Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



So Naomi returned to Bethlehem from the country of Moab, along with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabite woman. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.



"When you are reaping in the field, and you overlook a sheaf, don't return to get it. Let it remain for the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless everything you undertake.

Is it not the wheat harvest today? I'll call upon the LORD, and he will send thunder and rain. Then you will know and understand that you have done a great evil in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king for yourselves."

Then he turned them over to the custody of the Gibeonites, who hanged them on the mountain in the presence of the LORD. All seven of them died at the same time. They were executed during the first days of harvest, just as the barley began to be gathered in.


Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.









She seeks out wool and flax, working with eager hands.









So Naomi returned to Bethlehem from the country of Moab, along with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabite woman. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.



"When you are reaping in the field, and you overlook a sheaf, don't return to get it. Let it remain for the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless everything you undertake.

Is it not the wheat harvest today? I'll call upon the LORD, and he will send thunder and rain. Then you will know and understand that you have done a great evil in the sight of the LORD by asking for a king for yourselves."

Then he turned them over to the custody of the Gibeonites, who hanged them on the mountain in the presence of the LORD. All seven of them died at the same time. They were executed during the first days of harvest, just as the barley began to be gathered in.


Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.



Put in the sickle, because the harvest is ripe. Come and go down, because the winepress is full. The wine vats are overflowing, because their evil is great!

Then he told his disciples, "The harvest is vast, but the workers are few.


So he instructed them, "The harvest is vast, but the workers are few. So ask the Lord of the harvest to send workers out into his harvest.


They reap fodder in the field and glean in the vineyard of the wicked.

Another angel came out of the Temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one who sat on the cloud, "Swing your sickle, and gather the harvest, for the hour has come to gather it, because the harvest of the earth is fully ripe."










Don't allow yourself to sleep or even to close your eyes.

How long will you lie down, lazy man? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,









She seeks out wool and flax, working with eager hands.






The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the street!"

The lifestyle of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, but the path taken by the upright is an open highway.

Whoever is lazy regarding his work is also a brother to the master of destruction.

I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person. There it was, overgrown with thistles, the ground covered with thorns, its stone wall collapsed. As I observed, I thought about it; I watched, and learned a lesson: read more.
"A little sleep! A little slumber! A little folding of my hands to rest!" Then your poverty will come upon you like a robber, your need like an armed bandit.

Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands lead to wealth. Whoever harvests during summer acts wisely, but the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work. All day long he continues to crave, while the righteous person gives without holding back.

The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!" The door turns on its hinges as does the lazy person on his bed. The lazy person buries his hand in the dish, but he's too tired to bring it to his mouth again. read more.
The lazy person is wiser in his own opinion than seven men who can give an appropriate response.
















Don't allow yourself to sleep or even to close your eyes.

How long will you lie down, lazy man? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,



Go to the ant, you lazy man! Observe its ways and become wise. It has no commander, officer, or ruler, but prepares its provisions in the summer and gathers its food in the harvest.


Ants aren't a strong species, yet they prepare their food in the summer.











She seeks out wool and flax, working with eager hands.





For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display in last place, like men condemned to death. We have become a spectacle for the world, for angels, and for people to stare at. We are fools for the Messiah's sake, but you are wise in the Messiah. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

Wisdom is at rest in the mind of the discerning even fools know this.


Even a fool is thought to be wise when he remains silent; he is thought to be prudent when he keeps his mouth shut.









She seeks out wool and flax, working with eager hands.