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Thematic Bible: Sins


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1 Corinthians 15:3
For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], Verse ConceptsAtonementExpiationAtonement, in NTSin, God's Remedy ForSuffering, Of Jesus ChristUnselfishnessAcceptance, Of The GospelThe Effect Of Christ's DeathChrist And The ScripturesChrist AtoningGreat ThingsDeath Of Loved OneJesus Deathimportance

Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful and trustworthy Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who [always] loves us and who [has once for all] freed us [or washed us] from our sins by His own blood (His sacrificial death)— Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness OfFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFreedom, Abuse Of ChristianFirstbornExpiationAtonement, Remission Of Sins ByJesus As King Of KingsRulersSalvation, Nature OfWitnessing, Importance OfJesus Christ, Love OfJesus Christ, ResurrectionLibertyNames And Titles For ChristChrist, Names ForChrist The FirstbornThe Witness Of ChristChrist AtoningChrist Is RisenChrist's LoveWitnesses

Galatians 1:4
who gave Himself [as a sacrifice to atone] for our sins [to save and sanctify us] so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, in accordance with the will and purpose and plan of our God and Father— Verse ConceptsAtonementGiving, Of OneselfPresent Evil AgeExpiationCommitment, to the worldDeliverance, Source OfAtonement, in NTSatan, Defeat OfSin, God's Remedy ForSalvation, Deliverance FromThe Present AgeChrist AtoningGod Saves From TroubleWhat God's Will IsGod's InterventionFree WillThe WorldVolunteeringNever Giving UpAgeRemoving People From Your LifefreeWorld Opposed To GodGod Delivering From Evil

1 Peter 2:24
He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross [willingly offering Himself on it, as on an altar of sacrifice], so that we might die to sin [becoming immune from the penalty and power of sin] and live for righteousness; for by His wounds you [who believe] have been healed. Verse ConceptsAtonementAccepting ChristCalvaryGospel, Historical Foundation OfGospel, Promises OfPutting Off The Old ManRighteousness, As FaithSalvation, Nature OfSin, Avoidance OfSin, Deliverance From GodSin, God's Remedy ForSin BearerSubstitutionDead To SinAltering The BodyAtonement, By Christ AloneCarrying SinChrist's WoundsJesus HealingLiving The LifeSignificance Of Christ's CrucifixionThe CrossSin Producing Afflictionsscars

1 John 2:2
And He [that same Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins [the atoning sacrifice that holds back the wrath of God that would otherwise be directed at us because of our sinful nature—our worldliness, our lifestyle]; and not for ours alone, but also for [the sins of all believers throughout] the whole world. Verse ConceptsAtonementExpiationHoliness, Believers' Growth InPropitiationSin, God's Remedy ForPurgingAll PeopleChrist AtoningSacrificesSacrificeReconciliationThe WorldThe Blood Of Jesus

Luke 12:48
but the one who did not know it and did things worthy of a beating, will receive only a few [lashes]. From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more. Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TalentsResponsibility, To GodSin, Nature OfStewardshipTrustworthinessWork, Divine And HumanIgnorance Of EvilGod's NeedsFaithful In MuchThose To Whom God GivesAccountabilityResponsibility

1 Timothy 1:13
even though I was formerly a blasphemer [of our Lord] and a persecutor [of His church] and a shameful and outrageous and violent aggressor [toward believers]. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief. Verse ConceptsFaithlessness, As DisobedienceBlasphemy, Examples OfPersecution, Forms OfSin, Nature OfUnbelieversUnbelief, As Response To GodIgnorance Towards God, Examples OfGod's Mercy, Example OfUnbelief, Examples OfMoral BankruptcyNot Believing The GospelIgnorance Of EvilBlasphemyReceiving God's MercyIgnorance of GodPersecutionignoranceUnbelief Toward Christ

Leviticus 4:2
“Speak to the children of Israel, ‘If a person sins unintentionally in any of the things which the Lord has commanded not to be done, and commits any of them— Verse ConceptsSin OfferingUnintentionalIgnorance of God

Leviticus 5:17
“Now if anyone sins and does any of the things which the Lord has forbidden, though he was not aware of it, still he is guilty and shall bear his punishment. Verse ConceptsGuilt, Human Aspects OfGuilt OfferingResponsibility, To GodSin BearerBearingIgnorance Of EvilIgnorance of God

Acts 3:17
“Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance [not fully aware of what you were doing], just as your rulers did also. Verse ConceptsSin, Nature OfIgnorance Of EvilKnowing FactsIgnorance of Godignorance

Matthew 23:23
“Woe to you, [self-righteous] scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you give a tenth (tithe) of your mint and dill and cumin [focusing on minor matters], and have neglected the weightier [more important moral and spiritual] provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the [primary] things you ought to have done without neglecting the others. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human Relationshipsethics, incentives towardsHerbs And SpicesJudaismLegalismMercy, HumanMind, Of ChristNeglectPharisees, Beliefs OfNeglecting God's ThingsNeglecting DutiesReligionSin, Nature OfUnforgivenessFormalityFinancial AdviceCumminSins Of OmissionFractions, One TenthTithesThe Need For MercyTithing ProduceHerbsHypocritesHypocrisypharisees

Luke 12:47
And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip], Verse ConceptsAccording To His WillSin, Nature OfSins Of OmissionKnowing God's WillKnowing FactsStrictnessDoing The Right ThingservanthoodNot Serving God

James 4:17
So any person who knows what is right to do but does not do it, to him it is sin. Verse ConceptsFaultsAvoiding SinSin, Nature OfSins Of OmissionSinCleanlinessGuiltDoing The Right ThingDoing Your BestGod Turning Bad Things Into Goodjournaling

