Thematic Bible: Increment
Thematic Bible
Sins » Increment » Misery
Foolish men were plagued for their offense, and because of their wickedness.
The ungodly despaireth all the days of his life, and the number of a tyrant's years is unknown.
Go to now, ye rich men. Weep, and howl on your wretchedness that shall come upon you.
And Samuel said to Saul, "Why hast thou unquieted me, to make me be brought up?" And Saul answered, "I am sore encumbered. For the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me and answered me no more, neither by prophets, neither by dreams. And therefore have I called thee, to tell me what I shall do."
In the morning thou shalt say, 'Would God it were night.' And at night thou shalt say, 'Would God it were morning' - for fear of thine heart which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
Good understanding giveth favour; but hard is the way of the despisers.
tribulation and anguish, upon the soul of every man that doth evil. Of the Jew first: And also of the gentile.
But unto whatsoever thing they went, the hand of the LORD was upon them with evil luck, even as the LORD promised them, and as he sware unto them. And they were sore vexed.
Destruction and wretchedness are in their ways:
Sins » Increment » Origin
And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eat of, and lusty unto the eyes, and a pleasant tree for to make wise. And took of the fruit of it and ate, and gave unto her husband also with her, and he ate.
Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, breaking of wedlock, whoredom, theft, false witness-bearing, blasphemy.
Then when lust hath conceived, she bringeth forth sin, and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death.
From whence cometh war, and fighting among you? Come they not here hence, even of your voluptuousness that raineth in your members?
Sins » Increment » Illustrated in the life of backsliders
For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord, and of the saviour Jesus Christ, they are yet tangled again therein and overcome: then is the latter end worse with them than the beginning.
Then he goeth his way, and taketh unto him seven other spirits worse than himself, and so enter they in and dwell there. And the end of that man is worse than the beginning. Even so shall it be with this evil nation."
Sins » Increment » Seen in the history of israel
and said, "My God, I am ashamed, and dare not lift up mine eyes unto thee my God: for our wickednesses are grown over our head, and our trespasses are waxen great unto the heaven.
hereof are they fat and wealthy, and are run away from me with shameful blasphemies. They minister not the law, they make no end of the fatherless cause, they judge not the poor according to equity.
Sins » Increment » Will become more evident in the last days
But the evil men and deceivers, shall wax worse and worse, while they deceive, and are deceived themselves.
Sins » Increment » Shown by increasing insensitiveness of the spiritual faculties
For this people's hearts are waxed gross. And their ears were dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their hearts, and should turn, that I might heal them.
Sins » Increment » The steps in peter's fall illustrate
Then began he to curse and to swear, that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew.