Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Care » Worldly folly of » The sinners' portion
For, to a man who is good before him, hath he given wisdom and knowledge and gladness, - whereas, to the sinner, he hath given employment, to gather and heap up, to give to one who is good before God, even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.
Better a handful - with quietness, - than both hands, full - with toil, and feeding on wind.
Peace » Advantages of
Better a handful - with quietness, - than both hands, full - with toil, and feeding on wind.
Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.
Quietness » Encouraged
But the hidden character, of the heart, - in the incorruptible ornament of the quiet, and meek, spirit, which is, in presence of God, of great price.
Better a handful - with quietness, - than both hands, full - with toil, and feeding on wind.
And to be ambitious to be quiet, and to be attending to your own affairs, and to be working with your hands, - even as, unto you, we gave charge -
In behalf of kings, and all them who are, in eminent station; in order that, an undisturbed, and quiet life, we may lead, in all godliness and gravity:
Better a dry morsel, and peace therewith, than a house full of contentious sacrifices.
Now, such as these, we charge and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, - that, with quietness, working, their own bread, they be eating.
Worldly » Care, folly of » The sinners' portion
For, to a man who is good before him, hath he given wisdom and knowledge and gladness, - whereas, to the sinner, he hath given employment, to gather and heap up, to give to one who is good before God, even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.
Better a handful - with quietness, - than both hands, full - with toil, and feeding on wind.