Thematic Bible: Earthly
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Earthly » Reward » Earthly, a source of temptation
Your chiefs have gone against the Lord, they have become friends of thieves; every one of them is looking for profit and going after rewards; they do not give right decisions for the child who has no father, and they do not let the cause of the widow come before them.
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You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.
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Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.
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Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.
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Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it.
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Then he went back to the man of God, with all his train, and, taking his place before him, said, Now I am certain that there is no God in all the earth, but only in Israel: now then, take an offering from me.
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So the responsible men of Moab and Midian went away, taking in their hands rewards for the prophet; and they came to Balaam and said to him what Balak had given them orders to say.
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For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people.
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And the king said to the man of God, Come with me to my house for food and rest, and I will give you a reward.
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Earthly » Joy joy » Joy, earthly
Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
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That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?
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And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.
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Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
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And all joy is gone; no longer are they glad for the fertile field; and in the vine-gardens there are no songs or sounds of joy: the crushing of grapes has come to an end, and its glad cry has been stopped.
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Be troubled, with sorrow and weeping; let your laughing be turned to sorrow and your joy to grief.
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Earthly » Of priests honour » General references to
And he came to his end after a long life, full of days and great wealth and honour; and Solomon his son became king in his place.
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For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people.
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So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour.
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And Hezekiah had very great wealth and honour; and he made himself store-houses for his gold and silver and jewels and spices, and for body-covers and all sorts of beautiful vessels.
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Earthly » Refused for obedience » Are deceptive treasures
So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
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Much has been planted, but little got in; you take food, but have not enough; you take drink, but are not full; you are clothed, but no one is warm; and he who gets payment for his work, gets it to put it into a bag full of holes.
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For you say, I have wealth, and have got together goods and land, and have need of nothing; and you are not conscious of your sad and unhappy condition, that you are poor and blind and without clothing.
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For we came into the world with nothing, and we are not able to take anything out;
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Judging a part in the shame of Christ to be better than all the wealth of Egypt; for he was looking forward to his reward.
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Earthly » Heritage » Earthly
For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
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Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.
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But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.
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Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
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Your false gods will not keep you safe in answer to your cry; but the wind will take them, they will be gone like a breath: but he who puts his hope in me will take the land, and will have my holy mountain as his heritage.
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Earthly » Vision a source of temptation » To lot
And Lot, lifting up his eyes and looking an the valley of Jordan, saw that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord had sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah; it was like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, on the way to Zoar.
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Abram went on living in the land of Canaan, and Lot went to the lowland towns, moving his tent as far as Sodom.
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Earthly » Refused for obedience » Uprightness
And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile: And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit. And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods. read more.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy. But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together? So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy. But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together? So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.
Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day. And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds, Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds. read more.
And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth. And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain. And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us. And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house; For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain. But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say. And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed. And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.
And in time the poor man came to his end, and angels took him to Abraham's breast. And the man of wealth came to his end, and was put in the earth. And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast. And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame. But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain. And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us. And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house; For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain. But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say. And he said, No, father Abraham, but if someone went to them from the dead, their hearts would be changed. And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.
Earthly » Vision a source of temptation » To achan
When I saw among their goods a fair robe of Babylon and two hundred shekels of silver, and a mass of gold, fifty shekels in weight, I was overcome by desire and took them; and they are put away in the earth in my tent, and the silver is under it.
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Let my eyes be turned away from what is false; give me life in your ways.
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Earthly » Vision a source of temptation » To Christ
Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.
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Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;
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Earthly » Vision a source of temptation » To eve
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and a delight to the eyes, and to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and gave it to her husband.
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Earthly » Of priests honour » Transitory
But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
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Earthly » Of priests honour » A king's gift
But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it.
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Earthly » Of priests honour » A hindrance to faith
How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
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Earthly » Of priests honour » A tribute to success or wealth
The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;
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Heritage » Earthly
For God's word, that the earth would be his heritage, was given to Abraham, not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
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Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.
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But the gentle will have the earth for their heritage; they will take their delight in peace without measure.
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Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
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Your false gods will not keep you safe in answer to your cry; but the wind will take them, they will be gone like a breath: but he who puts his hope in me will take the land, and will have my holy mountain as his heritage.
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Honour » Earthly » Wisdom and virtue lead to
The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.
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He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
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But glory and honour and peace to all whose works are good, to the Jew first and then to the Greek:
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Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.
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Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.
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Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
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Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
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Honour » Earthly » Offered as a bribe
And he came to his end after a long life, full of days and great wealth and honour; and Solomon his son became king in his place.
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For I will give you a place of very great honour, and whatever you say to me I will do; so come, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people.
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So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour.
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And Hezekiah had very great wealth and honour; and he made himself store-houses for his gold and silver and jewels and spices, and for body-covers and all sorts of beautiful vessels.
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Honour » Earthly » Given to Christ
And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.
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And a great number put down their clothing in the way; and others put down branches which they had taken from the fields.
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And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the ass, and Jesus got on to him.
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Took branches of palm-trees and went out to him, crying, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!
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And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.
