Thematic Bible: Of home-keeping
Thematic Bible
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of returning good for evil, encouraged
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Verse Concepts
Forgiveness, Application Ofevil, believers' responses toGrace, In Human RelationshipsMaliceOpposition, To Sin And EvilPersecution, Attitudes ToPrayer, For OthersReconciliation, Between BelieversSuffering SaintsIntercessory PrayerPersecution, Christian ResponseDuties To EnemiesDifferent TeachingsLove Your Neighbour!Praying For Sinners
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of lending
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Admonitions concerning abiding at home
Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
Related Topics
- Almsgiving
- Altruism
- Avoiding Deceit
- Backbiting
- Backstabbers
- Bad Language
- Being Happy And Enjoying Life
- Being In Debt
- Benevolence
- Blessing Through God's People
- Charity
- Confidentiality
- Courtesy
- Creditors
- Cursing
- Discretion
- Do Good!
- Duties To Enemies
- Enemies
- Enemies, Christian Response To
- Enjoying Life
- Evil Speaking
- Feeding The Poor
- Forgiveness, Application Of
- Forgiving Others Who Hurt You
- Generosity, Human
- Generosity, Used Towards
- Giving Money To The Church
- Giving Without Expecting Return
- God Quenching Our Thirst
- Gossip
- Grace, In Human Relationships
- Hate
- How Silence Is Wise
- Interest
- Kindness
- Lending
- Lips
- Love Your Neighbour!
- Loving Your Enemies
- Opposition, To Sin And Evil
- People Providing Food
- Restrained Tongues
- Restraint
- Self Control
- Speaking, Evil
- Speech, Power And Significance Of
- The Tongue
- Tongue
- Turning The Other Cheek
- Watchfulness, Of Believers
- Ethics, social
- Evil, believers' responses to
- Hunger
- Tired
- Welcome