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Thematic Bible: Worldly


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Job 21:11
They send out their young ones like a flock, and their children have pleasure in the dance, Verse ConceptsDancingLeisure, And PastimesAmusements Of ChildrenRecreation

Exodus 32:19
And when he came near the tents he saw the image of the ox, and the people dancing; and in his wrath Moses let the stones go from his hands, and they were broken at the foot of the mountain. Verse ConceptsdanceGesturesAmusements, Evil ResultsAnger, HumanLaw, Ten CommandmentsLeisure, And PastimesMoses, Significance OfMoses, Life OfThrowing AwayAnger, Justified ExamplesAnger Of Man, RighteousAnger Of Man, CauseSplitting RocksNamed People Angry With Othersthe Law of mosesBreaking The Ten Commandments

1 Samuel 30:16
And when he had taken him down, they saw them all, seated about on all sides, feasting and drinking among all the mass of goods which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah. Verse ConceptsGluttonyFeastingExcessRevelryEating And Drinking

Judges 11:34
Then Jephthah came back to his house in Mizpah, and his daughter came out, meeting him on his way with music and with dances; she was his only child; he had no other sons or daughters. Verse ConceptsdanceDancingLeisure, And PastimesMusical Instruments, types ofVirginChildren, Good Examples OfThe Only ChildMeeting PeopleMusic To CelebrateOnly Child Of Peopleprepping

Judges 21:21
And watching; and if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then come from the vine-gardens and take a wife for every one of you from among the daughters of Shiloh, and go back to the land of Benjamin. Verse ConceptsWives For Benjamin

Ecclesiastes 3:4
A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing; Verse ConceptsDancingA Time ToSmilingSeasons Changinggrieving

Jeremiah 31:4
I will again make new your buildings, O virgin of Israel, and you will take up your place: again you will take up your instruments of music, and go out in the dances of those who are glad. Verse ConceptsdanceDancingJoy, Of IsraelLeisure, And PastimesMusical Instruments, types ofVirginRebuilding Jerusalemdrumsrebuildingvirginity

Mark 6:22
And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you. Verse ConceptsdanceBanquets, ActivitiesLeisure, And PastimesTemptressesPeople Promising

Ecclesiastes 2:1
I said in my heart, I will give you joy for a test; so take your pleasure--but it was to no purpose. Verse ConceptsVanitySoliloquyUseless EndeavourBeing Happy And Enjoying Lifejournaling

Amos 6:4
Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house; Verse ConceptsBedsArtIvoryLambs

1 Corinthians 15:32
If, after the way of men, I was fighting with beasts at Ephesus, what profit is it to me? If the dead do not come to life again, let us take our pleasure in feasting, for tomorrow we come to an end. Verse ConceptsFightingBitingMortalityPaul, Life OfPresent, ThePunishment, Legal Aspects OfCynicismMerrinessBeastsHow Death Is InevitableMen Similar To AnimalsImminent TomorrowMammalsAre The Dead Raised?Eating And Drinking

Acts 17:18
And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead. Verse ConceptsBabblersevangelism, nature ofPhilosophyResurrection, Of The DeadFalse Teachers, Examples OfScoffersAmateursAmbiguityEncouraged To Serve Foreign gods

Ecclesiastes 2:24
There is nothing better for a man than taking meat and drink, and having delight in his work. This again I saw was from the hand of God. Verse ConceptsEating And DrinkingGood ActivityCaused By GodFinding LoveSuccess And Hard WorkBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeuncertaintyhardwork

Ecclesiastes 5:18
This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward. Verse ConceptsDietsEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And RejoicingSunHaving A Good DayBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifefatehardwork

Ecclesiastes 8:15
So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun. Verse ConceptsLifestylesExperience, of lifeEating And DrinkingUnder The SunSunFunStaying Strong During Hard TimesSleeping PeacefullyBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeSunshineEnjoying Liferelaxing

Ecclesiastes 9:7
Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works. Verse ConceptsAlcoholMerrinessDrinking WineFoodAlcoholic BeveragesBreadJoy And HappinessFunBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifebeeralcoholismjoyfulness

Isaiah 22:13
But in place of these there was joy and delight, oxen and sheep were being made ready for food, there was feasting and drinking: men said, Now is the time for food and wine, for tomorrow death comes. Verse ConceptsBitingMortalityPresent, TheSelf IndulgenceWinePleasure SeekersAlcohol ConsumptionEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And Rejoicing

