Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible




In the multitude of people is the glory of the king, but without a population, a prince [is] ruined. Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsFew PeopleKings And PrideSource Of Honour

[It is] not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine [is] not for the kings, nor [is] strong drink for rulers. Or else he will drink and forget what has been decreed, and he will pervert the rights of all the {afflicted}. Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those {in bitter distress}. read more.
He will drink and forget his poverty, and his misery he will not remember [any] more.

The God of Israel said to me, the rock of Israel has spoken; 'He who rules over mankind rules righteously, in the fear of God. Verse ConceptsFearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

For you, O God, you have heard my vows. You have given [me] the heritage of those who fear your name. You will add days to the days of the king, his years like [those of] {many generations}. May he live forever in the presence of God. Appoint loyal love and faithfulness to preserve him.

Make vows and fulfill them to Yahweh, your God; let all surrounding him bring tribute to the [one to be] feared. He cuts off [the] spirit of leaders. [He is to be] feared by [the] kings of [the] earth.

All [the] kings of [the] earth will praise you, O Yahweh, when they have heard the words of your mouth, and they will sing of the ways of Yahweh, because Yahweh's glory [is] great.

An abomination to kings [is] doing evil, for by righteousness the throne will be established. The delight of kings [are] the lips of righteousness, and he who speaks what is upright he will love. The wrath of a king [is] a messenger of death, but one who is wise will appease it. read more.
In the light of the face of the king [there is] life, and his favor [is] like a cloud of spring rain.

{Fine speech} [is] not becoming a fool, {still less} [is] {false speech} for a ruler. Verse ConceptsKings Warned AboutArrogance, Characterizes The WickedEleganceLyingUnfitting Things

A king who sits on [the] throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes. Verse ConceptsEvil EyesJudgment SeatLeaders, PoliticalSittingThroneWinnowingGood Kings

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The glory of God conceals things, but the glory of kings searches out things. As heaven is to height and the earth is to depth, so [is] the heart of kings--there is no searching. Remove the dross from silver, and it will become a vessel for the smith. read more.
Remove the wicked before a king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Since the word of the king [is] supreme, no one can say to him, "What are you doing?" Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?AuthorityPowerThe Power Of Words

The glory of God conceals things, but the glory of kings searches out things. As heaven is to height and the earth is to depth, so [is] the heart of kings--there is no searching.


A king who judges with truthfulness [to] the poor, his throne will be established forever. Verse ConceptsBeing A LeaderCivic RighteousnessKings, Duties OfCommerceAuthorityfairness

O house of David, thus says Yahweh, "Execute judgment in the morning, justice, and deliver [the] one who has been seized from [the] hand of [the] oppressor, lest my wrath goes forth like the fire and it burns, and there is no [one who] quenches [it] because of the evil of your deeds. Verse ConceptsMorningFire Of God's AngerSaving PeopleEvery MorningRobbing People

A ruler listening to a word of falsehood, all his officials are wicked. Verse ConceptsKings Warned AboutServant Leadershiplieing


Remove the wicked before a king, and his throne will be established in righteousness. Do not promote yourself before the king, and in the place of the great ones do not stand.




And he said, "Go, Daniel, for the words [are] secret and [are] sealed [up] until [the] time of [the] end. Verse ConceptsSealsWithheld KnowledgeSecret ThingsSealing The MessageClosing UpTo The EndEnd Of DaysEnd Times



And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. Verse ConceptsWithheld KnowledgeSecret ThingsGoing To Heavenrevelation

And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, and I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up [the things] which the seven thunders spoke, and do not write them!" Verse ConceptsSealsWithheld KnowledgeSecret ThingsSeven ThingsSealing The MessageNot Writingrevelation

[It is] not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine [is] not for the kings, nor [is] strong drink for rulers. Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAlcoholStrong DrinkAlcoholic BeveragesAlcoholicsDrunkennessroyaltybeeralcoholism

"You shall appoint judges and officials for you in all your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you throughout your tribes, and you shall render [for] the people {righteous judgments}. Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsCivic RighteousnessJudgesTownMagistratesAdministrationJudging RightlyMan AppointingAppointments

And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of [dishonest] gain, and you will appoint [such men] over them [as] commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens. Verse ConceptsCovetingFaithfulness, To GodBeing A LeaderHatredHonestyProfitsReverence, And Social BehaviourTrustworthinessMagistratesCivil GovernmentTen PeopleFiftiesOne HundredA Thousand PeoplePerforming The TruthChoosing PeopleSkilled PeopleHating EvilCovetousnessDishonestyLeadership Qualitiesgroups

