicked
Thematic Bible
Character of the wicked » Reprobate
Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you -- unless, indeed, you fail the test!
Verse Concepts
And just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people -- who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith -- also oppose the truth.
Verse Concepts
They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Despising the works of the faithful
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard all this, they derided us and expressed contempt toward us. They said, "What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?"
Verse Concepts
and in the presence of his colleagues and the army of Samaria he said, "What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they be left to themselves? Will they again offer sacrifice? Will they finish this in a day? Can they bring these burnt stones to life again from piles of dust?"
Verse Concepts
unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.
Character of the wicked » Conspiring against God's people
All of them conspired together to move with armed forces against Jerusalem and to create a disturbance in it.
Verse Concepts
Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me saying, "Come on! Let's set up a time to meet together at Kephirim in the plain of Ono." Now they intended to do me harm.
Verse Concepts
Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Proud
For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
Verse Concepts
Your presumptuous heart has deceived you -- you who reside in the safety of the rocky cliffs, whose home is high in the mountains. You think to yourself, 'No one can bring me down to the ground!'
They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Disobedient
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 Concepts
"Nonetheless they grew disobedient and rebelled against you; they disregarded your law. They killed your prophets who had solemnly admonished them in order to cause them to return to you. They committed atrocious blasphemies.
Verse Concepts
So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Murderous
He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.
Verse Concepts
They kill the widow and the one residing outside his native land, and they murder the fatherless.
Verse Concepts
They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Lying
The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born.
Verse Concepts
They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)
Verse Concepts
No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Blinded
among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.
Verse Concepts
They are darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Alienated from God
They are darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
Verse Concepts
And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds,
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Enticing to evil
For some of these insinuate themselves into households and captivate weak women who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.
Verse Concepts
My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent! If they say, "Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously. We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit. read more.
We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder. Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal."
We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder. Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal."
Character of the wicked » Fearful
The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.
Verse Concepts
But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death."
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Ignorant of God
With flaming fire he will mete out punishment on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
Verse Concepts
Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites! For the Lord has a covenant lawsuit against the people of Israel. For there is neither faithfulness nor loyalty in the land, nor do they acknowledge God.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Fierce
unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good,
Verse Concepts
A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Sold under sin
When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, "So, you have found me, my enemy!" Elijah replied, "I have found you, because you are committed to doing evil in the sight of the Lord.
Verse Concepts
They passed their sons and daughters through the fire, and practiced divination and omen reading. They committed themselves to doing evil in the sight of the Lord and made him angry.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Hypocritical
They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.
Verse Concepts
The sovereign master says, "These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Blasphemous
Thus people were scorched by the terrible heat, yet they blasphemed the name of God, who has ruling authority over these plagues, and they would not repent and give him glory.
Verse Concepts
They also said many other things against him, reviling him.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Sensual
Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.
Verse Concepts
These people are divisive, worldly, devoid of the Spirit.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Hostile to God
And you were at one time strangers and enemies in your minds as expressed through your evil deeds,
Verse Concepts
because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Foolish
Is this how you repay the Lord, you foolish, unwise people? Is he not your father, your creator? He has made you and established you.
Verse Concepts
Arrogant people cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who behave wickedly.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Froward
I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.
Verse Concepts
The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Unjust
When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and the hope of his strength perishes.
Verse Concepts
If the wicked are shown mercy, they do not learn about justice. Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; they do not see the Lord's majesty revealed.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Delighting in the iniquity of others
who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;
Verse Concepts
Although they fully know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Unprofitable
And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
Verse Concepts
All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who shows kindness, not even one."
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Persecuting
For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.
Verse Concepts
For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Unthankful
For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
Verse Concepts
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Envious
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 Concepts
When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard all this, they were very displeased that someone had come to seek benefit for the Israelites.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Uncircumcised in heart
"You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!
Verse Concepts
That is, I will punish the Egyptians, the Judeans, the Edomites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, and all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples. I will do so because none of the people of those nations are really circumcised in the Lord's sight. Moreover, none of the people of Israel are circumcised when it comes to their hearts."
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Mischievous
They are determined to be experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men make demands, and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them.
Verse Concepts
The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Fraudulent
I do not condone the use of rigged scales, or a bag of deceptive weights.
Verse Concepts
Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Stiff-necked
"You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!
Verse Concepts
For the Lord had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, 'You are a stiff-necked people. If I went up among you for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments, that I may know what I should do to you.'"
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Boastful
Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.
Verse Concepts
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Infidel
The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks, "God won't hold me accountable; he doesn't care."
Verse Concepts
For the music director; by David. Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Deceitful
You destroy liars; the Lord despises violent and deceitful people.
Verse Concepts
"Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips."
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Covetous
They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,
Verse Concepts
They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Prayerless
Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?'
Verse Concepts
All those who behave wickedly do not understand -- those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to God.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Hating the light
There are those who rebel against the light; they do not know its ways and they do not stay on its paths.
Verse Concepts
For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Unwise
Is this how you repay the Lord, you foolish, unwise people? Is he not your father, your creator? He has made you and established you.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Glorying in their shame
Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Perverse
His people have been unfaithful to him; they have not acted like his children -- this is their sin. They are a perverse and deceitful generation.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Abominable
But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death."
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » UnGodly
A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Lovers of pleasure more than of God
treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Incontinent
unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good,
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Selfish
For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Unholy
For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Heady and high-minded
treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Loathsome
The righteous person hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Stiff-hearted
The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says.'
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Hard-hearted
But the house of Israel is unwilling to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me, for the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Destructive
They are eager to do evil, quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; they crush and destroy.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Unmerciful
senseless, covenant-breakers, heartless, ruthless.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Impudent
The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and hard-hearted, and you must say to them, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says.'
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Rejoicing in the affliction of saints
But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Unruly
For there are many rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections,
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Untoward
With many other words he testified and exhorted them saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation!"
Verse Concepts
Character of the wicked » Forgetting God
Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes,
Verse Concepts