Judges 7:12
Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the people of the east were covering the valley like locusts; and their camels were like the sand by the seaside, without number. Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsLocustsSandCamelsMany CreaturesSand And Gravel

2 Kings 18:17
Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a strong force. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and took up their position by the stream of the higher pool, by the highway of the washerman's field. Verse ConceptsCommanderLargenessOccupationsSiegesActual Attacks On JerusalemWater ChannelLarge Armies

Psalm 3:6
Verse ConceptsBeing ConfidentAssurance in the life of faithFearFearlessnessPeople OpposedFreed From FearDirectionProtection From EnemiesBeing ScaredEnemy AttacksProtection From Dangerpeople

2 Chronicles 14:9
And Zerah the Ethiopian, with an army of a million, and three hundred war-carriages, came out against them to Mareshah. Verse ConceptsChariotsA Million And MoreThree Hundred And Above

Psalm 27:3
Even if an army came against me with its tents, my heart would have no fear: if war was made on me, my faith would not be moved. Verse ConceptsCertaintyStrength, DivineRenewed HeartFearlessnessAttacked By EvilFreed From FearPrinciples Of WarStrength In BattleEnemy Attacks

2 Chronicles 20:2
And they came to Jehoshaphat with the news, saying, A great army is moving against you from Edom across the sea; and now they are in Hazazon-tamar (which is En-gedi). Verse ConceptsMany Combatants

1 Samuel 28:5
And when Saul saw the Philistine army he was troubled, and his heart was moved with fear. Verse ConceptsHuman EmotionHeart, HumanFear Of Enemies

1 Kings 20:27
And the children of Israel got themselves together, and food was made ready and they went against them; the tents of the children of Israel were like two little flocks of goats before them, but all the country was full of the Aramaeans. Verse ConceptsMany CombatantsSmallnessTwo GroupsFew People

2 Kings 6:15
Now the servant of the man of God, having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horses and carriages of war all round the town. And the servant said to him, O my master, what are we to do? Verse ConceptsMorningEnemies SurroundingAttacking With ChariotsThose Who Rose EarlyEarthly Armiesservanthoodarmy

Luke 22:47
And while he was saying these words, there came a band of people, and Judas, one of the twelve, was in front of them, and he came near to Jesus to give him a kiss. Verse ConceptsCrowdsCrowds SeekingDrawing Near To ChristWhile Still SpeakingTwelve Disciplesserenityrelentless

Ecclesiastes 2:11
Then I saw all the works which my hands had made, and everything I had been working to do; and I saw that all was to no purpose and desire for wind, and there was no profit under the sun. Verse ConceptsAchievementPhysical LabourdissatisfactionUseless EndeavourUnder The SunSuccess And Hard Work

Isaiah 55:2
Why do you give your money for what is not bread, and the fruit of your work for what will not give you pleasure? Give ear to me, so that your food may be good, and you may have the best in full measure. Verse ConceptsSpiritual FoodemptinessdissatisfactionPleasurePhysical LabourUnprofitable SinsBeing UnsatisfiedBuying FoodNo FoodPay Attention To God!FinancesMoney Blessingsenergy

Ecclesiastes 4:8
It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work. Verse ConceptsEnjoyment, Lack OfAffluenceDiscontentPhysical LabourBeing UnsatisfiedUseless EndeavourToiling In VainFamily And Friends

John 6:27
Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark. Verse Conceptseternal life, gift ofThe Benefits Of LaborLonging For GodSealsHoly Spirit, Types OfPhysical LabourThe Sealing Of The Holy SpiritPermanenceLife In ChristRemaining FoodDoing One's WorkGod Appointing His SonGod Is UnchangingLife Is In ChristMinistry Of The Son Of ManRight Living As FoodThe FatherEternal lifeeternityenergy

Ecclesiastes 1:3
What is a man profited by all his work which he does under the sun? Verse ConceptsPhysical LabourToiling In VainUnder The SunQuestioning Life

Ecclesiastes 1:14
I have seen all the works which are done under the sun; all is to no purpose, and desire for wind. Verse ConceptsVanityPhysical LabourStraight ThingsUseless EndeavourFrustrationUnder The SunTime PassingSunexploringstrivingFutility Of Worldly Pursuits

Ecclesiastes 5:16
And this again is a great evil, that in all points as he came so will he go; and what profit has he in working for the wind? Verse ConceptsBad SituationsPhysical LabourLife And DeathTragedy

