Thematic Bible: Heedfulness
Thematic Bible
Heedfulness » Necessary » Against false teachers
Be on the watch against dogs, against the workers of evil, against those of the circumcision:
Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:
And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls. For this reason, my loved ones, having knowledge of these things before they take place, take care that you are not turned away by the error of the uncontrolled, so falling from your true faith.
Heedfulness » Necessary » Against false Christs, and false prophets
And Jesus said to them in answer, Take care that you are not tricked. For people will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ; and a number will be turned from the true way through them.
Then if any man says to you, See, here is the Christ, or, Here; do not put faith in him; For there will come up false Christs, and false prophets, who will do great signs and wonders; so that if possible even the saints might be tricked.
Heedfulness » Necessary » Promises to
And all will go well for you, if you take care to keep the laws and the rules which the Lord gave to Moses for Israel: be strong and take heart; have no fear and do not be troubled.
So that the Lord may give effect to what he said of me, If your children give attention to their ways, living uprightly before me with all their heart and their soul, you will never be without a man to be king in Israel.
Heedfulness » Commanded
Take note of all these things which I have said to you, and let not the names of other gods come into your minds or from your lips.
Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you. Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered. Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
Heedfulness » Necessary » In worldly company
I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.
Heedfulness » Necessary » In speech
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
Heedfulness » Necessary » Against presumption
So let him who seems to himself to be safe go in fear of a fall.
Heedfulness » Necessary » In giving judgment
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves hated by David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver as payment for war-carriages and horsemen from Mesopotamia and Aram-maacah and Zobah. So with this money they got thirty-two thousand war-carriages, and the help of the king of Maacah and his people, who came and took up their position in front of Medeba. And the children of Ammon came together from their towns for the fight.
Heedfulness » Necessary » Against idolatry
So keep watch on yourselves with care; for you saw no form of any sort on the day when the voice of the Lord came to you in Horeb out of the heart of the fire: So that you may not be turned to evil ways and make for yourselves an image in the form of any living thing, male or female,
Heedfulness » Necessary » In the house and worship of God
Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better to give ear than to make the burned offerings of the foolish, whose knowledge is only of doing evil.
Heedfulness » Necessary » Against sin
Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it; And that there may not be any evil liver, or any man without respect for God, like Esau, who let his birthright go for a plate of food.
Heedfulness » Necessary » In the care of the soul
Only take care, and keep watch on your soul, for fear that the things which your eyes have seen go from your memory and from your heart all the days of your life; but let the knowledge of them be given to your children and to your children's children;
Heedfulness » Necessary » In conduct
Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;
Heedfulness » Necessary » Against unbelief
My brothers, take care that there is not by chance in any one of you an evil heart without belief, turning away from the living God:
Heedfulness » Necessary » In keeping God's commandments
Only take great care to do the orders and the law which Moses, the Lord's servant, gave you; to have love for the Lord your God and to go in all his ways; and to keep his laws and to be true to him and to be his servants with all your heart and with all your soul.
Heedfulness » Necessary » In what we hear
And he said to them, Take care what you give ear to: in the same measure as you give you will get, and more will be given to you.
Heedfulness » Necessary » In how we hear
So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.