Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Fools » Sport themselves in mischief
To work out evil devices is as laughter to a fool; so wisdom is to a man of understanding.
Mischief » Who thinks mischief is fun
To work out evil devices is as laughter to a fool; so wisdom is to a man of understanding.
Sin » Love of
But the word of the true proverb has happened to them: The dog turning to his own vomit; and, The washed sow to wallowing in the mire.
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the first-fruit in the fig tree at her first time. But they went to Baal-peor and set themselves apart to a shameful thing; and they became abominable like that which they loved.
And this is the condemnation, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
Both hands are on evil, to do it well. The ruler asks for a bribe, and the judge also; and the great man speaks the evil desire of his soul. So they weave it together.
who rejoice to do evil and delight in the perversities of the wicked;
in which also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, to disobeying ones, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared (in which a few, that is, eight souls were saved through water);
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.
How much more hateful and filthy is man, who drinks iniquity like water?
So says Jehovah to this people; So they have loved to wander; they have not restrained their feet; therefore Jehovah does not accept them. He will now remember their iniquity and visit their sins.
He shuts his eyes to think of perverse things; moving his lips, he brings evil to pass.
To work out evil devices is as laughter to a fool; so wisdom is to a man of understanding.
because they despised My judgments and walked not in My sabbaths; and they profaned My sabbaths; for their heart went after their idols.
Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hides it under his tongue; though he spares it and will not leave it; yea, keeps it still in his mouth;
for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.