Thematic Bible: Evil doers


Thematic Bible




“Can the Ethiopian change his skin
Or the leopard his spots?
Then you also can do good
Who are accustomed to evil and even trained to do it.
Verse ConceptsLeopardAfrican AmericansGood WorksHabitsSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfSkinAnimals, Figurative UsePeople TransformedHuman SkinNothing GoodBlack And WhiteChangeSportsColorChanging Yourself


Concerning evil, both of their hands pursue it and do it diligently and thoroughly;
The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe,
And a great man speaks the [evil] desire of his soul.
So they twist the course of justice between them.
Verse ConceptsGiftsAliancesAmbition, negative aspects ofWicked RulersJudgesPower, HumanReward, HumanSkillRulers, WickedCharacter Of WickedGuileAmbidextrousTwo Of Body PartsContinuing In SinLording It


Leave me, you evildoers,
That I may keep the commandments of my God [honoring and obeying them].
Verse ConceptsEvildoersevil, believers' responses toEvil AssociationsChrist Driving Out PeopleWanting To Keep The Commandments



For those who do evil will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.
Verse ConceptsEternal Deathevil, warnings againstHope, In GodHope, Results OfInheritanceWaiting On The Lordcutting


Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?
Who will take a stand for me against those who do wickedness?
Verse ConceptsSupportwickedness


Therefore the Lord does not rejoice over their young men,
Nor does He have compassion on their fatherless or their widows;
For every one of them is godless and an evildoer,
And every mouth is speaking foolishness.
In spite of all this, God’s anger does not turn away
But His hand is still stretched out [in judgment].
Verse ConceptsOrphansSin, Nature OfWidowsDecadenceGod's HandVirtues Of Young PeopleGod's Hands Stretched OutLack Of RejoicingNot Helping WidowsHypocrisy


“You will not be united with them in burial,
Because you have destroyed your land,
You have slain your people.
May the descendants of evildoers never be named!
Verse ConceptsBad ParentsParents SinSins Of The Fathers


Yet He is also wise and will bring disaster,
And does not retract His words,
But will arise against the house of evildoers
And against the helpers of those who do evil.
Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstGod, Wisdom OfEvildoersGod ArisingGod Changing His Mind


For those who do evil will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.
Verse ConceptsEternal Deathevil, warnings againstHope, In GodHope, Results OfInheritanceWaiting On The Lordcutting