Habakkuk 2:13
See, is it not the pleasure of the Lord of armies that the peoples are working for the fire and using themselves up for nothing? Verse ConceptsFutilityPhysical LabourBurning CitiesUseless LabourToiling In VainCaused By God

Amos 6:4
Who are resting on beds of ivory, stretched out on soft seats, feasting on lambs from the flock and young oxen from the cattle-house; Verse ConceptsBedsArtIvoryLambs

Luke 16:19
Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day. Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessClothingClothing, Kinds OfLinenLuxuryAbraham, New Testament ReferencesColors, PurpleRich ApparelPurple ClothesDrawbacks To RichesEating Drinking And Rejoicinglazarus

Esther 1:5-6
And at the end of that time, the king gave a feast for all the people who were present in Shushan, the king's town, small as well as great, for seven days, in the outer square of the garden of the king's house. There were fair hangings of white and green and blue, fixed with cords of purple and the best linen to silver rings and pillars of polished stone: the seats were of gold and silver on a floor of red and white and yellow and black stone.

Esther 1:7
And they gave them drink in gold vessels, every vessel being different, and wine of the kingdom, freely given by the king. Verse ConceptsPlenty Of Wine

1 Kings 4:22-23
And the amount of Solomon's food for one day was thirty measures of crushed grain and sixty measures of meal; Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen from the fields, and a hundred sheep, in addition to harts and gazelles and roes and fat fowls.

1 Kings 10:21-22
And all King Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the Woods of Lebanon were of the best gold; not one was of silver, for no one gave a thought to silver in the days of King Solomon. For the king had Tarshish-ships at sea with the ships of Hiram; once every three years the Tarshish-ships came with gold and silver and ivory and monkeys and peacocks.

Luke 16:3
And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets. Verse ConceptsDestitutesBeggarsLordship, Human And DivinePoverty, Causes OfBeggingWorldly DilemmasExcavationSoliloquyShame Of Bad ConductWithout StrengthDeposingMoney Management

John 12:35
Jesus said to them, For a little time longer the light will be among you; while you have the light go on walking in it, so that the dark may not overtake you: one walking in the dark has no knowledge of where he is going. Verse ConceptsDarkness, As A Symbol Of SinGiving, Of TimeBeing A LightProphecies Said By JesusWorldly DilemmasThe Light Of ChristOvertaken By DarknessNot Knowing WhereChrist's Short Life

Matthew 27:22
Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross. Verse Conceptsenemies, of Jesus ChristHatredWorldly DilemmasChrist Would Be Killedcrucifixion

Deuteronomy 28:29
You will go feeling your way when the sun is high, like a blind man for whom all is dark, and nothing will go well for you: you will be crushed and made poor for ever, and you will have no saviour. Verse ConceptsNoonRescueWorldly DilemmasWalking In DarknessNot ProsperingRobbing PeopleSpiritual Darkness

Psalm 107:27
They are turned here and there, rolling like a man who is full of wine; and all their wisdom comes to nothing. Verse ConceptsWorldly DilemmasStormsStaggeringdrunkards

Luke 12:17
And he said to himself, What is to be done? for I have no place in which to put all my fruit. Verse ConceptsWorldly DilemmasStores Of FoodNo Room

1 Kings 1:5
Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, lifting himself up in pride, said, I will become king; and he made ready his carriages of war and his horsemen, with fifty runners to go before him. Verse ConceptsChildren, Bad KidsLove, Abuse OfRashnessRunningSolomon, Life OfWorldly Ambition ExamplesFifties

2 Kings 14:10
It is true that you have overcome Edom and your heart is uplifted; let that glory be enough for you, and keep in your country; why do you make causes of trouble, putting yourself, and Judah with you, in danger of downfall? Verse ConceptsArrogance, Characterizes The WickedBusybodiesProud People

Psalm 49:11
The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands. Verse ConceptsPeople Naming ThingsInner Beauty

Isaiah 14:13
For you said in your heart, I will go up to heaven, I will make my seat higher than the stars of God; I will take my place on the mountain of the meeting-place of the gods, in the inmost parts of the north. Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfNames Of GodSelf ExaltationGoing Up To HeavenRebellion of Satan and AngelsKarma

Isaiah 22:16
Who are you, and by what right have you made for yourself a resting-place here? Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHeightToolsWorldly Ambition Examples