Matthew 25:45
Then He will reply to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these [my followers], you did not do it for Me.’ Verse ConceptsGenerosity, HumanSin, Nature OfSins Of OmissionChrist Telling The TruthChrist's True FamilyOther Unimportant PeopleSurrender

Luke 11:42
“But woe (judgment is coming) to you Pharisees, because you [self-righteously] tithe mint and rue and every [little] garden herb [tending to all the minutiae], and yet disregard and neglect justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done, without neglecting the others. Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalFaithfulness, In Human Relationshipsethics, incentives towardsHerbs And SpicesHorticultureNeglectOppression, God's Attitude ToPharisees, Beliefs OfNeglecting God's ThingsNeglecting DutiesReligionSin, Nature OfLove For GodSins Of OmissionAgape LoveTithesNo JusticeNot Loving GodTithing ProduceHerbsTithes And Offering

Hosea 8:7

For they sow the wind [in evil]
And they reap the whirlwind [in disaster].
The standing grain has no growth;
It yields no grain.
If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it up. Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstDebaucherySowing And ReapingUnfruitfulnessWeather, As God's JudgmentWhirlwindsWindFruits Of SinReapingNot Reaping What You SowSuffering From ForeignersHurricanesReaping What You Sowsowing

Jeremiah 12:13

“They have planted wheat but have reaped thorns;
They have exhausted themselves but without profit.
So be ashamed of your harvest
Because of the fierce and raging anger of the Lord.” Verse ConceptsHarvestProfitsSin, Effects OfSowing And ReapingThornsWheatUnprofitable SinsNot Reaping What You SowToiling In Vain

Jeremiah 51:33
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:

“The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor
At the time it is being trampled and prepared;
Yet in a little while the time of harvest will come for her.” Verse ConceptsdaughtersHarvestSicklesSowing And ReapingThreshing Floor

Hosea 6:11

Also, O Judah, there is a harvest [of divine judgment] appointed for you,
When I restore the fortunes of My people [who have been slaves to the misery of sin]. Verse ConceptsHarvestRestoring NationsSowing And Reaping

Revelation 14:15
And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to Him who was sitting upon the cloud, “Put in Your sickle and reap [at once], for the hour to reap [in judgment] has arrived, because the earth’s harvest is fully ripened.” Verse ConceptsAngels as agents of judgmentMaturity, PhysicalThe Day Of JudgementAngels Doing God's WorkThe Temple In HeavenAngels Activities In The End Times

Galatians 6:7-8
Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God.] For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap. For he who sows to his own flesh (lower nature, sensuality) will from the flesh reap decay and ruin and destruction, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Joel 3:12-13
Let the nations bestir themselves and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. Put in the sickle, for the [vintage] harvest is ripe; come, get down and tread the grapes, for the winepress is full; the vats overflow, for the wickedness [of the peoples] is great.

Isaiah 17:11

In the day that you plant it you carefully fence it in,
And in the morning you bring your seed to blossom;
Yet [promising as it is] the harvest will be a heap [of ruins that passes away]
In the day of sickness and incurable pain. Verse ConceptsReapingPlanting Seeds

2 Kings 15:9
He did evil in the sight of the Lord, just as his fathers had done; he did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam [I] the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin. Verse ConceptsConversion, nature of

2 Kings 15:18
He did evil in the sight of the Lord; for all his days he did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.

2 Kings 15:24
He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not turn from the [idolatrous] sins of Jeroboam [I] the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin.

2 Kings 15:28
He did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not turn from the [idolatrous] sins of Jeroboam [I] the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin.

Judges 2:17
Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they played the prostitute after other gods and they bowed down to them. They quickly turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do as their fathers. Verse Conceptsethics, basis ofGod's WaysProstitutionRevelation, Responses ToDifferent Gods

Judges 8:27
Gideon made [all the golden earrings into] an ephod [a sacred, high priest’s garment], and put it in his city of Ophrah, and all Israel worshiped it as an idol there, and it became a trap for Gideon and his household. Verse ConceptsephodsProstitutionTrapEvil Trapping

1 Chronicles 5:25
But they acted treacherously against the God of their fathers and played the prostitute with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. Verse ConceptsProstitutionUnfaithfulness, To God

Psalm 106:39

In this way they became unclean in their practices;
They played the prostitute in their own deeds [by giving their worship, which belongs to God alone, to other “gods”]. Verse ConceptsActionsFalse ReligionSpiritual HarlotryDebaucheryProstitutionSin, Effects Of

Ezekiel 6:9
Then those of you who escape will remember Me among the nations to which they will be exiled, how I have been broken by their lewdness and their adulterous hearts which have turned away from Me, and by their eyes which lust after their idols; and they will loathe themselves for the evils which they have committed, for all their repulsive acts. Verse ConceptsConversion, God's demands forApostasy in OTRejection Of God, Results OfHeart, Of Unregenerate PeopleHedonismForsaking GodEscaping EvilIdol WorshipHating Individualsheartbroken

Ezekiel 20:30
Therefore, say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Will you [exiles] defile yourselves in the same manner as your fathers? And will you prostitute yourselves before their loathsome and heinous things? Verse ConceptsAbominations, Idolatry IsImitating Wicked PeoplePeople Polluting ThemselvesThe Great Prostitute

Ezekiel 23:35
Therefore, thus says the Lord God, ‘Because you have forgotten Me and cast Me behind your back, therefore bear now [the consequences of] your lewdness and prostitution.’” Verse ConceptsThrowing AwaySpiritual Harlotryconsequences

