Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Peace » Advantages of
One hand full of rest and patience is better than two fists full of labor and chasing after the wind.
Verse Concepts
Than a house full of feasting [served] with strife and contention.
Quietness » Encouraged
but let it be [the inner beauty of] the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, [one that is calm and self-controlled, not overanxious, but serene and spiritually mature] which is very precious in the sight of God.
Verse Concepts
One hand full of rest and patience is better than two fists full of labor and chasing after the wind.
Verse Concepts
and to make it your ambition to live quietly and peacefully, and to mind your own affairs and work with your hands, just as we directed you,
Verse Concepts
for kings and all who are in [positions of] high authority, so that we may live a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
Verse Concepts
Than a house full of feasting [served] with strife and contention.
Now such people we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work quietly and earn their own food and other necessities [supporting themselves instead of depending on the hospitality of others].
Verse Concepts
Strife » Temporal blessing embittered by
Than a house full of feasting [served] with strife and contention.