Habakkuk 2:5
A curse on the cruel and false one! the man full of pride, who never has enough; who makes his desires wide as the underworld! he is like death; he is never full, but he makes all nations come to him, getting all peoples together to himself. Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofdissatisfactionAmbition, Warnings RegardingGrave, TheSatisfactionWorldly AmbitionCovetousness, Nature ofAlcohol ConsumptionEffect Of WineDealing With The NationsThe Fact Of Death

Amos 6:6
Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph. Verse ConceptsAnointing, Social CustomOintmentDrinking WineAnointing OneselfNot Mourning

Luke 15:13
And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living. Verse ConceptsGluttonyExtravaganceExcessBad Decision Making ExamplesBuying and sellingLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfLossThriftWantonnessDeparturesA Short TimeFar From HereShort Time Till The EndThey Committed Immorality

Luke 15:30
But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him. Verse ConceptsBitterness, Examples OfProstitutionWantonnessFat AnimalsKilling Domesticated AnimalsEating Cattle

Proverbs 18:9
He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction. Verse ConceptsLazinessServants, BadSluggardsBusiness EthicsSlothfulnessThose Who DestroyWorking Hard And Not Being Lazysloth

Proverbs 21:20
There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man. Verse ConceptsAccountancyExtravaganceWise MenHousesThriftWasteWisdom, Human NatureFrugalityContentiousnessProvision Of OilWisdom Gives WealthA Fool And His Money Shall Partnagging

Luke 12:18
And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods. Verse ConceptsRiches, Nature OfPlans Of MenPresumptuous PlansDestruction Of HousesStoring Treasure On EarthFuture Plans

Jeremiah 22:14
Who says, I will make a wide house for myself, and rooms of great size, and has windows cut out, and has it roofed with cedar and painted with bright red. Verse ConceptsArts And Crafts, Types ofArtHousesPresumptuous PlansCedar WoodSpacious Place

Daniel 4:30
The king made answer and said, Is this not great Babylon, which I have made for the living-place of kings, by the strength of my power and for the glory of my honour? Verse ConceptsBabylon, History OfAchievementLove, Abuse OfLuxuryPride, Examples OfSelfishnessStrength, HumanTreasureSeeking Honourroyalty

Job 27:18
His house has no more strength than a spider's thread, or a watchman's tent. Verse ConceptsInsectsMothsSpidersDwellings Of CreaturesOther Dwellings Of Creatures

Luke 6:49
But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great. Verse ConceptsFools, In Teaching Of Jesus ChristCarelessnessLossShallownessHearing ChristThings Falling

Hebrews 13:17
Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you. Verse ConceptsanniversariesAttending ChurchCommitment, to God's peopleBeing A Leaderelders, in the churchBishops, Dutiesdefence, humanConfusionGuardsHeadshipHonouring RulersJoy, And Human ExperienceMinistry, In The ChurchObedience, To Human AuthoritiesMan Keeping WatchPrivilegesResistanceRespect, For Human BeingsSafetyShepherds, As Church LeaderSubmissionBishops, QualificationsWatchfulness, Of LeadersLeadershipUseless LabourAuthority Of PeopleLeadersObedienceExamples of LeadershipConfidenceWorry And StressResponsibilitySuccess And Hard WorkRespecting AuthorityConfidence And Self Esteemobeying

Isaiah 62:6
I have put watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will not keep quiet day or night: you who are the Lord's recorders, take no rest, Verse ConceptsWorship Day And NightSleeplessnessWatchmanAnticipation

Ezekiel 3:17
Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger. Verse ConceptsWatchfulness, Of LeadersWatchmanvocation

Jeremiah 6:17
And I put watchmen over you, saying, Give attention to the sound of the horn; but they said, We will not give attention. Verse ConceptsWatchmanTrumpets For SignallingPay Attention To God!

2 Timothy 3:4
False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God; Verse ConceptsLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfPleasureSuperiorityHedonismWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedCharacter Of WickedHaughtinessPleasure SeekersBad CompanyEvil AssociationsLoving EvilNot Loving GodRash PeopleDenial In End TimesSelf Loveloversimpulsivenesstraitors

Titus 3:3
For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another. Verse ConceptsEnvyHatredMalicePleasureSelf IndulgenceSlavery, SpiritualSuffering, Causes OfCharacter Of WickedHedonismPleasure, WorldlyWorldly Pleasures, Characteristic Of The WickedDisobedience, To GodFools, Description OfMalice Of The WickedPleasure SeekersFoolish PeopleAvoiding DeceitHating GodSubject To EvilThose Who EnviedPassionDeceptiondisobediencevulnerability