Hosea 4:12

My people consult their [lifeless] wooden idol, and their [diviner’s] wand gives them oracles.
For a spirit of prostitution has led them astray [morally and spiritually],
And they have played the prostitute, withdrawing themselves from their God.
 Verse ConceptsSpiritual HarlotryIngratitudeSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfWoodHarlotsCausing People To TurnIdol Worshipwhores

Hosea 5:4

Their [immoral] practices will not permit them
To return to their God,
For the spirit of prostitution is within them
And they do not know the Lord [they do not recognize, appreciate, heed or cherish Him].
 Verse ConceptsForgetting GodSpiritual HarlotryIngratitudeProstitutionSalvation, Necessity And Basis OfSpirit, Emotional Aspects OfDecadenceNot Returning To God

Hosea 9:1
Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation as do the [pagan] peoples,
For you have played the prostitute, turning away from your God.
You have loved prostitutes’ earnings on every threshing floor [attributing the harvest to the Baals instead of to God].
 Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodSpiritual HarlotryIngratitudeMarriage, Between God And His PeopleServants, Working Conditions OfUnfaithfulness, To GodLack Of RejoicingWages Of A ProstituteThe Great Prostitute

Isaiah 14:21

“Prepare a slaughtering place for his sons
Because of the wickedness [the sin, the injustice, the wrongdoing] of their fathers.
They must not rise and take possession of the earth,
And fill the face of the world with cities.” Verse ConceptsFathers, Sin Of TheFruits Of SinParents SinSins Of The FathersMassacresDadsGuilt

Exodus 20:5
You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, Verse ConceptsBad ParentsGenerationsGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Zeal OfHatredReward, DivineSin, God's Judgment OnGod, JealousIdolatry Consists OfParents SinForbidden WorshipSins Of The FathersBowing To False GodsAvoiding IdolatryHating GodWorshipping Material Thingsnegativity

Exodus 34:7
keeping mercy and lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; but He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers upon the children and the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].” Verse ConceptsIniquity, God's Attitude TowardPunishment, Nature OfUnforgivenessParents SinSins Of The FathersA Forgiving God

Numbers 14:18
‘The Lord is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving wickedness and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting (avenging) the wickedness and guilt of the fathers on the children, to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].’ Verse ConceptsFathers, Sin Of TheAbundant MercyGenerationsChildren, responsibilities to parentsGod, Patience OfReliabilityRestraintUnforgivenessLongsuffering Of GodParents SinSins Of The FathersA Forgiving GodSpeed Of God's AngerLove And ForgivenessAnger And ForgivenessParents LoveParents Being Wrong

Numbers 14:33
Your sons shall be wanderers and shepherds in the wilderness for forty years, and they will suffer for your unfaithfulness (spiritual infidelity), until your corpses are consumed in the wilderness. Verse ConceptsMonotonyUnfaithfulness, To GodParents SinDying In The WildernessDeath As PunishmentThose Who Kept Stock

Job 21:19

“You say, ‘God stores away [the punishment of] man’s wickedness for his children.’
Let God repay him so that he may know and experience it.
 Verse ConceptsFathers, Sin Of TheParents SinSins Of The FathersPunishment of the The Wicked

Jeremiah 32:18
You who show lovingkindness to thousands, but repay the wickedness (sin, guilt) of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], O great and mighty God; the Lord of hosts is His name; Verse ConceptsFathers, Sin Of TheChildren, responsibilities to parentsParents SinSins Of The FathersGod As A WarriorHis Name Is The LordMighty OneGod Showed His Lovingkindness

Leviticus 26:39
Those of you who are left will rot away because of their wickedness in the lands of your enemies; also because of the wickedness of their forefathers they will rot away like them. Verse ConceptsFathers, Sin Of TheOffspringParents SinPeople RottingSurvivors Threatened

Psalm 19:12

Who can understand his errors or omissions? Acquit me of hidden (unconscious, unintended) faults.
 Verse ConceptsAsking for forgivenessFaultsCleanliness, Metaphorical UseInsightSecret SinsHiding SinsGod Forgive!MistakesConfession of sinErrorForgiving YourselfDiscernmentMaking Mistakescleansingsecretsexamsmotives

2 Kings 17:9
The Israelites ascribed things to the Lord their God which were not true. They built for themselves high places [of worship] in all their towns, from [the lonely] lookout tower to the [populous] fortified city. Verse ConceptsSecrecySecret SinsConcealment, Of SinActing In Secret

Isaiah 29:15

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who [try to] deeply hide their plans from the Lord,
Whose deeds are done in a dark place,
And who say, “Who sees us?” or “Who knows us?”
 Verse ConceptsConcealment, Of SinVeilsSecret SinsDarkness Of EvilNot Seeing PeopleUnseenHiding SinsWoe To The WickedDarknesshiding

Ezekiel 8:12
Then He said to me, “Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, each man in his [secret] room of carved images? For they say, ‘The Lord does not see us; the Lord has abandoned the land.’” Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceShrinesSecret SinsConcealment, Of SinGod Not SeeingActing In SecretLooking And SeeingScofferselders

Job 24:16

“In the dark they dig into [the penetrable walls of] houses;
They shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light [of day].
 Verse ConceptsSecret Sinsthieves

Ephesians 5:12
for it is disgraceful even to mention the things that such people practice in secret. Verse ConceptsNations DescribedSecret SinsActing In SecretCurbing SpeechShame Of Bad Conductspeakingdisobedience

