Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



May I never enter their council;
may I never join their assembly.
For in their anger they kill men,
and on a whim they hamstring oxen.
Verse ConceptsIrritationParticipation, In SinAnger Of Man, CauseSelf WillEvil AssociationsObstinate IndividualsReady To KillSports

Depart from me, all evildoers,
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
Verse ConceptsEvil AssociationsChrist Driving Out PeopleGod HearingGod Paid Attention To Me

who despises the one rejected by the Lord
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,
Verse ConceptsReverence, And Social BehaviourEvil AssociationsSwearing OathsDespising PeopleThe Honourable Will Be HonouredHurtSwearinghurting

A devious heart will be far from me;
I will not be involved with evil.
Verse ConceptsPerversionEvil AssociationsIgnorance Of Evil


God, if only You would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me
Verse ConceptsSinnersViolenceThe Fate Of The WickedEvil AssociationsChrist Driving Out PeopleGod KillingGod KillsReady To Kill


A devious heart will be far from me; I will not be involved with evil. I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor; I cannot tolerate anyone with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart. My eyes [favor] the faithful of the land so that they may sit down with me. The one who follows the way of integrity may serve me. read more.
No one who acts deceitfully will live in my palace; no one who tells lies will remain in my presence.



For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.
Verse ConceptsEternal Deathevil, warnings againstHope, In GodHope, Results OfInheritanceWaiting On The Lordcutting

Who stands up for me against the wicked?
Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?
Verse ConceptsSupportwickedness

Therefore the Lord does not rejoice
over Israel’s young men
and has no compassion
on its fatherless and widows,
for everyone is a godless evildoer,
and every mouth speaks folly.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.
Verse ConceptsOrphansSin, Nature OfWidowsDecadenceGod's HandVirtues Of Young PeopleGod's Hands Stretched OutLack Of RejoicingNot Helping WidowsHypocrisy

You will not join them in burial,
because you destroyed your land
and slaughtered your own people.
The offspring of evildoers
will never be remembered.
Verse ConceptsBad ParentsParents SinSins Of The Fathers

But He also is wise and brings disaster.
He does not go back on what He says;
He will rise up against the house of wicked men
and against the allies of evildoers.
Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstGod, Wisdom OfEvildoersGod ArisingGod Changing His Mind



For evildoers will be destroyed,
but those who put their hope in the Lord
will inherit the land.
Verse ConceptsEternal Deathevil, warnings againstHope, In GodHope, Results OfInheritanceWaiting On The Lordcutting

Who stands up for me against the wicked?
Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?
Verse ConceptsSupportwickedness

Therefore the Lord does not rejoice
over Israel’s young men
and has no compassion
on its fatherless and widows,
for everyone is a godless evildoer,
and every mouth speaks folly.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.
Verse ConceptsOrphansSin, Nature OfWidowsDecadenceGod's HandVirtues Of Young PeopleGod's Hands Stretched OutLack Of RejoicingNot Helping WidowsHypocrisy

You will not join them in burial,
because you destroyed your land
and slaughtered your own people.
The offspring of evildoers
will never be remembered.
Verse ConceptsBad ParentsParents SinSins Of The Fathers

But He also is wise and brings disaster.
He does not go back on what He says;
He will rise up against the house of wicked men
and against the allies of evildoers.
Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstGod, Wisdom OfEvildoersGod ArisingGod Changing His Mind


A devious heart will be far from me; I will not be involved with evil. I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor; I cannot tolerate anyone with haughty eyes or an arrogant heart. My eyes [favor] the faithful of the land so that they may sit down with me. The one who follows the way of integrity may serve me. read more.
No one who acts deceitfully will live in my palace; no one who tells lies will remain in my presence.


The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles of the land in order to worship Yahweh, the God of Israel. Verse ConceptsExclusivenessSeparationHeathenNations DescribedProselytesSeparation From Evil PeopleThose who returned from exileAdoption Should Lead To Holiness

But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other leaders of Israel’s families answered them, “You may have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for Yahweh, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia has commanded us.” Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTWhat Have We In Common?

We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons. Verse ConceptsExclusivenessMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningParticipation, In SinIntermarriage

Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners, and they stood and confessed their sins and the guilt of their fathers. Verse ConceptsIniquity, Believer's Relation ToForeignersWorship, Elements OfSeparation From Evil PeopleAvoiding ForeignersSin Confessedconfessing

When they heard the law, they separated all those of mixed descent from Israel. Verse ConceptsSeparationMixed MultitudeSeparation From Evil PeopleMixing PeopleLaws Restricting Foreigners

A man wandering from his home
is like a bird wandering from its nest.
Verse ConceptsAbsent FathersNestsBirds, Figurative UseWanderersFruits Of SinAnimals Going AstrayBirds

This is what the Lord says concerning these people:

Truly they love to wander;
they never rest their feet.
So the Lord does not accept them.
Now He will remember their guilt
and punish their sins.
Verse ConceptsIniquity, God's Attitude TowardRestlessnessRestraintSelf ControlWhy Prayer Is UnansweredUnanswered PrayerWanderersGod Remembering SinLoving Evil

I hate the double-minded, but I love Your instruction. You are my shelter and my shield; I put my hope in Your word. Depart from me, you evil ones, so that I may obey my God's commands. read more.
Sustain me as You promised, and I will live; do not let me be ashamed of my hope. Sustain me so that I can be safe and be concerned with Your statutes continually. You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceit is a lie.

The man who strays from the way of wisdom
will come to rest
in the assembly of the departed spirits.
Verse ConceptsSin, Effects OfWanderersBeing Dead In SinPeople Going Astrayadvertisingwandering