James 5:5
You have been living delicately on earth and have taken your pleasure; you have made your hearts fat for a day of destruction. Verse ConceptsGluttonyLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfLove, Abuse OfRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfRiches, Can Lead ToPleasure SeekersWantonnessThe Day Of JudgementFat PeoplePartying

1 Timothy 5:6
But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living. Verse ConceptsAmusements, Evil ResultsLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfPleasureSelf IndulgenceWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToInsensibilityPleasure SeekersBeing Dead In SinWantonnessSinners Grasped By Deathvulnerability

2 Peter 2:18
For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error; Verse ConceptsFutilityFaultsemptinessEloquenceCharmdesiresTemptation, Sources OfEnticersBoastersAllurements Of SinWantonnessLiving For The MaterialEnticingUseless WordsEscaping From PeopleEvil DesiresError

James 5:5
You have been living delicately on earth and have taken your pleasure; you have made your hearts fat for a day of destruction. Verse ConceptsGluttonyLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfLove, Abuse OfRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfRiches, Can Lead ToPleasure SeekersWantonnessThe Day Of JudgementFat PeoplePartying

Proverbs 29:3
A man who is a lover of wisdom is a joy to his father: but he who goes in the company of loose women is a waster of wealth. Verse ConceptsFathers, Responsibilities OfAdultery, Results OfExtravaganceProstitutionProverbsThriftWasteChildren, A BlessingHarlotsWantonnessFathers And SonsThe Joy Of Fathers

Luke 15:30
But when this your son came, who has been wasting your property with bad women, you put to death the fat young ox for him. Verse ConceptsBitterness, Examples OfProstitutionWantonnessFat AnimalsKilling Domesticated AnimalsEating Cattle

Ecclesiastes 2:26
To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind. Verse ConceptsWealthBeing A BlessingEnjoyment, Lack OfBeing BlessedPromised JoyUseless EndeavourGod Judges The WickedPeople With KnowledgeGod Gives WisdomWisdomWisdom And GuidanceSaving Moneystriving

Ecclesiastes 4:6
One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind. Verse ConceptsAmbidextrousFrustrationTwo Of Body PartsMinding Your Own BusinessRestSuccess And Hard WorkefforthardworkstrivingoverworkingA Quiet Life

John 5:44
How is it possible for you to have faith while you take honour one from another and have no desire for the honour which comes from the only God? Verse ConceptsAttention SeekersUnbelief, Sourced InGod AloneNot Seeking GodNot Believing In JesusNo Other Is GodSeeking HonourBelieving In YourselfNot Being AloneAppreciation For Pastors

2 Thessalonians 2:4
Who puts himself against all authority, lifting himself up over all which is named God or is given worship; so that he takes his seat in the Temple of God, putting himself forward as God. Verse ConceptsSelf ExultationBlasphemy, At GodLove, Abuse OfPride, Evil OfTribulation PeriodWorldly Ambition ExamplesAntichrist, Described AsSelf ExaltationEnemies Of GodInterlopers In The TempleSeeking HonourImage Of The BeastMan Of SinThe World Ruleratheism

2 Samuel 15:1-2
Now after this, Absalom got for himself a carriage and horses, and fifty runners to go before him. And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

2 Samuel 15:4
And more than this, Absalom said, If only I was made judge in the land, so that every man who has any cause or question might come to me, and I would give a right decision for him! Verse ConceptsJudgesWorldly Ambition ExamplesMan Appointing

Psalm 39:6
Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it. Verse ConceptsBusynessFutilityWealthHuman IgnoranceRest, PhysicalRiches, Ungodly Use OfTreasureCare, WorldlyCovetousness, Nature ofNot Knowing The FutureDrawbacks To Richesgathering

Ecclesiastes 1:13
And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do. Verse ConceptsUnder The SunTragedyexploring

Proverbs 21:17
The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth. Verse ConceptsAddictionsAlcoholAmusements, Evil ResultsExcessemptinessLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfOintmentPoverty, Causes OfSelf IndulgenceThriftWineAmusementsPleasure, WorldlyWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToDrunkenness, ResultsFrugalityPleasure SeekersAvoiding PovertyRich FoodGetting Richpressure