Choose for yourselves {wise and discerning and knowledgeable men} for [each of] your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.' Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportanceCivil GovernmentLeadersExamples of LeadershipDiscernmentLeadership Qualitiesfitnessexperiencewise

These [sayings] are also for the wise: {Partiality} in judgment is not good. Verse ConceptsFavouritismJudging OthersWisdom, Human ImportanceBigotryRacism


Now then, let Pharaoh select a man [who is] discerning and wise, and let him set him over the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsDiscretionAuthority Delegated To People

because what can be known about God is evident among them, for God made [it] clear to them. For from the creation of the world, his invisible [attributes], both his eternal power and deity, are discerned clearly, being understood in the things created, so that they are without excuse.


[It is] not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine [is] not for the kings, nor [is] strong drink for rulers. Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAlcoholStrong DrinkAlcoholic BeveragesAlcoholicsDrunkennessroyaltybeeralcoholism

"You shall appoint judges and officials for you in all your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you throughout your tribes, and you shall render [for] the people {righteous judgments}. Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsCivic RighteousnessJudgesTownMagistratesAdministrationJudging RightlyMan AppointingAppointments

And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of [dishonest] gain, and you will appoint [such men] over them [as] commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens. Verse ConceptsCovetingFaithfulness, To GodBeing A LeaderHatredHonestyProfitsReverence, And Social BehaviourTrustworthinessMagistratesCivil GovernmentTen PeopleFiftiesOne HundredA Thousand PeoplePerforming The TruthChoosing PeopleSkilled PeopleHating EvilCovetousnessDishonestyLeadership Qualitiesgroups

Choose for yourselves {wise and discerning and knowledgeable men} for [each of] your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.' Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportanceCivil GovernmentLeadersExamples of LeadershipDiscernmentLeadership Qualitiesfitnessexperiencewise

These [sayings] are also for the wise: {Partiality} in judgment is not good. Verse ConceptsFavouritismJudging OthersWisdom, Human ImportanceBigotryRacism


Now then, let Pharaoh select a man [who is] discerning and wise, and let him set him over the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsDiscretionAuthority Delegated To People


And he said, "Go, Daniel, for the words [are] secret and [are] sealed [up] until [the] time of [the] end. Verse ConceptsSealsWithheld KnowledgeSecret ThingsSealing The MessageClosing UpTo The EndEnd Of DaysEnd Times



And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. Verse ConceptsWithheld KnowledgeSecret ThingsGoing To Heavenrevelation

And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, and I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up [the things] which the seven thunders spoke, and do not write them!" Verse ConceptsSealsWithheld KnowledgeSecret ThingsSeven ThingsSealing The MessageNot Writingrevelation

[It is] not for the kings, O Lemuel; drinking wine [is] not for the kings, nor [is] strong drink for rulers. Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAlcoholStrong DrinkAlcoholic BeveragesAlcoholicsDrunkennessroyaltybeeralcoholism

"You shall appoint judges and officials for you in all your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you throughout your tribes, and you shall render [for] the people {righteous judgments}. Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsCivic RighteousnessJudgesTownMagistratesAdministrationJudging RightlyMan AppointingAppointments

And you will select from all the people men of ability, fearers of God, trustworthy men, haters of [dishonest] gain, and you will appoint [such men] over them [as] commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, and commanders of tens. Verse ConceptsCovetingFaithfulness, To GodBeing A LeaderHatredHonestyProfitsReverence, And Social BehaviourTrustworthinessMagistratesCivil GovernmentTen PeopleFiftiesOne HundredA Thousand PeoplePerforming The TruthChoosing PeopleSkilled PeopleHating EvilCovetousnessDishonestyLeadership Qualitiesgroups

Choose for yourselves {wise and discerning and knowledgeable men} for [each of] your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.' Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportanceCivil GovernmentLeadersExamples of LeadershipDiscernmentLeadership Qualitiesfitnessexperiencewise

These [sayings] are also for the wise: {Partiality} in judgment is not good. Verse ConceptsFavouritismJudging OthersWisdom, Human ImportanceBigotryRacism


Now then, let Pharaoh select a man [who is] discerning and wise, and let him set him over the land of Egypt. Verse ConceptsDiscretionAuthority Delegated To People