Thematic Bible: Examples of avoiding


Thematic Bible




A devious heart will be far from me; I will not be involved with evil. I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor; I cannot tolerate anyone with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart. My eyes [favor] the faithful of the land so that they may sit down with me. The one who follows the way of integrity may serve me. read more.
No one who acts deceitfully will live in my palace; no one who tells lies will remain in my presence.

Then the king declared to the man of God, "Come home with me, refresh yourself, and I'll give you a reward." But the man of God replied, "If you were to give me half your house, I still wouldn't go with you, and I wouldn't eat bread or drink water in this place, for this is what I was commanded by the word of the Lord: 'You must not eat bread or drink water or go back the way you came.' " read more.
So he went another way; he did not go back by the way he had come to Bethel.

Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. Verse ConceptsHatredGod Hating ThingsHating Evil

I never sat with the band of revelers,
and I did not celebrate with them.
Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone,
for You filled me with indignation.
Verse ConceptsHand Of GodEvil AssociationsIsolated PersonsAngry Peoplemockerslonliness

who had not agreed with their plan and action. He was from Arimathea, a Judean town, and was looking forward to the kingdom of God. Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Coming OfWaiting

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