Thematic Bible: Leads to
Thematic Bible
Covetousness » Leads to » Injustice and oppression
A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,
But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.
They covet fields and seize them,
And houses, and take them away.
They oppress and rob a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.
Covetousness » Leads to » Murder
But [when these men set a trap for others] they are lying in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives. So are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain; such [greed for plunder] takes away the lives of its possessors.
Covetousness » Leads to » Lying
And he said, All is well. My master has sent me to say, There have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets. I pray you, give them a talent of silver and two changes of garments. And Naaman said, Be pleased to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags with two changes of garments and laid them upon two of his servants, and they bore them before Gehazi. When he came to the hill, he took them from their hands and put them in the house; and he sent the men away, and they left. read more.
He went in and stood before his master. Elisha said, Where have you been, Gehazi? He said, Your servant went nowhere.
He went in and stood before his master. Elisha said, Where have you been, Gehazi? He said, Your servant went nowhere.
Covetousness » Leads to » Departure from the faith
For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.
Covetousness » Leads to » Domestic affliction
He who profits unlawfully brings suffering to his own house,
But he who hates bribes [and does not receive nor pay them] will live.
Covetousness » Leads to » Misery
For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.
Covetousness » Leads to » Poverty
He who has an evil and envious eye hurries to be rich
And does not know that poverty will come upon him.
Covetousness » Leads to » Foolish and hurtful lusts
But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].
Covetousness » Leads to » Theft
when I saw among the spoils [in Jericho] a beautiful robe from Shinar (southern Babylon) and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I wanted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
the Death of saints » Leads to » Christ's presence
we are [as I was saying] of good courage and confident hope, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
But I am hard-pressed between the two. I have the desire to leave [this world] and be with Christ, for that is far, far better;
the Death of saints » Leads to » A crown of life
Verse Concepts
Days, Description OfFaithfulness, To GodFaithfulness, Examples OfFaith, Testing Ofevil, origins ofdefence, divineAthleticsCommitment, to GodHumiliationImprisonmentsInjustice, Nature And Source OfMartyrdom, Qualities OfMillenniumMonotonyPersecution, Attitudes ToPersecution, Nature OfPrizesRescueReward, For God's PeopleSatan, As TempterSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSelf Discipline
Spiritual Warfare, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSuffering, Of BelieversBeneficial Afflictions For FaithAfflictions, Consolation DuringDeath Of The Saints, Results InMartyrdom Of The SaintsAfflictions, Benefits OfFear, Of PersecutionSatan, Work OfPersecution PredictedTen Or More DaysCrowns For God's PeopleBemaTribulation MartydomSpiritual crownsCasting Out FearPersecutionLuciferEnd Of DaysWorrying About The Futurejail
In the future there is reserved for me the [victor’s] crown of righteousness [for being right with God and doing right], which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that [great] day—and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved and longed for and welcomed His appearing.
Verse Concepts
Day of the LORDGod, As JudgeCrowns Of ChristiansAmbition, positive aspects ofenemies, of believersGod, Righteousness OfThe Christian RaceHeavenly RewardsHope, As ConfidenceJustice, In Believers' LivesLast JudgmentPrizesSalvation, Nature OfSelf DisciplineServants, Working Conditions OfStoringThirstDeath Of The Saints, Results In
the Death of saints » Leads to » Rest
and to give relief to you who are so distressed and to us as well when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in a flame of fire,
“There [in death] the wicked cease from raging,
And there the weary are at rest.
the Death of saints » Leads to » A joyful resurrection
Your dead will live;
You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy!
For your dew is a dew of [celestial] light [heavenly, supernatural],
And the earth will give birth to the spirits of the dead.
Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake (resurrect), these to everlasting life, but some to disgrace and everlasting contempt (abhorrence).
the Death of saints » Leads to » Comfort
Despair » Leads to » Blasphemy
They [who consult mediums and soothsayers] will pass through the land deeply distressed and hungry, and when they are hungry, they will become enraged and will curse their king and their God as they look upward.
