9 occurrences

'Example' in the Bible

When you have come into the land which the Lord your God is giving you, do not take as your example the disgusting ways of those nations.

Verse ConceptsLearningConformityAbominations, PracticesNot Imitating EvilAncestral Worshipculturepracticeland

For example, if a man goes into the woods with his neighbour for the purpose of cutting down trees, and when he takes his axe to give a blow to the tree, the head of the axe comes off, and falling on to his neighbour gives him a wound causing his death; then the man may go in flight to one of these towns and be safe:

Verse ConceptsForestsToolsWoodCarpentry ToolsFelling TreesSharp ToolsIron Objects

So that you may not take them as your example and do all the disgusting things which they do in the worship of their gods, so sinning against the Lord your God.

Verse ConceptsMisteachingEncouraged To Serve Foreign gods

Then I will have Israel cut off from the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for myself, I will put away from before my eyes; and Israel will be a public example, and a word of shame among all peoples.

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentThreateningsFunjoking

Then I will have this people uprooted out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will put away from before my eyes, and make it an example and a word of shame among all peoples.

Have no envy of the violent man, or take any of his ways as an example.

Verse ConceptsChoicesRejecting ThingsAvoiding ViolenceAvoid Envyclosure

Then I came back, and I saw an example of what is to no purpose under the sun.

Verse ConceptsUseless EndeavourUnder The Sun

What example am I to give you? what comparison am I to make for you, O daughter of Jerusalem? what am I to make equal to you, so that I may give you comfort, O virgin daughter of Zion? for your destruction is great like the sea: who is able to make you well?

Verse ConceptsSeaVirginLikeningUnique EventsDestruction Of JerusalemThings Like The SeaHuman ComfortLikening ThingsNo HealingSea, Metaphorical ReferencesHealing And Comfort

And you will be a name of shame and a cause of bitter words, an example and a wonder to the nations round about you, when I give effect to my judging among you in wrath and in passion and in burning protests: I the Lord have said it:

Verse ConceptsMade A HorrorThe Nations Before GodFun

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Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain