Thematic Bible
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Evil » What is evil
How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth: When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone. But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that. read more.
But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.
But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.
And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.
For my people have done two evils; they have given up me, the fountain of living waters, and have made for themselves water-holes, cut out from the rock, broken water-holes, of no use for storing water.
The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it? I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.
The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.
And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.
Verse Concepts
This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler: The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low. I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.
Exaltation » Of men (promotion) » Of unworthy men
Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
And he gave them an account of the glories of his wealth, and the number of children he had, and the ways in which he had been honoured by the king, and how he had put him over the captains and servants of the king.
After these things, by the order of the king, Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, was lifted up and given a position of honour and a higher place than all the other captains who were with him.
The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
Promotion » Of unworthy men
Material comfort is not good for the foolish; much less for a servant to be put over rulers.
And he gave them an account of the glories of his wealth, and the number of children he had, and the ways in which he had been honoured by the king, and how he had put him over the captains and servants of the king.
After these things, by the order of the king, Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, was lifted up and given a position of honour and a higher place than all the other captains who were with him.
The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;
Servants » Slaves or bond » Sometimes rose to rank and station
Servants » Persons of low condition so called
Travelers » Of distinction » Generally attended by running footmen
And let this offering, which your servant gives to my lord, be given to the young men who are with my lord.
And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah; and he made himself strong, and went running before Ahab till they came to Jezreel.
Then she made the ass ready and said to her servant, Keep driving on; do not make a stop without orders from me.