Then the fifth [angel] emptied his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was [plunged] in darkness; and people gnawed their tongues for the torment [of their excruciating distress and severe pain] And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their anguish and their ulcers (sores), and they did not deplore their wicked deeds or repent [for what they had done].
Despair » Leads to » Continuing in sin
“[Cease your mad running after idols to]
Keep your feet from becoming bare
And your throat from becoming dry;
But you said, ‘It is hopeless!
For I have loved strangers and foreign gods,
And I will walk after them.’
But they will say, ‘That is hopeless! For we are going to follow our own plans, and each of us will act in accordance with the stubbornness of his evil heart.’
Drunkenness » Leads to » Poverty
He who loves [only selfish] pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves and is devoted to
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Woe and sorrow
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness and dimness of eyes? Those who tarry long at the wine, those who go to seek and try mixed wine.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Strife
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness and dimness of eyes? Those who tarry long at the wine, those who go to seek and try mixed wine.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Rioting and wantonness
Let us conduct ourselves properly and honorably as in the [light of] day, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and irresponsibility, not in quarreling and jealousy.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Contempt of God's works
They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute, and wine at their feasts;
But they do not regard nor even pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,
Nor do they consider the work of His hands.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Error
But even these reel with wine and stagger from strong drink:
The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink;
They are confused by wine, they stagger from strong drink;
They reel while seeing visions,
They stagger when pronouncing judgment.
Drunkenness » Leads to » Scorning
On the [special] day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine;
The king stretched out his hand [in association] with scoffers (lawless people).
Glorifying God » Blessings of God » Leads to
To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following:
To give them a
The oil of joy instead of mourning,
The garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.
So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with God],
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
“Then all your people will be [uncompromisingly and consistently] righteous;
They will possess the land forever,
The branch of My planting,
The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.
Gluttony » Leads to » Carnal security
What good has it done me if, [merely] from a human point of view, I fought with wild animals at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised [at all], let us eat and drink [enjoying ourselves now], for tomorrow we die.
Instead, there is joy and jubilation,
Killing of oxen and slaughtering of sheep,
Eating meat and drinking wine, saying,
“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
Gluttony » Leads to » Poverty
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Sinful lusts
not [to be used] in lustful passion, like the Gentiles who do not know God and are ignorant of His will;
[Live] as obedient children [of God]; do not be conformed to the evil desires which governed you in your ignorance [before you knew the requirements and transforming power of the good news regarding salvation].
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Idolatry
No one remembers, nor has knowledge and understanding [enough] to say [to himself], “I have burned half of this log in the fire, and also baked bread on its coals and have roasted meat and eaten it. Then I make the rest of it into an repulsive thing [to God]; I bow down [to worship] before a block of wood!”
Since then we are God's offspring, we ought not to suppose that Deity (the Godhead) is like gold or silver or stone, [of the nature of] a representation by human art and imagination, or anything constructed or invented. Such [former] ages of ignorance God, it is true, ignored and allowed to pass unnoticed; but now He charges all people everywhere to repent ( to change their minds for the better and heartily to amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins),
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Persecuting saints
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Alienation from God
for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart.
Verse Concepts
Spiritual DeathDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinFall Of Man, Consequences OfCommunicationGod, Revelation OfHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLonelinessReconciliation, Of The World To GodSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfStubbornness, Consequences OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfVeilsApathyCharacter Of WickedNations DescribedIgnorance Towards God, Leads ToInsensibilityEstrangement
Ignorance of God » Leads to » Error
But Jesus replied to them, “You are all wrong because you know neither the Scriptures [which teach the resurrection] nor the power of God [for He is able to raise the dead].
Industry » Leads to » Affection of relatives
Her children rise up and call her blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired);
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying,
Industry » Leads to » Increase of substance
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].
Industry » Leads to » General commendation
Give her of the product of her hands,
And let her own works praise her in the gates [of the city].
