Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Consideration » What to consider
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which is before thee, And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou art a man of appetite. Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it is lying food. read more.
Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens. Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties, For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.
Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens. Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties, For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.
Desires » What not to desire
Be not envious of evil men, And desire not to be with them. For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which is before thee, And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou art a man of appetite. Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it is lying food. read more.
Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens. Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties, For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.
Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not. For wealth maketh to itself wings, As an eagle it flieth to the heavens. Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties, For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.
let us not become vain-glorious -- one another provoking, one another envying!
Evil » Confess Christ » Thoughts
for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:
Wash from evil thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved, Till when dost thou lodge in thy heart Thoughts of thy strength?
The thought of folly is sin, And an abomination to man is a scorner.
Take heed to thee lest there be a word in thy heart -- worthless, saying, Near is the seventh year, the year of release; and thine eye is evil against thy needy brother, and thou dost not give to him, and he hath called concerning thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee sin;
They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart are deep.
He knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
An abomination to Jehovah are thoughts of wickedness, And pure are sayings of pleasantness.
For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.
And I -- their works and their thoughts, I come to gather all the nations and tongues, And they have come and seen My honour.
And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, 'Why think ye evil in your hearts?
Guest » Rules for the conduct of
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, Thou considerest diligently that which is before thee, And thou hast put a knife to thy throat, If thou art a man of appetite. Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it is lying food.
Honour not thyself before a king, And in the place of the great stand not. For better that he hath said to thee, 'Come thou up hither,' Than that he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.
and if any one of the unbelieving do call you, and ye wish to go, all that is set before you eat, nothing inquiring, because of the conscience;
Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties, For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee. Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that are sweet.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated with thee, and have hated thee.
and into whatever house ye do enter, first say, Peace to this house; and if indeed there may be there the son of peace, rest on it shall your peace; and if not so, upon you it shall turn back. And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy is the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,
And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them, 'When thou mayest be called by any one to marriage-feasts, thou mayest not recline on the first couch, lest a more honourable than thou may have been called by him, and he who did call thee and him having come shall say to thee, Give to this one place, and then thou mayest begin with shame to occupy the last place. read more.
'But, when thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee; because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
'But, when thou mayest be called, having gone on, recline in the last place, that when he who called thee may come, he may say to thee, Friend, come up higher; then thou shalt have glory before those reclining with thee; because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'
Heart » Centre of life » Determines character
that thou mayest not appear to men fasting, but to thy Father who is in secret, and thy Father, who is seeing in secret, shall reward thee manifestly.
For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.
Hypocrisy » General references to
At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, 'Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
God they profess to know, and in the works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.
in hypocrisy speaking lies, being seared in their own conscience,
so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.
When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations are in his heart.
Religion » Hypocrisy, an ever present element in false religion » General references to
At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto his disciples, first, 'Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
God they profess to know, and in the works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.
in hypocrisy speaking lies, being seared in their own conscience,
so also ye outwardly indeed do appear to men righteous, and within ye are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.
When his voice is gracious trust not in him, For seven abominations are in his heart.
Thoughts » Evil
for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:
Wash from evil thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved, Till when dost thou lodge in thy heart Thoughts of thy strength?
The thought of folly is sin, And an abomination to man is a scorner.
Take heed to thee lest there be a word in thy heart -- worthless, saying, Near is the seventh year, the year of release; and thine eye is evil against thy needy brother, and thou dost not give to him, and he hath called concerning thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee sin;
They search out perverse things, 'We perfected a searching search,' And the inward part of man, and the heart are deep.
He knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
An abomination to Jehovah are thoughts of wickedness, And pure are sayings of pleasantness.
For as he hath thought in his soul, so is he, 'Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart is not with thee.
And I -- their works and their thoughts, I come to gather all the nations and tongues, And they have come and seen My honour.
And Jesus, having known their thoughts, said, 'Why think ye evil in your hearts?