Psalm 90:8

You have placed our wickedness before you,
Our secret sins [which we tried to conceal, You have placed] in the [revealing] light of Your presence.
 Verse ConceptsFaultsLight, SpiritualSecrecySin, Known To GodAcknowledge, SinSecret SinsGod Giving LightsecretsLight As A Symbol Of God

1 Corinthians 15:3
For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], Verse ConceptsAtonementExpiationAtonement, in NTSin, God's Remedy ForSuffering, Of Jesus ChristUnselfishnessAcceptance, Of The GospelThe Effect Of Christ's DeathChrist And The ScripturesChrist AtoningGreat ThingsDeath Of Loved OneJesus Deathimportance

Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful and trustworthy Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who [always] loves us and who [has once for all] freed us [or washed us] from our sins by His own blood (His sacrificial death)— Verse ConceptsGod, Faithfulness OfFreedom, Through Jesus ChristFreedom, Abuse Of ChristianFirstbornExpiationAtonement, Remission Of Sins ByJesus As King Of KingsRulersSalvation, Nature OfWitnessing, Importance OfJesus Christ, Love OfJesus Christ, ResurrectionLibertyNames And Titles For ChristChrist, Names ForChrist The FirstbornThe Witness Of ChristChrist AtoningChrist Is RisenChrist's LoveWitnesses

Galatians 1:4
who gave Himself [as a sacrifice to atone] for our sins [to save and sanctify us] so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, in accordance with the will and purpose and plan of our God and Father— Verse ConceptsAtonementGiving, Of OneselfPresent Evil AgeExpiationCommitment, to the worldDeliverance, Source OfAtonement, in NTSatan, Defeat OfSin, God's Remedy ForSalvation, Deliverance FromThe Present AgeChrist AtoningGod Saves From TroubleWhat God's Will IsGod's InterventionFree WillThe WorldVolunteeringNever Giving UpAgeRemoving People From Your LifefreeWorld Opposed To GodGod Delivering From Evil

1 Peter 2:24
He personally carried our sins in His body on the cross [willingly offering Himself on it, as on an altar of sacrifice], so that we might die to sin [becoming immune from the penalty and power of sin] and live for righteousness; for by His wounds you [who believe] have been healed. Verse ConceptsAtonementAccepting ChristCalvaryGospel, Historical Foundation OfGospel, Promises OfPutting Off The Old ManRighteousness, As FaithSalvation, Nature OfSin, Avoidance OfSin, Deliverance From GodSin, God's Remedy ForSin BearerSubstitutionDead To SinAltering The BodyAtonement, By Christ AloneCarrying SinChrist's WoundsJesus HealingLiving The LifeSignificance Of Christ's CrucifixionThe CrossSin Producing Afflictionsscars

1 John 2:2
And He [that same Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins [the atoning sacrifice that holds back the wrath of God that would otherwise be directed at us because of our sinful nature—our worldliness, our lifestyle]; and not for ours alone, but also for [the sins of all believers throughout] the whole world. Verse ConceptsAtonementExpiationHoliness, Believers' Growth InPropitiationSin, God's Remedy ForPurgingAll PeopleChrist AtoningSacrificesSacrificeReconciliationThe WorldThe Blood Of Jesus

Romans 1:24
Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their own hearts to [sexual] impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them [abandoning them to the degrading power of sin], Verse ConceptsCondemned Heartsevil, origins ofdesiresHeart, Fallen And RedeemedSexual Sin, Nature OfSexualitySin, Causes OfImpurityGod Handing OverIdolatryThey Committed ImmoralitysexDishonoring God

2 Chronicles 30:7
Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were unfaithful to the Lord God of their fathers, so that He made them a horror (lifeless, desolate), just as you see. Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersBeing A Good FatherParents Being Wrong

Matthew 23:38
Listen carefully: your house is being left to you desolate [completely abandoned by God and destitute of His protection]! Verse ConceptsEmpty Places

1 Samuel 16:14
Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented and terrified him. Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofevil, victory overEvil SpiritsDemons, Evil Work OfGod, Purpose OfSleeplessnessSpiritsNames And Titles For SatanApostasy, Ot ExamplesGod Abandoning IndividualsWithout GodMental IllnessDepressionNervousnesssaul

Judges 16:20
She said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” And he awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as I have time after time and shake myself free.” For Samson did not know that the Lord had departed from him. Verse ConceptsSelf ConfidenceWeakness, PhysicalGod Abandoning Individualsresilienceflexibilitypremonitions

1 Samuel 28:6
So Saul inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim [used like lots by the priest to determine the will of God] or by prophets. Verse Conceptsenquiring of GodThe Urim And ThummimGod Not AnsweringProphecy AbolishedUrim And ThummimRevelation Through Prophetssaul

Psalm 81:12

“So I gave them up to the stubbornness of their heart,
To walk in [the path of] their own counsel.
 Verse ConceptsGod Hardening PeoplePassionimaginationfollowing

Proverbs 1:28

“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer;
They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,
 Verse ConceptsCalling upon GodSeeking For Abstract ThingsNot FindingOthers Not AnsweringFinding LoveHelping Those In NeedGod Answering PrayersListening To Godseekinganswers

Acts 7:42
But God turned away [from them] and handed them over to serve the host of heaven. As it is written and forever remains written in the book of the prophets, ‘It was not [really] to Me that you offered victims and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, was it, O house of Israel? Verse ConceptsBody40 To 50 YearsIsrael In The WildernessBooks Of ProphecyWorshiping Together

Genesis 15:16
Then in the fourth generation your descendants shall return here [to Canaan, the land of promise], for the wickedness and guilt of the Amorites is not yet complete (finished).” Verse ConceptsForbearance Of GodAmoritesCompletionPunishment, DelayedForbearanceDivine DelaysFractions, One FourthFourthReturning to their landIncomplete WorksWaiting Till Marriage

