Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Deceit » Punishment of
But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
Therefore, this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Look, I'm about to refine and test them. Because they're my people, what else can I do? Their tongue is a deadly arrow that speaks deceit. With his mouth a person says, "Peace,' to his friend, but inwardly he sets a trap for him. Should I not punish them for these things?" asks the LORD, "and should I not avenge myself on a nation like this?"
Deception » Deceivers
You will destroy those who speak lies. The LORD abhors the person of bloodshed and deceit.
For many deceivers have gone out into the world. They refuse to acknowledge Jesus the Messiah as having become human. Any such person is a deceiver and an antichrist.
But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
Like the maniac who shoots fiery darts and deadly arrows that's what someone is like who lies to his neighbor and then says, "I was joking, wasn't I?"
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gave them both eyes with which to see.
Cursed is the one who is slack in doing the LORD's work. Cursed is the one who holds back his sword from shedding blood.
"Cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock, and vows to give it, but sacrifices a mutilated one to the LORD. Indeed, I am a great king," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, "and my name is feared among the Gentiles."
Life » Who shall not live out half their days
But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
The wicked » Devices of » Fate of
God, if only you would execute the wicked, so that the men guilty of bloodshed would get away from me,
These men are dried-up springs, mere clouds driven by a storm. Gloomy darkness is reserved for them.
They are wild waves of the sea, churning up the foam of their own shame. They are wandering stars for whom the deepest darkness has been reserved forever.
The wicked person's iniquities will capture him, and he will be held with the cords of his sin.
For there is a cup in the hand of the LORD, foaming with well-mixed wine that he will pour out, leaving only the dregs, from which all the wicked of the earth will drink.
But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
The wicked person sees this and flies into a rage; his teeth gnash and wear away. The desire of the wicked will amount to nothing.
Though the wicked sprout like grass; and all who practice iniquity flourish, it is they who will be eternally destroyed.
Indeed, they soon will wither like grass, and like green herbs they will fade away.
Yet a little while longer, and the wicked will be no more. You will search for his place, but he will not be there.
The wicked » Cut off
But you, God, bring them down to the Pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I put my full confidence in you. To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "A Silent Dove Far Away," when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
For those blessed by God will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.
Fearing the LORD prolongs life, but the wicked will not live long.
who were snatched away before their time; when their foundation was swept away by a river?
Do not excel at wickedness, nor be a fool. Why die before your time?
No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the earth, than he blows on them, and they wither, and the tempest sweeps them away like stubble.
Sinners will be destroyed together; the future of the wicked will be cut off.