Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the garbage pile.
He seats them with noblemen
and gives them a throne of honor.
For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
He has 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 as beggars,
searching for food far from their demolished homes.
Verse ConceptsBeggingDestitutesBeggarsRestlessness


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

Let his children wander as beggars,
searching for food far from their demolished homes.
Verse ConceptsBeggingDestitutesBeggarsRestlessness







and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.
Verse ConceptsBanditsIdleness Leads ToSloth, Leads ToAvoiding Povertyrelaxation


The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
Verse ConceptsExcusesIdlenessRoadsSluggardsLazinessProcrastinationSlothfulnessIn Danger From Lionscrusadessloth





The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
Verse ConceptsExcusesIdlenessRoadsSluggardsLazinessProcrastinationSlothfulnessIn Danger From Lionscrusadessloth

A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Verse ConceptsHighwayIdlenessSluggardsThornsTroubleProcrastinationHard TasksWorking Hard And Not Being Lazysloth


I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense. Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined. I saw, and took it to heart; I looked, and received instruction: read more.
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest, and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches. The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.

A slacker's craving will kill him because his hands refuse to work. He is filled with craving all day long, but the righteous give and don't hold back.

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The slacker says, "There's a lion in the road- a lion in the public square!" A door turns on its hinge, and a slacker, on his bed. The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he is too weary to bring it to his mouth. read more.
In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser than seven men who can answer sensibly.



The windstorm comes from its chamber,
and the cold from the driving north winds.
Verse ConceptsClimates, TypesWindCold, Literal UseWhirlwindsFrostOut Of The NorthCold WeatherHurricanes

He throws His hailstones like crumbs.
Who can withstand His cold?
Verse ConceptsCold, Figurative UseCrumbsCold Weather



Then the Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter. Verse ConceptsFeastingMonthWinterRestoring ThingsArt Of CelebratingDedicationCelebrationcelebrating