Thematic Bible: Self-indulgence
Thematic Bible
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Self-indulgence
You ask and fail to get them because you ask with wrong motives, to spend them on your pleasures.
Verse Concepts
Self-indulgence » Instances of » The rich fool
And he told them this story: "A certain rich man's lands yielded heavily. And he said to himself, 'What am I going to do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' Then he said, 'This is what I will do; I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store all my grain and my goods. read more.
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." ' But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. Then who will have all you have prepared?'
And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." ' But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul will be demanded of you. Then who will have all you have prepared?'
Self-indulgence » Instances of » The rich man who feasted every day
"There was once a rich man, who used to dress in purple and fine linen, and to live in luxury every day.
Verse Concepts
Self-indulgence » Instances of » Solomon
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Self-indulgence
You ask and fail to get them because you ask with wrong motives, to spend them on your pleasures.
Verse Concepts