Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.
Verse ConceptsFoundationsEarth, Belonging To GodDust, Figurative UseGod, The ProviderOppression, God's Attitude ToPrincesThroneGloryGod And The PoorMetaphorical PillarsGod Lifting PeopleRubbishGod Helps The PoorThe poordust


Let his children wander about and beg;
And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes.
Verse ConceptsBeggingDestitutesBeggarsRestlessness


The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg. Verse ConceptsDestitutesBeggarsLordship, Human And DivinePoverty, Causes OfBeggingWorldly DilemmasExcavationSoliloquyShame Of Bad ConductWithout StrengthDeposingMoney Management

Let his children wander about and beg;
And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes.
Verse ConceptsBeggingDestitutesBeggarsRestlessness







Then your poverty will come as a robber
And your want like an armed man.
Verse ConceptsBanditsIdleness Leads ToSloth, Leads ToAvoiding Povertyrelaxation


The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
Verse ConceptsExcusesIdlenessRoadsSluggardsLazinessProcrastinationSlothfulnessIn Danger From Lionscrusadessloth





The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
Verse ConceptsExcusesIdlenessRoadsSluggardsLazinessProcrastinationSlothfulnessIn Danger From Lionscrusadessloth

The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
Verse ConceptsHighwayIdlenessSluggardsThornsTroubleProcrastinationHard TasksWorking Hard And Not Being Lazysloth


I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense, And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down. When I saw, I reflected upon it; I looked, and received instruction. read more.
"A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest," Then your poverty will come as a robber And your want like an armed man.

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.

The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work; All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

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The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!" As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again. read more.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.



“Out of the south comes the storm,
And out of the north the cold.
Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesWindCold, Literal UseWhirlwindsFrostOut Of The NorthCold WeatherHurricanes

He casts forth His ice as fragments;
Who can stand before His cold?
Verse ConceptsCold, Figurative UseCrumbsCold Weather



At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; Verse ConceptsFeastingMonthWinterRestoring ThingsArt Of CelebratingDedicationCelebrationcelebrating