Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Boasting » Boasting, the folly of
for [the] wicked boasts about the desire of his {heart}, and [the] one greedy for gain curses [and] treats Yahweh with contempt.
those who trust their wealth and boast about the abundance of their riches? Surely a man cannot redeem a brother. He cannot give to God his ransom
Why do you boast about evil, O mighty man? The loyal love of God [endures] {continually}.
"Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast.
[Like] clouds and wind when there is no rain, [so too is] a man who boasts in a gift of deception.
Do not boast {about tomorrow}, for you do not know what the day will bring.
So also the tongue is a small member [of the body] and boasts great [things]. Behold how small a fire sets ablaze how great a forest!
But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
Business life » Dishonesty » Condemned
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him.
[The] trader, in his hand [are] scales of deceit; he loves to oppress.
Shall I regard as pure [the one] with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
[Like] a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay [is] one who amasses wealth without justice. In the middle of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will [prove to] be a fool."
"Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast.
"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}.
Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.
He who makes treasure by a lying tongue [is a] fleeting vapor [and] seeker of death.
Woe [to the one who] builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice. His fellow countryman, he works for nothing, and he does not give to him his wages.
Business life » Miscellaneous topics relating to » Trading
And it happened that when he returned [after] receiving the kingdom, he ordered these slaves to whom he had given the money to be summoned to him, so that he could know what they had gained by trading.
apart from [that of] the men of the traders and the profits of the traders, and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land.
He plucked the top of its new plant shoot, and he brought it to the land of Canaan [and] put it in a city of merchants,
"Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast.
You shall dwell with us and the land shall be before you; settle and trade in it, and acquire [property] in it."
And bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you [are] not spies but you [are] honest. And I will give your brother [back] to you, and you will trade in the land.'"
" 'Tarshish [was] your trader; from [the] abundance of all of [their] wealth, with silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your merchandise.
Commerce » Evil practices connected with
[The] trader, in his hand [are] scales of deceit; he loves to oppress.
"Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast.
And look! I strike my hand for your ill-gotten gain that you [have] made and at your blood that was in the midst of you.
A king who judges with truthfulness [to] the poor, his throne will be established forever.
Dishonesty » Condemned
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him.
[The] trader, in his hand [are] scales of deceit; he loves to oppress.
Shall I regard as pure [the one] with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
[Like] a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay [is] one who amasses wealth without justice. In the middle of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will [prove to] be a fool."
"Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast.
"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}.
Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.
He who makes treasure by a lying tongue [is a] fleeting vapor [and] seeker of death.
Woe [to the one who] builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice. His fellow countryman, he works for nothing, and he does not give to him his wages.
Vices » Dishonesty » Condemned
Balances of deceit [are] an abomination of Yahweh, but {an accurate weight} delights him.
[The] trader, in his hand [are] scales of deceit; he loves to oppress.
Shall I regard as pure [the one] with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
[Like] a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay [is] one who amasses wealth without justice. In the middle of his days it will leave him, and at his end he will [prove to] be a fool."
"Bad, bad," the buyer will say, but [when] one goes to him, then he will boast.
"There shall not be {for your use} in your bag {two kinds of stone weights, a large one and a small one}.
Stone and stone, measure and measure, {both of them} [are] an abomination of Yahweh.
He who makes treasure by a lying tongue [is a] fleeting vapor [and] seeker of death.
Woe [to the one who] builds his house without righteousness, and his upper rooms without justice. His fellow countryman, he works for nothing, and he does not give to him his wages.