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Honour » Earthly » Transitory
But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
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Honour » Earthly » A king's gift
But if you make clear the dream and the sense of it, you will have from me offerings and rewards and great honour: so make clear to me the dream and the sense of it.
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Honour » Earthly » A hindrance to faith
How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God?
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Honour » Earthly » A tribute to success or wealth
The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;
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Inheritance » Earthly » Spiritual
In whom we have a heritage, being marked out from the first in his purpose who does all things in agreement with his designs;
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To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
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And a heritage fair, holy and for ever new, waiting in heaven for you,
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And now, I give you into the care of God and the word of his grace, which is able to make you strong and to give you your heritage among all the saints.
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Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.
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For you, O God, have made answer to my prayers; you have given me the heritage of those who give honour to your name.
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I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.
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No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord.
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Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;
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Inheritance » Earthly » General references to
And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.
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And said, The Lord gave orders to my lord to make distribution of the land as their heritage to the children of Israel: and my lord was ordered by the Lord to give the heritage of Zelophehad, our brother, to his daughters.
And the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their heritage.
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And they came before Eleazar the priest, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and before the chiefs, saying, The Lord gave orders to Moses to give us a heritage among our brothers: so in agreement with the orders of the Lord he gave them a heritage among their father's brothers.
And the second heritage came out for the tribe of Simeon by their families; and their heritage was in the middle of the heritage of the children of Judah.
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And Joshua let the people go away, and the children of Israel went, every man to his heritage, to take the land for themselves.
And the near relation said, I am not able to do the relation's part, for fear of damaging the heritage I have: you may do it in my place, for I am not able to do it myself.
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So Hanamel, the son of my father's brother, came to me, as the Lord had said, to the place of the armed watchmen, and said to me, Give the price and get my property which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: for you have the nearest relation's right to the heritage; so get it for yourself. Then it was clear to me that this was the word of the Lord.
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Inheritance » Earthly » Of israel
Joshua, the son of Nun, your servant, he will go into the land: say to him that he is to be strong, for he will be Israel's guide into their heritage.
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But I have said to you, You will take their land and I will give it to you for your heritage, a land flowing with milk and honey: I am the Lord your God who have made you separate from all other peoples.
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Take heart and be strong; for you will give to this people for their heritage the land which I gave by an oath to their fathers.
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Moses, the servant of the Lord, and the children of Israel overcame them; and Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave their land for a heritage to the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
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All the people of the hill-country from Lebanon to Misrephoth-maim, all the Zidonians; them will I send out from before the children of Israel: only make division of it to Israel for a heritage, as I have given you orders to do.
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Their heritage by the Lord's decision, as he gave orders by Moses, for the nine tribes and the half-tribe.
Then Joshua let the people go away, every man to his heritage.
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Inheritance » Earthly » Laws of
And you will take up your heritage in the land by the decision of the Lord, to every family its part; the greater the family the greater its heritage, and the smaller the family the smaller will be its heritage; wherever the decision of the Lord gives to any man his part, that will be his; distribution will be made to you by your fathers' tribes.
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Then when he gives his property to his sons for their heritage, he is not to put the son of his loved one in the place of the first son, the son of the hated wife:
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And say to the children of Israel, If a man has no son at the time of his death, let his heritage go to his daughter.
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And so no property will be handed from tribe to tribe among the children of Israel; but every one of the children of Israel will keep the heritage of his father's tribe.
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This is what the Lord has said: If the ruler gives a property to any of his sons, it is his heritage and will be the property of his sons; it is theirs for their heritage.
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Joy » Earthly » Enjoyment sought
Have joy with the woman of your love all the days of your foolish life which he gives you under the sun. Because that is your part in life and in your work which you do under the sun.
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And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.
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You have made them very glad, increasing their joy. They are glad before you as men are glad in the time of getting in the grain, or when they make division of the goods taken in war.
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This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward.
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And for every man to take food and drink, and have joy in all his work, is a reward from God.
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So I saw that there is nothing better than for a man to have joy in his work--because that is his reward. Who will make him see what will come after him?
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Joy » Earthly » Manifested in laughter
Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
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Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.
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Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
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Be troubled, with sorrow and weeping; let your laughing be turned to sorrow and your joy to grief.
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Unhappy are you who are full of food now: for you will be in need. Unhappy are you who are laughing now: for you will be crying in sorrow.
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Of laughing I said, It is foolish; and of joy--What use is it?
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Joy » Earthly » General references to
Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.
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That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?
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And nothing which was desired by my eyes did I keep from them; I did not keep any joy from my heart, because my heart took pleasure in all my work, and this was my reward.
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Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
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And all joy is gone; no longer are they glad for the fertile field; and in the vine-gardens there are no songs or sounds of joy: the crushing of grapes has come to an end, and its glad cry has been stopped.
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Be troubled, with sorrow and weeping; let your laughing be turned to sorrow and your joy to grief.
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Joy » Earthly » Innocent mirth
A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.
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Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.
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And all the people went away to take food and drink, and to send food to others, and to be glad, because the words which were said to them had been made clear.
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And from them will go out praise and the sound of laughing: and I will make them great in number, and they will not become less; and I will give them glory, and they will not be small.
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For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.
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