6 occurrences

'House' in the Bible

I acquired male and female servants and had slaves who were born in my house. I also owned many herds of cattle and flocks, more than all who were before me in Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsOwning LivestockGroups Of Slaves

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to draw near in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong.

Verse ConceptsFormalityGod's DwellingThe Work Of FoolsCare Of FeetSacrificeFoolsGoing To ChurchListening To GodfootstepsbehaviorevangelisingGuarding Yourself

It is better to go to a house of mourningthan to go to a house of feasting,since that is the end of all mankind,and the living should take it to heart.

Verse ConceptsFate Of HumanityAfflictions As Blessings In DisguiseThinking ArightDeath Is UniversalDeath Of A Family MemberDeath Of Loved OneCelebrationLoss Of A Loved Onegrievingfate

The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning,but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure.

Verse ConceptsPleasure, WorldlyWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToThe Work Of FoolsThe Work Of The Wise

Because of laziness the roof caves in,and because of negligent hands the house leaks.

Verse ConceptsRooftopSlothfulnessMoist ThingsWorking Hard And Not Being Lazysloth

on the day when the guardians of the house tremble,and the strong men stoop,the women who grind cease because they are few,and the ones who watch through the windows see dimly,

Verse ConceptsFeeblenessDimness Of VisionDentistryTeethLooking Through WindowsTremblingGrinding FoodEyes HarmedFew ThingsGrowingWeather In The Last Days

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Folly (74 instances)
Forbears (1 instance)
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Theater (2 instances)

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