Thematic Bible: Of self


Thematic Bible



for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Verse ConceptsVisionGod, Omniscience OfGod And The HeartGuiltEmotionscondemnationconsciencereassurance

Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. Verse ConceptsCondemnation, Causes OfExcusesUncharitablenessLike Bad PeopleFound GuiltyJudgingBeing YourselfJudgementJudging Others Actionscondemnationothers

Though I am in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse. Verse ConceptsSelf CondemnationHuman ImperfectionPlea Of Innocencecondemnation

They are brought to ruin, with their own tongues turned against them; all who see them will wag their heads. Verse ConceptsGesturesShaking The HeadThe Tongue


He said to him, 'I will condemn you with your own words, you wicked servant! You knew that I was a severe man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow? Verse ConceptsNot SowingNot Reaping What You SowCondemnation Of The WickedBeware Of Your SpeechStrictnessKnowing God's CharacterReaping What You Sow

But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. Verse ConceptsAge, Glories OfConsciences, Description OfCommunicationOld Age, Attainment OfStandingAccusations, Source OfIsolated PersonsLeaving





For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidencePride, Results OfFlatteryFlattery, Used By The WickedBeing Found OutHate



At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, Verse ConceptsFeastingMonthWinterRestoring ThingsArt Of CelebratingDedicationCelebrationcelebrating

So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days. Verse ConceptsWeeksDinnerSeven DaysTen Or More DaysCelebration

At that time Solomon held the feast for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt. And on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, for they had kept the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days. On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the prosperity that the LORD had granted to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.


Whoever loves transgression loves strife; he who makes his door high seeks destruction. Verse ConceptsdisagreementsLove, Abuse OfWorldly AmbitionDissensionContentiousnessQuarrelsSelf ExaltationLoving Evil

You felt secure in your wickedness, you said, "No one sees me"; your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, "I am, and there is no one besides me." Verse ConceptsBeing ConfidentPride, Results OfArrogant ExistenceWisdom, Source Of HumanSelf ExaltationUnseenDrawbacks To KnowledgeFalse WisdomDeceiving OneselfWorldly WisdomUnique NationsStrong Delusion

You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.'

Though you soar aloft like the eagle, though your nest is set among the stars, from there I will bring you down, declares the LORD. Verse ConceptsSelf ExaltationAstronautsThose FlyingLuciferflyingsoaring


Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.What your eyes have seen

"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is proud, and you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,' yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god-- Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofComplacencyExaggerationsHeart, Fallen And RedeemedLove, Abuse OfPride, Evil OfPride, Examples OfRulersSelf ConfidenceSelf Righteousness, Nature OfSin, Causes OfSuperiorityAudacitySelf ExaltationArrogantly Like GodIn The Heart Of The SeaMen As GodsProud Peoplelimitations

"Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because it towered high and set its top among the clouds, and its heart was proud of its height, Verse ConceptsHeightSelf ExaltationThings On High

And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." Verse ConceptsSittingSelfishness, Examples OfSelf Exaltation

And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, Verse ConceptsChrist's Baptism



Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, 'We see,' your guilt remains. Verse ConceptsExcusesAge Of AccountabilityBlindnessGuilt



Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing? Verse ConceptsProfitsUseless Idolsimage

Strangers devour his strength, and he knows it not; gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, and he knows it not. Verse ConceptsForeignersFalse ConfidenceHairsGreyIgnorance Of EvilIgnorant Of FactsAliensHair

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