Isaiah 48:9

“For the sake of My Name I refrain from My wrath,
And for My praise I restrain Myself from you,
So that I do not cut you off.
 Verse ConceptsGod, Patience OfRestraintPunishment, DelayedForbearanceDivine DelaysRestraints From Killing

1 Peter 3:20
who once were disobedient, when the great patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons [Noah’s family], were brought safely through the water. Verse ConceptsCovenant, God's with NoahBaptism, significance ofBefore The FloodGod's attitude towards peopleGod, Patience OfNoahSeafaringPunishment, DelayedLongsuffering Of GodThe DelugeDivine DelaysEight PeopleGod WaitingFew Peopledisobedienceinvesting

1 Kings 21:29
“Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the evil (catastrophe) in his lifetime, but in his son’s days I will bring evil upon his house.” Verse ConceptsHumilityPunishment, DelayedDivine DelaysGod Will Bring HarmHumbling OneselfHumble Yourselfhumbleness

1 Kings 11:12
However, I will not do it in your lifetime, for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son (Rehoboam). Verse ConceptsDivine DelaysFor The Sake Of God's Peoplegrandfathers

2 Kings 13:23
But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned toward them for the sake of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and He was unwilling to destroy them, and did not cast them from His presence until now. Verse ConceptsAcceptance, From GodGod Of The FathersGod Is GraciousDivine FavourDivine DelaysDriven From God's PresenceGod's Covenant With The Patriarchs

Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because the sentence against an evil act is not executed quickly, the hearts of the sons of men are fully set to do evil. Verse ConceptsSecurity, FalseDivine DelaysPunishmentPunishmentsPunishment of the The WickedExerciseconsequences

Luke 13:7-8
So he said to the vinedresser, See here! For these three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree and I find none. Cut it down! Why should it continue also to use up the ground [to deplete the soil, intercept the sun, and take up room]? But he replied to him, Leave it alone, sir, [just] this one more year, till I dig around it and put manure [on the soil].

Luke 13:9
and if it bears fruit after this, fine; but if not, cut it down.’” Verse ConceptsDivine DelaysFelling TreesBearing FruitOlive Treescutting

Psalm 107:17

Fools, because of their rebellious way,
And because of their sins, were afflicted.
 Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Effects OfAfflictions Of The WickedMiseryFoolish PeopleSin Brings SicknessGod Troublingdisobediencerebellion

Job 15:20

“The wicked man writhes with pain all his days,
And numbered are the years stored up for him, the ruthless one.
 Verse ConceptsAfflictions Of The WickedMiseryPhysical PainPleasurableness

James 5:1
Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you. Verse ConceptsKingdom Of God, Entry IntoWeepingWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToMiseryBarking And HowlingSatisfied With RichesThe Ungodly Suffering

1 Samuel 28:15
Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul answered, “I am greatly distressed; for the Philistines are making war against me, and God has left me and no longer answers me, either through prophets or by dreams; therefore I have called you to make known to me what I should do.” Verse ConceptsMiseryApostasy Of SaulGod Not AnsweringProphecy AbolishedTroubling Individualswitchesawakeningsaul

Deuteronomy 28:67
In the morning you will say, ‘I wish it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘I wish it were morning!’—because of the dread in your heart with which you tremble, and because of the sight of your eyes which you will see. Verse ConceptsHuman EmotionDespondency, Causes OfHeart, HumanSleeplessnessMiseryUnrestIn The Morning

Proverbs 13:15

Good understanding wins favor [from others],
But the way of the unfaithful is hard [like barren, dry soil].
 Verse ConceptsFruits Of SinMiseryPathways Of SinEvil WaysFavorSuccess And Hard Work

Romans 2:9
There will be tribulation and anguish [torturing confinement] for every human soul who does [or permits] evil, to the Jew first and also to the Greek, Verse ConceptsFavouritismevil, warnings againstGod, Impartiality OfMiseryTo The Jew FirstThe Gospel To Jew And GentileGod TroublingGreat White Throne JudgmentFamily ProblemsPurgatory

Judges 2:15
Wherever they went, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil (misfortune), as the Lord had spoken, and as the Lord had sworn to them, so that they were severely distressed. Verse ConceptsdefeatMiseryGod OpposingGod Harmed Them

Romans 3:16

Destruction and misery are in their paths,
 Verse ConceptsDestructionMiseryTragedy On The StreetsTroubling Groups Of People

Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people [no one being able to stop it or escape its power], because they all sinned. Verse ConceptsThe DeadDeath, Description OfAdam, DescendantsCondemnation, Causes OfExcusesevil, origins ofBeing Born In SinHistoryLast ThingsLife, HumanUniversality Of DeathMortalityParticipation, In SinPunishment, Nature OfResponsibility, To GodSin, Causes OfSin, Universality OfSinnersSuffering, Nature OfFall Of ManHereditySin, Consequences OfThe Sin NatureAdam, Results Of SinMiscegenation (racial Intermarriage)The Reality Of SinSin Producing DeathAll PeopleOnly One PersonSin Produces DeathThe Entrance Of SinDeathAdam and eveAdam and eve disobey godDeath ofnatural DeathRaceLoss Of A Loved One

Genesis 3:19

“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.” Verse ConceptsDust, Literal UseDust, Figurative UseMortalityPunishment, Nature OfSin, Effects OfSuffering, Nature OfWork, As Ordained By GodPhysical LabourSweatCreatures From DustReversion Of ThingsThe Fact Of ToilWorking For FoodDeathBreadGrandmothersdust

