Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Consideration » What to consider
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite. Do not crave that ruler's delicacies, for that food is deceptive. read more.
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle! Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies; for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you; you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle! Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies; for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you; you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.
Desires » What not to desire
Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them; for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.
When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you, and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite. Do not crave that ruler's delicacies, for that food is deceptive. read more.
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle! Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies; for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you; you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. When you gaze upon riches, they are gone, for they surely make wings for themselves, and fly off into the sky like an eagle! Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies; for he is like someone calculating the cost in his mind. "Eat and drink," he says to you, but his heart is not with you; you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.
Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, being jealous of one another.
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false Confidence » In self
Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, so that we would not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.
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Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, those who think they possess understanding.
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Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
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The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
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When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says, "I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit." This will destroy the watered ground with the parched.
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The king of Israel replied, "Tell him the one who puts on his battle gear should not boast like one who is taking it off."
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Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
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Labor » What not to labor for
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
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Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, you are looking for me not because you saw miraculous signs, but because you ate all the loaves of bread you wanted. Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life -- the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him."
Riches » Labor not for
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
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Wealth » Not laboring to be rich
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
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Wisdom » Ceasing from your own wisdom
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
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