Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Consideration » What to consider
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee; and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food. read more.
Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence: wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens. Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties. For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.
Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence: wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens. Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties. For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.
Desires » What not to desire
Be not thou envious of evil men, neither desire to be with them; for their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee; and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food. read more.
Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence: wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens. Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties. For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.
Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence: wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens. Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties. For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.
Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.
Evil » Confess Christ » Thoughts
For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.
They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward thought and heart is deep.
Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
The thoughts of the evil man are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant.
For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.
And I, their works and their thoughts are before me. ... The time cometh for the gathering of all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why do ye think evil things in your hearts?
Guest » Rules for the conduct of
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider well who is before thee; and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties; for they are deceitful food.
Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great; for better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes see.
But if any one of the unbelievers invite you, and ye are minded to go, all that is set before you eat, making no inquiry for conscience sake.
Eat thou not the food of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties. For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel which thou hast eaten must thou vomit up, and thou wilt have wasted thy sweet words.
Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee and hate thee.
And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace to this house. And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it; but if not it shall turn to you again. And in the same house abide, eating and drinking such things as they have; for the workman is worthy of his hire. Remove not from house to house.
And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them, When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him, and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this man, and then thou begin with shame to take the last place. read more.
But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee; for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.
But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee; for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.
Heart » Centre of life » Determines character
so that thou mayest not appear fasting unto men, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in secret shall render it to thee.
For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.
Hypocrisy » General references to
In those times, the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.
speaking lies in hypocrisy, cauterised as to their own conscience,
Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.
when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Religion » Hypocrisy, an ever present element in false religion » General references to
In those times, the myriads of the crowd being gathered together, so that they trod one on another, he began to say to his disciples first, Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work.
speaking lies in hypocrisy, cauterised as to their own conscience,
Thus also ye, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.
when his voice is gracious, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart.
Thoughts » Evil
For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
The purpose of folly is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to men.
Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.
They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward thought and heart is deep.
Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
The thoughts of the evil man are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant.
For as he thinketh in his soul, so is he. Eat and drink! will he say unto thee; but his heart is not with thee.
And I, their works and their thoughts are before me. ... The time cometh for the gathering of all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
And Jesus, seeing their thoughts, said, Why do ye think evil things in your hearts?