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God [that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers] is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Verse ConceptsAccepting ChristThe DeadSpiritual DeathChristmasDeath, Description OfGiftsHeaven,  Redeemed CommunityBad ChildrenAfterlifeAvoiding SinBecoming A Christianevil, warnings againstevil, origins ofeternal life, gift ofGenerosity, God'sBeing Born AgainBeing In DebtGod, The EternalPunishment, According To DeedsHell, As An ExperienceLast ThingsMind, The HumanMortalityPunishment, Nature OfResponsibility, To GodReward, DivineRomeServants, Working Conditions OfSin BearerWarningLife, EverlastingSin, Consequences OfAdam, Results Of SinChrist, Names ForThe Immortal SoulBeing Dead In SinSalvation, As A GiftCancellation Of DeptLife Through ChristSin Producing DeathSinRepentanceSin Produces DeathWages For EvilAll Sins Being EqualDeathLiving In SinPunishmentEternal lifeDeath ofnatural Deaththe Gifts of GodDeserving DeathLife After DeathNatural DisastersJesus DeatheternityconsequencesfreeAbolishing Death

Genesis 2:17
but [only] from the tree of the knowledge (recognition) of good and evil you shall not eat, otherwise on the day that you eat from it, you shall most certainly die [because of your disobedience].” Verse ConceptsThe DeadGarden Of Eden, TheKnowledge Of Good And EvilLife, HumanRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanSin, Effects OfSin, God's Judgment OnSuffering, Nature OfFall Of ManPunishment Of the WickedWithheld KnowledgeTwilightSuddenlySin Producing DeathMetaphorical TreesKnowingEating Forbidden FoodKnowing Right And WrongSin Produces DeathGood And EvilFirst DeathAdam and eve disobey godnatural LifeDeath ofDying

Deuteronomy 32:51
because you broke faith with Me among of the sons of Israel at the waters of Meribah-kadesh, in the Wilderness of Zin, and because you did not treat Me as holy among of the sons of Israel. Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfWilderness Of ZinDisloyalty

1 Chronicles 10:13
So Saul died for his trespass which he committed against the Lord, for his failure to keep the word of the Lord; and also because he consulted a medium [regarding a spirit of the dead], to inquire of her, Verse ConceptsLast ThingsMediumsSin, God's Judgment OnSin, Nature OfUnfaithfulness, To GodWord Of GodOccultismPunishment Of the WickedNames And Titles For The ChristianNecromancypsychics

Proverbs 11:19

He who is steadfast in righteousness attains life,
But he who pursues evil attains his own death.
 Verse ConceptsLast ThingsSin, God's Judgment OnPursuingresilience

Ezekiel 18:4
Behold (pay close attention), all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will die. Verse ConceptsClaimsPunishment, Nature OfResponsibility, To GodSin BearerGod's Ownership Of EverythingFathers And SonsPeople Belong To GodDadsDeath Of A ChildDeath Of A MotherThe SoulDeath Of A Fatherfatherhoodparenthood

Exodus 32:25
Now when Moses saw that the people were out of control—for Aaron had let them get out of control to the point of being an object of mockery among their enemies— Verse ConceptsAmusementsdisgraceShameDegradationPeople Stripping PeopleShame Of Bad Conductvulnerability

Psalm 44:15

My dishonor is before me all day long,
And humiliation has covered my face,
 Verse ConceptsdisgraceShameSin, Effects OfAll DayShame Has Come

Ezra 9:6
and I said, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our wrongdoings have risen higher than our heads and our guilt has grown to the heavens. Verse ConceptsGuilty ConsciencesConfession, Examples OfGuilt, Human Aspects OfShameSin, Effects OfBlushingFound GuiltyShame Has Come

Daniel 12:2
Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake (resurrect), these to everlasting life, but some to disgrace and everlasting contempt (abhorrence). Verse ConceptsDeath, Of UnbelieversFutureEternal DeathAfterlifeeternal life, nature ofEternal PunishmentLast JudgmentLast ThingsMillenniumMortalityPunishment, By GodRegretResurrection, Of The DeadShameSleep, And DeathDeath Of The Saints, Results InEternal JudgmentEternal JudgementOur ResurrectionSecond Resurrection

Genesis 3:10
He said, “I heard the sound of You [walking] in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” Verse ConceptsShameSin, Effects OfFear, Caused ByNaked In ShameHearing God's VoiceHiding From GodThose Frightened Of GodAdam and eveAdam and eve disobey godGardensBeing Scaredhiding

Jeremiah 23:40
And I will bring an everlasting disgrace on you and a perpetual humiliation (shame) which will not be forgotten.” Verse ConceptsHumiliationShameNot ForgettingGod Requite Them!

Ezekiel 32:30
“The princes of the north are there also, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who in spite of the terror resulting from their power, have gone down in shame with the slain. So they lay down uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bore their disgrace with those who go down to the pit. Verse ConceptsShameGoing Down To The PitDying With The UncircumcisedFearing Other PeopleShame Has Come

Job 8:22

“Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,
And the tents of the wicked will be no longer.” Verse ConceptsShameTentsClothed With Bad Things

Isaiah 59:2

But your wickedness has separated you from your God,
And your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.
 Verse ConceptsIniquity, Believer's Relation ToBacksliding, Resultsethics, incentives towardsBeing DeceivedGod, Revelation OfImperfection, And God's PurposesLonelinessPrayer, Advice For EffectiveReconciliation, Of The World To GodReceptivenessSeparationSin, Effects OfSinnersUnity, God's Goal OfWorship, Hindrances ToWhy Prayer Is UnansweredUnanswered PrayerBarriersSeparation From GodGod HidingSinSin Separates From GodHindrancesRelationship TroublesThe Presence Of Godroadblocks

Exodus 33:3
Go up to a land [of abundance] flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people, and I might destroy you on the way.” Verse ConceptsFoodStubbornness, Consequences OfTent Of MeetingObstinacy Against GodGod Might Kill His PeopleMilk And HoneyRich Food

Joshua 7:11-12
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. They have taken some of the things devoted [for destruction]; they have stolen, and lied, and put them among their own baggage. That is why the Israelites could not stand before their enemies, but fled before them; they are accursed and have become devoted [for destruction]. I will cease to be with you unless you destroy the accursed [devoted] things among you.

