Thematic Bible: Of the rich


Thematic Bible



All thy garments smell of myrrh, aloes and cassia, when thou comest out of thine ivory palaces in thy beautiful glory. Verse ConceptsSweet OdoursAdornment, Of BuildingsAnointing With OilArtHerbs And SpicesIvoryMyrrhPerfumePlantsStringsSmellsTrees

Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb; yea, milk and honey is under thy tongue, and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of frankincense. Verse ConceptsHoneyRich Foodspouse

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework; the virgins that be her fellows shall bear her company, and shall be brought unto thee. Verse ConceptsClothembroideryMarriage, Customs ConcerningVirginWeddingsColorvirginity

Thy garments of divers colors hast thou taken, and decked them therewith: mine oil and incense hast thou set before them. Verse ConceptsOil On SacrificesIncense Offered Amiss

holiday clothes and veils, kerchiefs and pins, Verse ConceptsMantlesPursesRich ApparelDressDistinctive ClothingMoney Box

he may well prepare it: but the godly shall put it upon him, and the innocent shall deal out the money. Verse ConceptsWealth

And upon a day appointed, Herod arrayed him in royal apparel, and set him in his seat, and made an oration unto them. Verse ConceptsClothingJudgment SeatRobesThroneRich ApparelThe Time AppointedDistinctive Clothing

But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. Verse ConceptsClothing, Kinds OfLuxuryPalacesRoyal HousesFine ClothesSoftnessWealthy Peopleroyalty

Whereas I, notwithstanding, must consume like as a foul carrion, and as a cloth that is moth eaten. Verse ConceptsInsectsWasteMothsPeople RottingPossessions DecayingFood Decayingworms


Other, what went ye out for to see? Went ye to see a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. Verse ConceptsPalacesProperty, HousesRich ApparelRoyal HousesFine ClothesSoftnessNature Of KingsWhy Do You Do This?

If there come into your company a man with a golden ring, and in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment, and ye have a respect to him that weareth the gay clothing and say unto him, "Sit thou here in a good place," and say unto the poor, "stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool" -