27 occurrences

'House' in the Bible

The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,But He blesses the home of the just and righteous.

Verse ConceptsHomeRighteous, TheLiving In HousesGod BlessesGod CursingHouses Under Attackcurses

Let your way [in life] be far from her,And do not go near the door of her house [avoid even being near the places of temptation],

Verse ConceptsLasciviousnessEvil AssociationsFar From One

And strangers will be filled with your strengthAnd your hard-earned wealth will go to the house of a foreigner [who does not know God];

Verse ConceptsForeignersLimitations Of StrengthRelations With ForeignersHard WorkFinancesAliensWomen's Strength

But when he is found, he must repay seven times [what he stole];He must give all the property of his house [if necessary to meet his fine].

Verse ConceptsRestitutionSevenfoldKarmathievespotential

For at the window of my houseI looked out through my lattice.

Verse ConceptsLooking Through WindowsLooking And Seeing

Passing through the street near her corner;And he took the path to her house

Verse ConceptsSecret SinsDirection

She was boisterous and rebellious;She would not stay at home.

Verse ConceptsSelf WillWanderersFeet In ActionA Good Womanrebellion

Wisdom has built her [spacious and sufficient] house;She has hewn out and set up her seven pillars.

Verse ConceptsSeven ThingsMetaphorical Pillars

She sits at the doorway of her house,On a seat by the high and conspicuous places of the city,

He who troubles (mismanages) his own house will inherit the wind (nothing),And the foolish will be a servant to the wise-hearted.

Verse ConceptsTroubleServanthood, In SocietyWindControlling ParentsFruits Of SinServants Of PeopleInheritanceFamiliesFamily Problems

The wicked are overthrown [by their evil] and are no more,But the house of the [consistently] righteous will stand [securely].

Verse Conceptsevil, warnings againstHomeRighteous, ThePeople Passing AwaygaysProtecting Your Family

The wise woman builds her house [on a foundation of godly precepts, and her household thrives],But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles].

Verse ConceptsBeing A WifeBeing A Women Of GodBeing A WomenHousesDestruction Of HousesThe Work Of The WiseVirtuous WomanGodly WomanA Good Woman

The house of the wicked will be overthrown,But the tent of the upright will thrive.

Verse ConceptsHomeUprightnessDestruction Of The WickedDestruction Of Houses

Great and priceless treasure is in the house of the [consistently] righteous one [who seeks godly instruction and grows in wisdom],But trouble is in the income of the wicked one [who rejects the laws of God].

Verse ConceptsHomeRiches, Dangers OfRiches, SpiritualRiches, Ungodly Use OfRighteous, TheTreasureWages For EvilA Fool And His Money Shall PartGetting Through Hard Times

The Lord will tear down the house of the proud and arrogant (self-righteous),But He will establish and protect the boundaries [of the land] of the [godly] widow.

Verse ConceptsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityPride, Results OfWidowsAbaseAbasement Of The ProudDestruction Of HousesGod Opposes The ProudGod Sets Boundaries

The righteous one keeps an eye on the house of the wicked—How the wicked are cast down to ruin.

Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfGod Seeing The Wicked

Through [skillful and godly] wisdom a house [a life, a home, a family] is built,And by understanding it is established [on a sound and good foundation],

Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportanceBuilding HousesMan's WisdomRelationship Troublesconstructionresearchwise

Prepare your work outsideAnd get it ready for yourself in the field;Afterward build your house and establish a home.

Verse ConceptsHousesPrudenceForethoughtsPreparing For ActionFirst ThingsFamily Firstpreppingfinishing

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.

Verse ConceptsArguingContentious WomandisagreementsRoofSpeech, Negative Aspects OfWivesArgumentsStrifeHousetopsDomestic ViolenceContentiousnessAngry WivesRooftopQuarrelsome WivesSharingnagging

Bible Theasaurus

Folly (74 instances)
Forbears (1 instance)
Forefathers (101 instances)
Genealogy (28 instances)
Household (360 instances)
Lineage (13 instances)
Lodge (69 instances)
Mansion (2 instances)
Theater (2 instances)