Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Boasting » Boasting, the folly of
For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.
Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores. Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;
Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.
As clouds and wind without rain, so is one who takes credit for an offering he has not given.
Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.
Boasting » What not to boast of
Do not make a noise about tomorrow, for you are not certain what a day's outcome may be.
How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth: When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone. But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that. read more.
But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.
But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.
Evil » What is evil
How foolish it is to say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this town, and be there for a year and do business there and get wealth: When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone. But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that. read more.
But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.
But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.
And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.
For my people have done two evils; they have given up me, the fountain of living waters, and have made for themselves water-holes, cut out from the rock, broken water-holes, of no use for storing water.
The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it? I the Lord am the searcher of the heart, the tester of the thoughts, so that I may give to every man the reward of his ways, in keeping with the fruit of his doings.
The designs of the false are evil, purposing the destruction of the poor man by false words, even when he is in the right.
And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.
Verse Concepts
This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler: The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low. I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.