Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Agriculture or husbandry » Requires » Diligence
Cease not thou therefore with thy hands to sow thy seed, whether it be in the morning or in the evening: for then knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.
See that thou know the number of thy cattle thy self, and look well to thy flocks. For riches abide not away, and the crown endureth not forever. The hay groweth, the grass cometh up, and herbs are gathered in the mountains. read more.
The lambs shall clothe thee, and for the goats thou shalt have money to thy husbandry. Thou shalt have goats' milk enough to feed thee, to uphold thy household, and to sustain thy maidens.
The lambs shall clothe thee, and for the goats thou shalt have money to thy husbandry. Thou shalt have goats' milk enough to feed thee, to uphold thy household, and to sustain thy maidens.
Diligence » Being diligent
Wherefore, dearly beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and undefiled:
See that thou know the number of thy cattle thy self, and look well to thy flocks. For riches abide not away, and the crown endureth not forever.
Yea, and we desire that every one of you show the same diligence, to the establishing of hope, even unto the end: that ye faint not, but follow them which through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Endurance » What does not endure
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass; the grass is withered, and the flower falleth away,
See that thou know the number of thy cattle thy self, and look well to thy flocks. For riches abide not away, and the crown endureth not forever.
May a rush be green without moisture, or may the grass grow without water? No: but before it be shot forth, and before it be gathered, it withereth; before any other herb. Even so goeth it with all them that forget God: and even thus also shall the hypocrite's hope come to naught. read more.
His confidence shall be destroyed, for he trusteth in a spider's web. He leaneth him upon his house, but he shall not stand; he holdeth him fast by it, yet shall he not endure.
His confidence shall be destroyed, for he trusteth in a spider's web. He leaneth him upon his house, but he shall not stand; he holdeth him fast by it, yet shall he not endure.
that a man in his time is but as grass, and flourisheth as a flower of the field. For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone, and the place thereof knoweth it no more.
The same voice spake, "Now cry." And I said, "What shall I cry?" Then spake it, "That all flesh is grass, and that all the beauty thereof, is as the flower of the field. When the grass is withered, the flower falleth away. Even so is the people as grass, when the breath of the LORD bloweth upon them. Nevertheless whether the grass wither, or the flower fade away: Yet the word of our God endureth forever."
and yet cannot tell what shall happen tomorrow. For what thing is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Riches » Described as » Temporary
For riches abide not away, and the crown endureth not forever.
earthly Riches » The perils of » Fleeting and uncertain
He giveth unto man, what it pleaseth him; whether it be wisdom, understanding, or gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and sorrow, that he may gather and heap together the thing, that afterward shall be given unto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind.
Why wilt thou set thine eye upon the thing, which suddenly vanisheth away? For riches make themselves wings, and take their flight like an Eagle into the air.
The deceitful maketh a nest, but bringeth forth no young: He cometh by riches, but not righteously. In the midst of his life must he leave them behind him, and at the last be found a very fool.
For we brought nothing into the world, and it is a plain case that we can carry nothing out.
The substance that he hath in his house, shall be taken away and perish, in the day of the LORD's wrath.
For he seeth that wise men also die and perish together, as well as the ignorant and foolish, and leave their riches for others.
Yea, I was weary of all my labour, which I had taken under the Sun, because I should be fain to leave them unto another man, that cometh after me.
For riches abide not away, and the crown endureth not forever.
Wealth » Riches disappearing
Why wilt thou set thine eye upon the thing, which suddenly vanisheth away? For riches make themselves wings, and take their flight like an Eagle into the air.
See that thou know the number of thy cattle thy self, and look well to thy flocks. For riches abide not away, and the crown endureth not forever.