Thematic Bible: Characterized as
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Fire » Characterized as » Purifying
If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.
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So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
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And anything which may be heated, is to go through the fire and be made clean; but in addition it is to be put in the water of cleaning: and anything which may not go through the fire is to be put in the water.
Fire » Characterized as » Enlightening
A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
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In the daytime he was guiding them in the cloud, and all through the night with a light of fire.
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Fire » Characterized as » Melting
Let them be like smoke before the driving wind; as wax turning soft before the fire, so let them come to an end before the power of God.
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As when fire puts the brushwood in flames, or as when water is boiling from the heat of the fire: to make your name feared by your haters, so that the nations may be shaking before you;
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Fire » Characterized as » Drying
The beasts of the field are turning to you with desire: for the water-streams are dry and fire has put an end to the grass-lands of the waste.
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He does not come out of the dark; his branches are burned by the flame, and the wind takes away his bud.
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Fire » Characterized as » Insatiable
The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.
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Fire » Characterized as » Consuming
So Samson went and got three hundred foxes and some sticks of fire-wood; and he put the foxes tail to tail with a stick between every two tails; Then firing the sticks, he let the foxes loose among the uncut grain of the Philistines, and all the corded stems as well as the living grain and the vine-gardens and the olives went up in flames.
Fire » Characterized as » Bright
And between the living beings it was like burning coals of fire, as if flames were going one after the other between the living beings; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went thunder-flames.
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Fire » Characterized as » Heating
And Peter had come after him at a distance, even into the house of the high priest; and he was seated with the captains, warming himself in the light of the fire.
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Fire » Characterized as » Spreading
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
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Gentiles » Characterized as » Idolatrous
And by them the glory of the eternal God was changed and made into the image of man who is not eternal, and of birds and beasts and things which go on the earth.
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You are conscious that when you were Gentiles, in whatever way you were guided, you went after images without voice or power.
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Because by them the true word of God was changed into that which is false, and they gave worship and honour to the thing which is made, and not to him who made it, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.
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Gentiles » Characterized as » Ignorant of God
Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;
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Because, having the knowledge of God, they did not give glory to God as God, and did not give praise, but their minds were full of foolish things, and their hearts, being without sense, were made dark.
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Gentiles » Characterized as » Depraved and wicked
Who having no more power of feeling, have given themselves up to evil passions, to do all unclean things with overmuch desire.
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And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right; Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others; Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother, read more.
Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy: Who, though they have knowledge of the law of God, that the fate of those who do these things is death, not only go on doing these things themselves, but give approval to those who do them.
Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy: Who, though they have knowledge of the law of God, that the fate of those who do these things is death, not only go on doing these things themselves, but give approval to those who do them.
Gentiles » Characterized as » Superstitious
For these nations, whose land you are taking, give attention to readers of signs and to those using secret arts: but the Lord your God will not let you do so.
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Gentiles » Characterized as » Constant to their false gods
Has any nation ever made a change in their gods, though they are no gods? but my people have given up their glory in exchange for what is of no profit.
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Gentiles » Characterized as » Blasphemous and reproachful
And I said, What you are doing is not good: is it not the more necessary for you to go in the fear of our God, because of the shame which the nations may put on us?
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Gentiles » Characterized as » Refusing to know God
And because they had not the mind to keep God in their knowledge, God gave them up to an evil mind, to do those things which are not right;
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Gentiles » Characterized as » Without the law
For when the Gentiles without the law have a natural desire to do the things in the law, they are a law to themselves;
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Wine » Characterized as » Strengthening
Make me strong with wine-cakes, let me be comforted with apples; I am overcome with love.
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And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste land.
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Wine » Characterized as » Making mirthful
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was glad with wine, he gave orders to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven unsexed servants who were waiting before Ahasuerus the king,
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A feast is for laughing, and wine makes glad the heart; but by the one and the other money is wasted.
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Wine » Characterized as » Cheering God and man
For how good it is and how beautiful! grain will make the young men strong and new wine the virgins.
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But the vine said to them, Am I to give up my wine, which makes glad God and men, to go waving over the trees?
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Wine » Characterized as » Gladdening the heart
And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.
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Woman » Characterized as » Timid
A sword is on all the mixed people in her, and they will become like women: a sword is on her store-houses, and they will be taken by her attackers.
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In that day the Egyptians will be like women: and the land will be shaking with fear because of the waving of the Lord's hand stretched out over it.
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Babylon's men of war have kept back from the fight, waiting in their strong places; their strength has given way, they have become like women: her houses have been put on fire, her locks are broken.
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See, the people who are in you are women; the doorways of your land are wide open to your attackers: the locks of your doors have been burned away in the fire.
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Woman » Characterized as » Tender and constant to her offspring
Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.
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The hands of kind-hearted women have been boiling their children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
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Woman » Characterized as » Loving and affectionate
I am full of grief for you, my brother Jonathan: very dear have you been to me: your love for me was a wonder, greater than the love of women.
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Woman » Characterized as » Weaker than man
And you husbands, give thought to your way of life with your wives, giving honour to the woman who is the feebler vessel, but who has an equal part in the heritage of the grace of life; so that you may not be kept from prayer.
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