8 occurrences in 8 translations

'Practice' in the Bible

But you do have this going for you: You hate what the Nicolaitans practice -- practices I also hate.

Verse ConceptsHatredGod Hating ThingsHating Evil

But I have a few things against you: You have there some who hold to the teaching of Balaam, the one who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so that they would eat food sacrificed to idols and practice immorality.

Verse ConceptsBalaams DonkeyFreedom, Abuse Of ChristianFoodAdultery, SpiritualChastityToleranceAbuse, Of Christian FreedomFalse Teachers, Examples OfStumbling BlocksMisteachingFood For Other godsFood Offered To IdolsThey Committed ImmoralitysexSexual Immorality

But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet and who teaches and leads my servants to practice immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.

Verse ConceptsFalse TeachingsOpposition, To Sin And EvilPeople Of God, In NtFalse Prophets, Examples OfSexual Sin, Nature OfProphetessSeducersBeing MisleadMisteachingFood For Other godsFood Offered To IdolsThey Committed Immoralityjezebel

and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries (drugs, intoxications) nor of their [sexual] immorality nor of their thefts.

Verse ConceptsChastityImmorality, Nature Of SexualDebaucheryMagiciansThey Committed ImmoralitySorcerySexual ImmoralitySexual PurityDrugsmagicwitches

But he said to me, “Do not do that. I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets and with those who heed and remember [the truths contained in] the words of this book. Worship God.”

Verse Conceptsethics, personalBrotherhoodAngelsAngels Looking After PeopleBooks Of ProphecyWorship God!Worshiping Godbridgesadvertisingrevelation

Let the one who does wrong, still do wrong; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still practice righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy.”

Verse ConceptsHoliness Of The SaintsReprobatesUnceasingContinual SinContinual GoodPeople Being UncleanContinuing In SinDishonestyDoing The Right Thing

Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).

Verse Conceptsevil, victory overethics, and gracedogsDeceit Leading to JudgmentImperfection, And God's PurposesLiesMurderSexualitySin, God's Judgment OnSexual ChastityExclusionNecromancyOutside The CityFate Of IdolatersJudgement On MurderersLoving EvilThe End Of LiarsSexual Immorality Brings PunishmentSorcerygaysSexual ImmoralityBeing GayPetsSexual PurityDrugsmagicwitches

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πλεονεξία 
Pleonexia 
Usage: 8

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