Psalm 66:18

If I regard sin and baseness in my heart [that is, if I know it is there and do nothing about it],
The Lord will not hear [me];
 Verse ConceptsCherishingIniquity, Believer's Relation Toethics, incentives towardsdrought, spiritualHearingImperfection, And God's PurposesMotives, Importance OfPrayer, Advice For EffectiveReceptivenessSinnersWorship, Elements OfWorship, Hindrances ToWhy Prayer Is UnansweredUnanswered PrayerConfession of sinPrayer, And God's WillGod Answering PrayersListening To God

Isaiah 64:7

There is no one who calls on Your name,
Who awakens and causes himself to take hold of You;
For You have hidden Your face from us
And have handed us over to the [consuming and destructive] power of our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]. Verse ConceptsFace Of GodComplacencyGod, Revelation OfImperfection, And God's PurposesLonelinessPrayerlessnessReconciliation, Of The World To GodSin, Effects OfSin, God's Judgment OnStriving With GodWorship, Hindrances ToGod HidingGraspingNo One AvailableNot Praying

Hosea 5:6

They will go with their flocks and with their herds
To seek the Lord [diligently searching for Him], but they will not find Him;
He has withdrawn from them [refusing to hear the prayers of the unrepentant].
 Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsLonelinessSin, Effects OfReprobatesNot FindingGod Hiding

Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate. Verse ConceptsAdam, Sin OfGarden Of Eden, TheBad Decision Making ExamplesAdam and eveLustMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinSeductionTemptation, Sources OfVisionBad ExampleDisobedience, Examples OfAllurements Of SinOrigins Of SinTemptressesYielding To TemptationAttractionMetaphorical TreesWomen Doing WrongFalse WisdomBeauty Of ThingsEating Forbidden FoodFood DefinedGiving Food And DrinkAdam and eve disobey god

Psalm 51:5

I was brought forth in [a state of] wickedness;
In sin my mother conceived me [and from my beginning I, too, was sinful].
 Verse ConceptsBabies In The WombAdam, Results Of SinUnborn Fetusesethics, and graceBeing Born In SinBirth, PhysicalHuman NatureSanctification, Nature And BasisSin, Universality OfWombDepravity Of ManThe Sin NatureOrigins Of SinParents SinRegretting BirthBabies Sinful From Birthmoms

Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts and plans, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slanders (verbal abuse, irreverent speech, blaspheming). Verse ConceptsAdulterersFall Of Man, Consequences Ofevil, origins ofethics, and graceChastityHuman NatureInjustice, Nature And Source OfMind, The HumanMurderDeception In Fallen Human NatureFornicationSexual Sin, Nature OfSin, Causes OfSin, Universality OfSpirit, Fallen And RedeemedStealingThoughtWitnesses, FalseLiarsOrigins Of SinComing Out Of PeopleEvil HeartsThoughts Of The WickedAdulteryReady To KillAdultery In The ChurchPropertySexual ImmoralityThoughtsSex Before Marriageadultry

James 1:15
Then when the illicit desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin has run its course, it gives birth to death. Verse ConceptsThe Deadethics, personalSeductionSin, Effects OfGod Is HolyOrigins Of SinSin Producing DeathEnticingEvil DesiresSinSin Produces DeathSpiritual DeathTemptationDeath ofPassionGrowingEmotionsChange And GrowthMaturityprocessparenthoodReproduction, After Kind

James 4:1
What leads to [the unending] quarrels and conflicts among you? Do they not come from your [hedonistic] desires that wage war in your [bodily] members [fighting for control over you]? Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofdesiresHuman NatureSin, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InControlling AngerOrigins Of SinWhy Do Others Do This?struggleWarPassionConflictFamily Conflictrumors

Hosea 8:7

For they sow the wind [in evil]
And they reap the whirlwind [in disaster].
The standing grain has no growth;
It yields no grain.
If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it up. Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstDebaucherySowing And ReapingUnfruitfulnessWeather, As God's JudgmentWhirlwindsWindFruits Of SinReapingNot Reaping What You SowSuffering From ForeignersHurricanesReaping What You Sowsowing

Jeremiah 12:13

“They have planted wheat but have reaped thorns;
They have exhausted themselves but without profit.
So be ashamed of your harvest
Because of the fierce and raging anger of the Lord.” Verse ConceptsHarvestProfitsSin, Effects OfSowing And ReapingThornsWheatUnprofitable SinsNot Reaping What You SowToiling In Vain

Jeremiah 51:33
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:

“The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor
At the time it is being trampled and prepared;
Yet in a little while the time of harvest will come for her.” Verse ConceptsdaughtersHarvestSicklesSowing And ReapingThreshing Floor

Hosea 6:11

Also, O Judah, there is a harvest [of divine judgment] appointed for you,
When I restore the fortunes of My people [who have been slaves to the misery of sin]. Verse ConceptsHarvestRestoring NationsSowing And Reaping