Isaiah 22:13
But in place of these there was joy and delight, oxen and sheep were being made ready for food, there was feasting and drinking: men said, Now is the time for food and wine, for tomorrow death comes. Verse ConceptsBitingMortalityPresent, TheSelf IndulgenceWinePleasure SeekersAlcohol ConsumptionEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And Rejoicing

Matthew 13:22
And that which was dropped among the thorns, this is he who has the word; and the cares of this life, and the deceits of wealth, put a stop to the growth of the word and it gives no fruit. Verse ConceptsCareAffluenceCommitment, to the worldGospel, Responses ToPerils Of LuxuryMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfTemptation, Sources OfThornsUnfruitfulnessUnreliabilityWorryCovetousness, Nature ofWorldliness, AvoidRiches, Description OfChokingHearing God's WordBeing TemptedDo Not Be AnxiousSatisfied With Riches

Matthew 13:7
And some seeds went among thorns, and the thorns came up and they had no room for growth: Verse ConceptsThornsChokingPlants Growing UpNot Giving UpPlanting SeedsSeedsSowing Seeds

Matthew 20:21
And he said to her, What is your desire? She says to him, Let my two sons be seated, the one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom. Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofLove, Abuse OfSelfishness, Shown InUnwise PrayersTwo SonsRight DesiresMothers And SonsUnconditional Love

Luke 11:43
A curse is on you, Pharisees! for your desires are for the most important seats in the Synagogues and for words of respect said to you in the market-place. Verse ConceptsGreetingsLove, Nature OfMarketsPride, Examples OfSeatsLoving Other ThingsSeeking HonourSpoken Greetingsrecognitionphariseesimportance

Ecclesiastes 8:16
When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth (and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night), Verse ConceptsAcquiring Wisdom

Matthew 6:31-32
Then do not be full of care, saying, What are we to have for food or drink? or, With what may we be clothed? Because the Gentiles go in search of all these things: for your Father in heaven has knowledge that you have need of all these things:

Isaiah 47:8-9
So now take note of this, you who are given up to pleasure, living without fear of evil, saying in your heart, I am, and there is no one like me; I will never be a widow, or have my children taken from me. But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day, the loss of children and of husband: in full measure they will come on you, for all your secret arts, and all your wonders.

2 Peter 2:13
For the evil which overtakes them is the reward of their evil-doing: such men take their pleasure in the delights of the flesh even in the daytime; they are like the marks of a disease, like poisoned wounds among you, feasting together with you in joy; Verse ConceptsDaylightExcessBlemishLove FeastLove, Nature OfWagesPleasure SeekersRiotsBlemished PeopleDuring The DayWages For EvilPartying

Genesis 11:4
And they said, Come, let us make a town, and a tower whose top will go up as high as heaven; and let us make a great name for ourselves, so that we may not be wanderers over the face of the earth. Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyAmbition, negative aspects ofFalse ConfidenceExamples Of ConfidenceArchitectureSelf ConfidenceSelfishnessStrength, HumanWorldly Ambition ExamplesAmbition, Example OfFalse Confidence, Examples OfPlans Of MenPresumptuous PlansBuildersScattering The PeoplesSeeking HonourGoing To Heavenbridgesconstructionstructure

Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy. Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceComplacencyHappinessPerils Of LuxurySelf DelusionPleasure SeekersRiches, Dangers OfSoliloquyStores Of FoodAction For A Long TimeEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And RejoicingThe SoulBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifelucktomorrow

Luke 10:40
But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help. Verse ConceptsBusynessCriticism, against believersImpatienceDiscourtesyActing AloneServing ChristComplaintsServingSiblingsWorryingServing GodDoing The Right ThingServing The Churchluckdistractionscookinghelping

Luke 22:24
And there was an argument among them about which of them was the greatest. Verse ConceptsAmbition, negative aspects ofLove, Abuse OfQuarrelsGreatness Of DisciplesResolving Conflict

Luke 8:14
And those which went among thorns are those who have given hearing, and go on their way, but they are overcome by cares and wealth and the pleasures of life, and they give no fruit. Verse ConceptsCareBusynessAffluenceGospel, Responses ToLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfMaterialism, As An Aspect Of SinMaturity, SpiritualMoney, Attitudes ToPleasureRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfTemptation, Sources OfThornsUnfruitfulnessWorryHedonismPleasure, WorldlyWorldliness, AvoidWorldly Pleasures, Nature OfPleasure SeekersChokingHearing God's WordDo Not Be AnxiousSatisfied With RichesMaturityworries

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