Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Ambition » Punishment of
How thou are fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! How thou are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low! And thou said in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the outermost parts of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. I will make myself like the Most High. read more.
Yet thou shall be brought down to Sheol, to the utmost parts of the pit.
Yet thou shall be brought down to Sheol, to the utmost parts of the pit.
He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
Therefore thus said lord LORD: Because thou are exalted in stature, and he has set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height, I will even deliver him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations. He shall surely deal with him; I have driven him out for his wickedness.
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
A wrathful man stirs up contention, but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.
[As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.
I am [for] peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
[and men] who devise mischievous things in their heart. They gather themselves continually together for war.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for stripes.
Why do thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? For destruction and violence are before me, and there is strife, and contention rises up.
Destruction » Who seeks destruction
He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
Dissention » The contentious spirit
He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
A wrathful man stirs up contention, but he who is slow to anger appeases strife.
[As] coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to inflame strife.
I am [for] peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
[and men] who devise mischievous things in their heart. They gather themselves continually together for war.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for stripes.
Why do thou show me iniquity, and look upon perverseness? For destruction and violence are before me, and there is strife, and contention rises up.
Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
And he who will exalt himself will be made low, and he who will make himself low will be exalted.
He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
For thou have trusted in thy wickedness. Thou have said, None sees me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it has perverted thee. And thou have said in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
And thou said in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the outermost parts of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. I will make myself like the Most High.
Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from there, says LORD.
It is not good to eat much honey, so [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men. For it is better that it be said to thee, Come up here, than that thou should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.
Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, Thus says lord LORD: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou have said, I am a god. I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas. Yet thou are man, and not God, though thou did set thy h
Therefore thus said lord LORD: Because thou are exalted in stature, and he has set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height,
And they said to him, Grant to us that we may sit, one at thy right hand, and one at thy left hand, in thy glory.
Exaltation » Those that exalt themselves
For there shall be a day of LORD of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up, and it shall be brought low,
How thou are fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! How thou are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low! And thou said in thy heart, I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, and I will sit upon the mount of congregation, in the outermost parts of the north. I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. I will make myself like the Most High. read more.
Yet thou shall be brought down to Sheol, to the utmost parts of the pit.
Yet thou shall be brought down to Sheol, to the utmost parts of the pit.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, for all his works are truth, and his ways justice. And he is able to abase those who walk in pride.
And he who will exalt himself will be made low, and he who will make himself low will be exalted.
Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.
And he also spoke this parable to some of those who were persuaded in themselves that they were righteous, and disdained other men. Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector. Having stood by himself, the Pharisee prayed these things: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, predatory, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. read more.
I fast twice per Sabbath. I tithe all things, as many as I acquire. But the tax collector, having stood from afar, would not even lift his eyes to the sky, but beat upon his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinful man. I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that man. Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.
I fast twice per Sabbath. I tithe all things, as many as I acquire. But the tax collector, having stood from afar, would not even lift his eyes to the sky, but beat upon his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinful man. I say to you, this man went down to his house justified rather than that man. Because every man who lifts himself up will be made lower, and he who makes himself lower will be lifted up.
He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he has magnified himself against LORD. Fear and the pit and the snare are upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, says LORD.
Strife » Those that love strife
He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
Strife » Evidences a love of transgression
He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who seeks destruction
He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.
Transgression » Who loves transgression
He loves transgression who loves strife. He who raises high his gate seeks destruction.