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Thematic Bible: Ostentation


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2 Kings 10:16
Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord!” So he let him ride with him in his chariot. Verse ConceptseagernessChariotsPride, Examples OfRashnessFervourZealousness, Examples OfDisplaying

Matthew 6:2
So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward! Verse ConceptsBabblingHypocrisy, Description OfOutward AppearancePoverty, Attitudes TowardsPretencePride, Examples OfStatusTrumpetHypocrites, Description OfDisplayingBraggingTrumpets For SignallingChrist Telling The TruthUsing RoadsGiving To The PoorNo RewardSettling AccountsSeeking HonourHypocritesGivingRewardHelping OthersHypocrisyHelping The PoorHelping Those In NeedHelping Others In NeedGiving Backrecognition

Matthew 6:5
“Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward! Verse ConceptsPraying LoudlyFalse WorshipRoadsSelf DeceptionStandingWorship, Hindrances ToDisplayingCornersBeing Seen By ManChrist Telling The TruthUsing RoadsNo RewardSeeing PeopleSettling AccountsPrayerHypocritesExamples of secret prayerRewardPraying Behind Closed DoorsPraying For OthersHypocrisyFake FriendsPrayingPerspectivezealotspiety

Matthew 6:16
“Whenever you fast, don’t be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they make their faces unattractive so their fasting is obvious to people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward! Verse ConceptsAbstinence as a disciplineAtonementFacesFasting, Of HypocritesNeglecting DutiesDisplayingBeing Seen By ManClean FacesPeople UnwashedWhen?How To FastNo RewardSettling AccountsAppearances ofHypocritesFastingHypocrisyFasting And PrayerSmilingmakeup

Matthew 23:5
They do everything to be observed by others: They enlarge their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. Verse ConceptsPride, Examples OfHypocrites, Description OfDisplayingLong ThingsBroadnessFringe Of ClothesBeing Seen By ManSeeing PeopleGarmentspeoplephariseesdeeds

Luke 18:12
I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of everything I get.’ Verse ConceptsFasting, Of HypocritesAsceticism, People PracticingDisplayingTrusting In WorksTithesTwice A WeekFasting RegularlyTithing ProduceFastingTithes And OfferingFasting And Prayerlucktaxes

Isaiah 39:2
Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them his treasure house—the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil—and all his armory, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his palace and in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them. Verse ConceptsGoldHerbs And SpicesDisplayingArmoryFragranceThings RevealedTaking Mixed Metals

Esther 1:4
He displayed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness for a total of 180 days. Verse ConceptsDisplayingFive Months And MoreSeeking HonourWealthy People

Esther 5:11
Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honored him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff. Verse ConceptsDisplayingPromotionThe More Children The BetterSeeking HonourWealthy People

Luke 20:46
“Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes and who love greetings in the marketplaces, the front seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets. Verse ConceptsBanquets, CharaceristicsGreetingsLove, Abuse OfMarketsPride, Examples OfRobesTasselsTeachers Of The LawDisplayingFine ClothesSeeking HonourSpoken Greetingsmarketing

Acts 25:23
So the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium with the commanders and prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the command, Paul was brought in. Verse ConceptsJudgment SeatOfficersRankDisplayingHalls

Exodus 35:25
Every skilled woman spun yarn with her hands and brought it: blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen. Verse ConceptsLinenSkillSpinning And WeavingRed MaterialBlue ClothPurple ClothSkilled PeopleBlue Purple And ScarletWomen Working

Proverbs 31:19
She extends her hands to the spinning staff,
and her hands hold the spindle.
 Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofFingersOccupationsSpinning And Weaving

Matthew 6:1
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people, to be seen by them. Otherwise, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. Verse ConceptsPraying QuietlyAlms, Good DeedsAttention SeekersAffirmative ActionSermon On The MountGiving, Advice OnSaints, Care For The PoorBeing Seen By ManTaking HeedNo RewardOur Father In HeavenSeeing PeoplePraying Behind Closed DoorsRighteousnessExamples of secret prayerRewardlosing a loved oneHypocrisyBeing A Good FatherDoing The Right ThingBlessing OthersMotivationDoing Your BestA Good ManHelping Others In NeedLosing SomeoneTaking Care Of The Earthsecretsadvertisingpracticerecognitionmanorderpeoplepietyothersdeeds

Proverbs 25:14
The man who boasts about a gift that does not exist
is like clouds and wind without rain.
 Verse ConceptsClouds, Figurative UseRainWeather, As God's JudgmentBraggingLack Of RainPresuming Upon TimePromisesBoastingclouds

Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—
a stranger, and not your own lips. Verse ConceptsCommendationBraggingCommending OneselfLoving YourselfBeing YourselfBoasting

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