Thematic Bible: Wicked, the, are compared to
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Dogs
Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.
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They are an example of that true saying, The dog has gone back to the food it had put out, and the pig which had been washed to its rolling in the dirty earth.
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Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Chaff
In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.
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How frequently are they as dry stems before the wind, or as grass taken away by the storm-wind?
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The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Dross
All the sinners of the earth are like waste metal in your eyes; and for this cause I give my love to your unchanging word.
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Son of man, the children of Israel have become like the poorest sort of waste metal to me: they are all silver and brass and tin and iron and lead mixed with waste. For this cause the Lord has said: Because you have all become waste metal, see, I will get you together inside Jerusalem.
Wicked, the, are compared to » Blind, the
Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.
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And I will send trouble on men so that they will go about like the blind, because they have done evil against the Lord: and their blood will be drained out like dust, and their strength like waste.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Brass and iron, &c
Son of man, the children of Israel have become like the poorest sort of waste metal to me: they are all silver and brass and tin and iron and lead mixed with waste.
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All of them are turned away, going about with false stories; they are brass and iron: they are all workers of deceit.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Briars and thorns
In place of the thorn will come up the fir-tree, and in place of the blackberry the myrtle: and it will be to the Lord for a name, for an eternal sign which will not be cut off.
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And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Beasts
But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
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But these men, like beasts without reason, whose natural use is to be taken and put to death, crying out against things of which they have no knowledge, will undergo that same destruction which they are designing for others;
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Serpents
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; they are like the adder, whose ears are shut;
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You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell?
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Swine
Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.
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They are an example of that true saying, The dog has gone back to the food it had put out, and the pig which had been washed to its rolling in the dirty earth.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Moth-eaten garments
See, the Lord God is my helper; who will give a decision against me? truly, all of them will become old like a robe; they will be food for the worm.
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For like a coat they will be food for the insect, the worm will make a meal of them like wool: but my righteousness will be for ever, and my salvation to all generations.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Stubble
For see, the day is coming, it is burning like an oven; all the men of pride and all who do evil will be dry stems of grass: and in the day which is coming they will be burned up, says the Lord of armies, till they have not a root or a branch.
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How frequently are they as dry stems before the wind, or as grass taken away by the storm-wind?
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Grass
For they will quickly be cut down like grass, and become dry like the green plants.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Fiery oven
They are all untrue; they are like a burning oven; the bread-maker does not make up the fire from the time when the paste is mixed till it is leavened.
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You will make them like a flaming oven before you; the Lord in his wrath will put an end to them, and they will be burned up in the fire.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Potsherds
Smooth lips and an evil heart are like a vessel of earth plated with silver waste.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Passing whirlwinds
When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Corn blasted
This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put to shame; they were like the grass of the field and the green plant, like grass on the house-tops.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Bad fishes
When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Evil figs
And like the bad figs which are so bad that they are of no use for food, so I will give up Zedekiah, king of Judah, and his chiefs and the rest of Jerusalem who are still in this land, and those who are in the land of Egypt:
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Goats
And before him all the nations will come together; and they will be parted one from another, as the sheep are parted from the goats by the keeper.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Grass on the housetop
This is why their townsmen had no power, they were broken and put to shame; they were like the grass of the field and the green plant, like grass on the house-tops.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Heath in the desert
For he will be like the brushwood in the upland, and will not see when good comes; but his living-place will be in the dry places in the waste land, in a salt and unpeopled land.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Whited sepulchres
A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Reprobate silver
They will be named waste silver, because the Lord has given them up.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Wayward children
But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Tares
And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Carcasses trodden under feet
But you, like a birth before its time, are stretched out with no resting-place in the earth; clothed with the bodies of the dead who have been put to the sword, who go down to the lowest parts of the underworld; a dead body, crushed under foot.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Troubled sea
But the evil-doers are like the troubled sea, for which there is no rest, and its waters send up earth and waste.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Horses rushing into the battle
I took note and gave ear, but no one said what is right: no man had regret for his evil-doing, saying, What have I done? everyone goes off on his way like a horse rushing to the fight.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Fools building upon sand
And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Wells without water
These are fountains without water, and mists before a driving storm; for whom the eternal night is kept in store.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Abominable branches
But you, like a birth before its time, are stretched out with no resting-place in the earth; clothed with the bodies of the dead who have been put to the sword, who go down to the lowest parts of the underworld; a dead body, crushed under foot.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Fire of thorns
They are round me like bees; but they are put out like a fire among thorns; for in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Stony ground,
And some of the seed went among the stones, where it had not much earth, and straight away it came up because the earth was not deep:
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Bulls of bashan
A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Green bay-trees
I have seen the evil-doer in great power, covering the earth like a great tree.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Fuel of fire
The land was dark with the wrath of the Lord of armies: the people were like those who take men's flesh for food.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Scorpions
And you, son of man, have no fear of them or of their words, even if sharp thorns are round you and you are living among scorpions: have no fear of their words and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Wheels
Wicked, the, are compared to » Garden without water
For you will be like a tree whose leaves have become dry, and like a garden without water.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Ashes under the feet
And the evil-doers will be crushed under you, they will be dust under your feet, in the day when I do my work, says the Lord of armies.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Lions greedy of prey
Wicked, the, are compared to » Fading oaks
For you will be like a tree whose leaves have become dry, and like a garden without water.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Idols
Those who make them are like them; and so is everyone who puts his faith in them.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Early dew that passing away
So they will be like the morning cloud, like the dew which goes early away, like the dust of the grain which the wind is driving out of the crushing-floor, like smoke going up from the fireplace.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Morning clouds
So they will be like the morning cloud, like the dew which goes early away, like the dust of the grain which the wind is driving out of the crushing-floor, like smoke going up from the fireplace.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Green herbs
For they will quickly be cut down like grass, and become dry like the green plants.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Deaf adders
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; they are like the adder, whose ears are shut;
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Melting wax
Let them be like smoke before the driving wind; as wax turning soft before the fire, so let them come to an end before the power of God.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Smoke
So they will be like the morning cloud, like the dew which goes early away, like the dust of the grain which the wind is driving out of the crushing-floor, like smoke going up from the fireplace.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Wild ass's colt
And so a hollow-minded man will get wisdom, when a young ass of the field gets teaching.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Raging waves of the sea
Violent waves of the sea, streaming with their shame, wandering stars for whom the darkest night is kept in store for ever.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Clouds without water
These men are unseen rocks at your love-feasts, when they take part in them with you, keepers of sheep who without fear take the food of the sheep; clouds without water rushing before the wind, wasted trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots,
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Corrupt trees
For no good tree gives bad fruit, and no bad tree gives good fruit.
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Wicked, the, are compared to » Visions of the night
He is gone like a dream, and is not seen again; he goes in flight like a vision of the night.
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