Thematic Bible: Virtues
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Virtues » Of women » A devotional spirit
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asaiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter); and they communed with her.
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me , to take away my reproach among men.
I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreae:
but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul.
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Jehovah.
Virtues » Integrity » Examples of
And Moses was very wroth, and said unto Jehovah, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.
Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to give to them that did the work; for they dealt faithfully.
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand pieces of'silver in my hand, yet would I not put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place;
But he said, As Jehovah liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand; for they dealt faithfully.
But the former governors that were before me were chargeable unto the people, and took of them bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
Open your hearts to us: we wronged no man, we corrupted no man, we took advantage of no man.
Virtues » Industry » Commended
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.
in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Virtues » Fidelity » Honesty, encouraged
A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
A perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.
Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.
for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Virtues » Fidelity » Giving of just weights
A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.
Shall I be pure with wicked balances, and with a bag of deceitful weights?
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work.
Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small.
Diverse weights, and diverse measures, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.
Virtues » Industry » Examples of
and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and they wrought, for by their trade they were tentmakers.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.
And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he gave him charge over all the labor of the house of Joseph.
Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.
So she gleaned in the field until even; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;
So we wrought in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Virtues » Business » Diligence
or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.
And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight.
Virtues » Of women » Wisdom and virtue
Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; But a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
A gracious woman obtaineth honor; And violent men obtain riches.
Virtues » Of women » Liberality
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; Yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the fine linen.
And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto them of their substance.
And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all: for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts; but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had.
Virtues » Of women » Modesty
In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your won husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; beholding your chaste behavior coupled with fear.
In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment; but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.
And she said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant said, It is my master. And she took her veil, and covered herself.
to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was fair to look on. But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
Virtues » Honesty » Integrity » General references to
A righteous man that walketh in his integrity, Blessed are his children after him.
The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Virtues » Fidelity » The workmen under hilkiah
even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and others of the Levites, all that were skilful with instruments of music.
Virtues » Fidelity » Required of stewards
Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
Virtues » Fidelity » Nehemiah's treasurers
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were counted faithful, and their business was to distribute unto their brethren.
Virtues » Fidelity » The workmen under jehoiada
Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to give to them that did the work; for they dealt faithfully.
Virtues » Fidelity » Of joseph
And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not aught that was with him, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was comely, and well-favored.
Virtues » Fidelity » of moses
And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were afterward to be spoken;
Virtues » Fidelity » Of daniel
Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
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