Galatians 5:21
envy, drunkenness, riotous behavior, and other things like these. I warn you beforehand, just as I did previously, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Verse ConceptsAdulterersAlcoholWatchfulness, Of LeadersExclusionRevelryAlcohol ConsumptionWarning IndividualsThings LikeDo Not Get DrunkDrunkennessSexual ImmoralityBeing GayGay Marriagepracticealcoholismdrunkards

Galatians 5:19-20
Now the doings (practices) of the flesh are clear (obvious): they are immorality, impurity, indecency, Idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger (ill temper), selfishness, divisions (dissensions), party spirit (factions, sects with peculiar opinions, heresies),

2 Peter 2:20
For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world by [personal] knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, their last condition has become worse for them than the first. Verse ConceptsCorruption, SolutiondefeatBeginningHell, As Incentive To ActionDeteriorationYielding To TemptationKnowing Christ PersonallyEvil TrappingEscaping EvilChrist Is LordWorseDefilementOvercomingNew Beginningscorruption

Matthew 12:45
Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and make their home there. And the last condition of that man becomes worse than the first. So will it also be with this wicked generation.” Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofSevenEvil GenerationsSeven SpiritsDemons EnteringMore ThanWorseBackslidersDemonsCasting Out Demonshomecoming

Ezra 9:6
and I said, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our wrongdoings have risen higher than our heads and our guilt has grown to the heavens. Verse ConceptsGuilty ConsciencesConfession, Examples OfGuilt, Human Aspects OfShameSin, Effects OfBlushingFound GuiltyShame Has Come

Jeremiah 5:28

‘They are fat and they are sleek (prosperous),
They excel in acts of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, so that they [the wicked] may prosper,
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
 Verse ConceptsOpposition, To Sin And EvilOrphansFat PeopleNot Helping The Poorprospering

Deuteronomy 32:32

“For their vine is from the vine of Sodom,
And from the fields of Gomorrah;
Their grapes are grapes of poison,
Their clusters, bitter.
 Verse ConceptsPoisondissatisfactionBitterness

Revelation 14:15
And another angel came out of the temple, calling with a loud voice to Him who was sitting upon the cloud, “Put in Your sickle and reap [at once], for the hour to reap [in judgment] has arrived, because the earth’s harvest is fully ripened.” Verse ConceptsAngels as agents of judgmentMaturity, PhysicalThe Day Of JudgementAngels Doing God's WorkThe Temple In HeavenAngels Activities In The End Times

Galatians 6:7-8
Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God.] For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap. For he who sows to his own flesh (lower nature, sensuality) will from the flesh reap decay and ruin and destruction, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. Verse ConceptsDeceitful HeartsDeceivers, Of ChristiansHeart, Fallen And RedeemedDeception In Fallen Human NatureRetributionSatan, As DeceiverDeteriorationSeducersBeing MisleadMen DeceivingWorseStrong DelusionDeception

Matthew 13:15

For this nation’s heart has grown hard,
And with their ears they hardly hear,
And they have [tightly] closed their eyes,
Otherwise they would see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart, and turn [to Me]
And I would heal them [spiritually].’ Verse ConceptsDeafnessConversion, examples ofHardened HeartsEyes, Figurative UseEarsHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedIndifferenceWilful IgnoranceInsensibilityDullnessSpiritual DeafnessNature Of The HeartTurning To GodRefusing To HearEvil EyesNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsBeing Without UnderstandingFeelingGod HealsUnhearing

Matthew 26:74
Then he began to curse [that is, to invoke God’s judgment on himself] and swear [an oath], “I do not know the man!” And at that moment a rooster crowed. Verse ConceptsBad LanguagePrayerlessnessUnfaithfulness, To PeopleApostasy, RestoredBirds, Types Of BirdsChickensBird SoundsNot Knowing About ChristSwearingcursesdenial

Joel 3:12-13
Let the nations bestir themselves and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. Put in the sickle, for the [vintage] harvest is ripe; come, get down and tread the grapes, for the winepress is full; the vats overflow, for the wickedness [of the peoples] is great.

Isaiah 17:11

In the day that you plant it you carefully fence it in,
And in the morning you bring your seed to blossom;
Yet [promising as it is] the harvest will be a heap [of ruins that passes away]
In the day of sickness and incurable pain. Verse ConceptsReapingPlanting Seeds

Matthew 7:17
Even so, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the unhealthy tree bears bad fruit. Verse ConceptsBearing Bad FruitSpiritualityFood DecayingA Mans CharacterA Mans ReputationFruit Of CharacterBeing PositivecorruptionMoral Decay

Hosea 10:13

You have plowed and planted wickedness, you have reaped the [willful] injustice [of oppressors],
You have eaten the fruit of lies.
Because you have trusted in your own way and your chariots, and in your many warriors,
 Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfFalse ConfidencePride, Examples OfFruits Of SinMetaphorical PloughingReapingTrusting Other PeopleGod's People SinningInjustice

Hosea 10:1
Israel is a luxuriant and prolific vine;
He produces fruit for himself.
The more his fruit,
The more altars he made [to Baal];
The richer his land,
The better he made the [idolatrous] pillars.
 Verse ConceptsPeace, Human Search ForVinesAltars, PaganSocial SelfishnessFertile LandObelisksBearing Fruit

Isaiah 5:2

He dug it all around and cleared away its stones,
And planted it with the choicest vine (the people of Judah).
And He built a tower in the center of it;
And also hewed out a wine vat in it.
Then He expected it to produce [the choicest] grapes,
But it produced only worthless ones. Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsFortsExcavationWineskins And Vats

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