Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Contentiousness » The contentious spirit
He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome;
He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger and patient calms disputes.
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
I am for peace, but when I speak,
They are for war.
They devise evil things in their hearts;
They continually [gather together and] stir up wars.
A fool’s lips bring contention and strife,
And his mouth invites a beating.
Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
For destruction and violence are before me;
Strife continues and contention arises.
Dissention » The contentious spirit
He who loves transgression loves strife and is quarrelsome;
He who [proudly] raises his gate seeks destruction [because of his arrogant pride].
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger and patient calms disputes.
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
I am for peace, but when I speak,
They are for war.
They devise evil things in their hearts;
They continually [gather together and] stir up wars.
A fool’s lips bring contention and strife,
And his mouth invites a beating.
Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
For destruction and violence are before me;
Strife continues and contention arises.
Heart » The unregenerate » Is malicious
And I discovered that [of all irrational sins none has been so destructive in beguiling one away from God as immoral women for] more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is [composed of] snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the sinner will be taken captive by her [evil].
They devise evil things in their hearts;
They continually [gather together and] stir up wars.
For their minds plot violence,
And their lips talk of trouble [for the innocent].
Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who do evil,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While malice and mischief are in their hearts.
‘Thus says the Lord God, “Because the Philistines have acted revengefully and have taken vengeance [contemptuously] with malice in their hearts to destroy with everlasting hostility and hatred,”
character of the unrenewed Heart » Mischievous
They devise evil things in their hearts;
They continually [gather together and] stir up wars.
Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who do evil,
Who speak peace with their neighbors,
While malice and mischief are in their hearts.