Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible




Those that trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; none of them can by any means ransom his brother, nor give God an atonement for him;

Why dost thou boast of evil, O strong man? The mercy of God is day by day. Verse ConceptsBoasting, CondemnedPride, Results OfSpiritual MalnutritionStrength, HumanGoodnessBoastingheroes

It is bad, it is bad, the buyer says; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts. Verse ConceptsDishonesty, Kinds OfBuying and sellingNegotiationDishonesty CondemnedWorthLosing FriendsValuecheaterssales



In the same manner, the tongue is a very small member and boasts of great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! Verse ConceptsForestsA Time To SpeakSuperiorityTongueEcological ConcernsSpeaking, EvilArrogance, Characterizes The WickedBig ThingsSmall ThingsFire Of EvilBurning PlantsBeware Of Your SpeechThe Tongue

But now ye boast in your arrogance; all such glory is evil. Verse ConceptsPride, Evil OfBraggingDo Not Be ProudSelf EsteemBoastingarrogancefitness

In the same manner, the tongue is a very small member and boasts of great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! Verse ConceptsForestsA Time To SpeakSuperiorityTongueEcological ConcernsSpeaking, EvilArrogance, Characterizes The WickedBig ThingsSmall ThingsFire Of EvilBurning PlantsBeware Of Your SpeechThe Tongue

In the same manner, the tongue is a very small member and boasts of great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! Verse ConceptsForestsA Time To SpeakSuperiorityTongueEcological ConcernsSpeaking, EvilArrogance, Characterizes The WickedBig ThingsSmall ThingsFire Of EvilBurning PlantsBeware Of Your SpeechThe Tongue


For we all offend in many things. If any man offends not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to govern the whole body with restraint. Behold, we put bits (or restraint) in the horses' mouths to persuade them, and we govern their whole body. Behold also the ships, which though they are so great are driven of fierce winds, yet they are governed with a very small rudder, wherever the governor desires. read more.
In the same manner, the tongue is a very small member and boasts of great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every nature of beasts and of birds and of serpents and of beings in the sea may be tamed and is tamed by mankind, but no man can tame the tongue, which is an evil that cannot be restrained and is full of deadly poison. With it we bless God, even the Father; and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God. Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. Does a fountain send forth at the same place both sweet and bitter water? Can the fig tree, my brethren, produce olive berries? or the vine, figs? In the same manner no fountain can yield both salt water and fresh.


My brethren, make not unto yourselves many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. For we all offend in many things. If any man offends not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to govern the whole body with restraint. Behold, we put bits (or restraint) in the horses' mouths to persuade them, and we govern their whole body. read more.
Behold also the ships, which though they are so great are driven of fierce winds, yet they are governed with a very small rudder, wherever the governor desires. In the same manner, the tongue is a very small member and boasts of great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles!