Thematic Bible: Characteristics of wicked servants:


Thematic Bible







Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight.

And he said, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said, I will saddle me the ass, and ride thereon, and go with the king; for thy servant is lame. Verse ConceptsBackPreparing To TravelSaddling DonkeysThose Who Deceived

But the shepherds of Gerar strove with Isaac's shepherds, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they had quarrelled with him. Verse ConceptsServants, BadDishonesty, Examples OfPeople Possessing Other ThingsPeople Naming ThingsStock Keeping

And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land. Verse ConceptsLivestockServants, BadStock KeepingResolving Conflict

And he said, All is well. My master has sent me saying, Behold, even now there are come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment. Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitHillsLying, Examples OfPeople Giving ClothesSons Of The ProphetsTwo Other ThingsTwo Other Men

And he entered in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. Verse ConceptsAmbiguityMotionlessnessStaying PutWhere From?

Under three things the earth is disquieted, and under four it cannot bear up: Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;

A servant is not corrected by words: he understandeth indeed, but he will not answer. Verse ConceptsResponseServanthood, In SocietyServants, BadMere Talk

But he would not, but went away and cast him into prison, until he should pay what was owing. Verse ConceptsImprisonmentsPrisonersPitilessnessPitilessness CondemnedSettling AccountsDebtjail

and begin to beat his fellow-bondmen, and eat and drink with the drunken; Verse ConceptsGluttonydrinking, abstention fromEating And Drinkingdrunkards

the lord of that bondman shall come in a day when he does not expect it, and in an hour he knows not of, Verse ConceptsIgnorance Of Christ’s ReturnLack Of ExpectationThe Time UnknownThe Second Coming

And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman, this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; but as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat of him. Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfIndividuals RunningExemptGreedservanthood

not robbing their masters, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the teaching which is of our Saviour God in all things. Verse ConceptsAdornment, Of WomenApplying The BibleAttractionSound DoctrineDo Not StealInternal Adornmentartistsdoctrine