Lying » Leads to » Hatred
A lying tongue hates those it wounds and crushes,
And a flattering mouth works ruin.
Lying » Leads to » Love of impure conversation
An evildoer listens closely to wicked lips;
And a liar pays attention to a destructive and malicious tongue.
Reproof » Leads to » Wisdom
The rod and reproof (godly instruction) give wisdom,
But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.
The ear that listens to and learns from the life-giving rebuke (reprimand, censure)
Will remain among the wise.
Reproof » Leads to » Knowledge
Strike a scoffer [for refusing to learn], and the naive may [be warned and] become prudent;
Reprimand one who has understanding and a teachable spirit, and he will gain knowledge and insight.
Reproof » Leads to » Understanding
He who neglects and ignores instruction and discipline despises himself,
But he who learns from rebuke acquires understanding [and grows in wisdom].
Reproof » Leads to » Honor
Poverty and shame will come to him who refuses instruction and discipline,
But he who accepts and learns from reproof or censure is honored.
Reproof » Leads to » Happiness
For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,
And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,
Sin » Leads to » Shame
So what benefit did you get at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? [None!] For the outcome of those things is death!
Sin » Leads to » Disquiet
There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation;
There is no health in my bones because of my sin.
Sin » Leads to » Disease
“His bones are full of youthful strength
But it lies down with him in the dust.
Strife » Leads to » Violence
“If men quarrel and one strikes another with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,
“If men fight with each other and injure a pregnant woman so that she gives birth prematurely [and the baby lives], yet there is no further injury, the one who hurt her must be punished with a fine [paid] to the woman’s husband, as much as the judges decide.
Strife » Leads to » Blasphemy
Now the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the Israelites, and he and a man of Israel quarreled and strove together in the camp. The Israelite woman's son blasphemed the Name [of the Lord] and cursed. They brought him to Moses -- "his mother was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
Strife » Leads to » Mutual destruction
But if you bite and devour one another [in bickering and strife], watch out that you [along with your entire fellowship] are not consumed by one another.
Strife » Leads to » Injustice
Why do You show me iniquity and wrong, and Yourself look upon or cause me to see perverseness and trouble? For destruction and violence are before me; and there is strife, and contention arises. Therefore the law is slackened and justice and a righteous sentence never go forth, for the [hostility of the] wicked surrounds the [uncompromisingly] righteous; therefore justice goes forth perverted.
Strife » Leads to » Confusion and every evil work
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder [unrest, rebellion] and every evil thing and morally degrading practice.
Trust » Leads to » Rejoicing in God
But let all who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice,
Let them ever sing for joy;
Because You cover and shelter them,
Let those who love Your name be joyful and exult in You.
For in Him our heart rejoices,
Because we trust [lean on, rely on, and are confident] in His holy name.
Trust » Leads to » Safety in times of danger
The fear of man brings a snare,
But whoever trusts in and puts his confidence in the Lord will be exalted and safe.
Trust » Leads to » Enjoyment of happiness
He who pays attention to the word [of God] will find good,
And blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who trusts [confidently] in the Lord.
Trust » Leads to » Prosperity
An arrogant and greedy man stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the Lord will be blessed and prosper.
Trust » Leads to » Enjoyment of all temporal and spiritual blessings
“When you cry out [for help], let your [ridiculous] collection of idols save you.
But the wind will carry them all away,
A [mere] breath will take them.
But he who takes refuge in Me will possess the land [Judea]
And will inherit My holy mountain.”
Trust » Leads to » Enjoyment of perfect peace
“You will keep in
Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation].
Trust » Leads to » Being compassed with mercy
Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in and relies on the Lord shall be surrounded with compassion and lovingkindness.
Trust » Leads to » Deliverance from enemies
The Lord helps them and rescues them;
He rescues them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they take refuge in Him.
Trust » Leads to » Stability
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
Trust » Leads to » Fulfilment of all holy desires
Commit your way to the Lord;
Trust in Him also and He will do it.