Thematic Bible: Different forms of
Thematic Bible
Selfishness » Different forms of » Total disregard of the rights of others
Is it too small a thing unto you to have eaten up the good pastures, but ye must tread down with your feet the rest of your pastures; and to have drunk of the settled waters, but ye must foul the rest with your feet?
Israel is an unpruned vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly statues.
Shall not all these take up a proverb about him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that loadeth himself with pledges!
And when ye ate, and when ye drank, was it not you that were eating and drinking?
Selfishness » Different forms of » Heartless indifference toward sinners
But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?
for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,
Then Judas, who delivered him up, seeing that he had been condemned, filled with remorse, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, I have sinned in having delivered up guiltless blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
Selfishness » Different forms of » Hoarding foodstuff
He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
Selfishness » Different forms of » Neglect of the needy and suffering
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.
Selfishness » Different forms of » Greed for real estate
Woe unto them that add house to house, that join field to field, until there is no more room, and that ye dwell yourselves alone in the midst of the land!
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Total disregard of the rights of others
Is it too small a thing unto you to have eaten up the good pastures, but ye must tread down with your feet the rest of your pastures; and to have drunk of the settled waters, but ye must foul the rest with your feet?
Israel is an unpruned vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly statues.
Shall not all these take up a proverb about him, and a taunting riddle against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that loadeth himself with pledges!
And when ye ate, and when ye drank, was it not you that were eating and drinking?
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Heartless indifference toward sinners
But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?
for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,
Then Judas, who delivered him up, seeing that he had been condemned, filled with remorse, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, I have sinned in having delivered up guiltless blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to that.
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Hoarding foodstuff
He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Neglect of the needy and suffering
I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.
Social selfishness » Different forms of » Greed for real estate
Woe unto them that add house to house, that join field to field, until there is no more room, and that ye dwell yourselves alone in the midst of the land!