Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » David
When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!) I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother.
Friends » False friends » David's friends were false to david
Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him. But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided. We would share personal thoughts with each other; in God's temple we would walk together among the crowd.
Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.
You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.
You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.
Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me. They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow. When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!) read more.
I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother. But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest. When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.
I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother. But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest. When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.
He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them. His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.
Good for evil » Returning » David, to his enemies
They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow. When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!) I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother.
Ingratitude » Of man to man » David's companions to david
Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me.
They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.
Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me. They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow. When they were sick, I wore sackcloth, and refrained from eating food. (If I am lying, may my prayers go unanswered!) read more.
I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother. But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest. When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.
I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother. But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest. When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.
They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray. They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.
Social duties » Sympathy the marks of true » Human, examples of
When Job's three friends heard about all this calamity that had happened to him, each of them came from his own country -- Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come to show sympathy for him and to console him.
All the land was weeping loudly as all these people were leaving. As the king was crossing over the Kidron Valley, all the people were leaving on the road that leads to the desert.
Jesus wept.
so many of the Jewish people of the region had come to Martha and Mary to console them over the loss of their brother.)
Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?
A great number of the people followed him, among them women who were mourning and wailing for him.
I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother.
Sympathy » The marks of true » Examples of
When Job's three friends heard about all this calamity that had happened to him, each of them came from his own country -- Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come to show sympathy for him and to console him.
All the land was weeping loudly as all these people were leaving. As the king was crossing over the Kidron Valley, all the people were leaving on the road that leads to the desert.
Jesus wept.
so many of the Jewish people of the region had come to Martha and Mary to console them over the loss of their brother.)
Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?
A great number of the people followed him, among them women who were mourning and wailing for him.
I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother.