Thematic Bible: Self-indulgence
Thematic Bible
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Self-indulgence
Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your pleasures.
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Self-indulgence » Instances of » The rich fool
And he spoke a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully; and he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my storehouses and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. read more.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast stored up?
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; then whose shall those things be which thou hast stored up?
Self-indulgence » Instances of » The rich man who feasted every day
There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day;
Verse Concepts
Self-indulgence » Instances of » Solomon
And whatever my eyes desired I did not keep from them; I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour, and this was my portion of all my labour.
Verse Concepts
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Self-indulgence
Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your pleasures.
Verse Concepts