- Belong to the works of the flesh Galatians 5:19,21
- Are transitory Job 21:12,13 ; Hebrews 11:25
- Vain Ecclesiastes 2:11
- Choke the word of God in the heart Luke 8:14
- Formed a part of idolatrous worship Exodus 32:4,6,19 ; 1 Corinthians 10:7 ; Judges 16:23-25
- Lead to rejection of God Job 21:14,15
- Poverty Proverbs 21:17
- Disregard of the judgments and works of God Isaiah 5:12 ; Amos 6:1-6
- Terminate in sorrow Proverbs 14:13
- Lead to greater evil Job 1:5 ; Matthew 14:6-8
- The wicked seek for happiness in Ecclesiastes 2:1,8
- Indulgence in is
- A proof of folly Ecclesiastes 7:4
- A characteristic of the wicked Isaiah 47:8 ; Ephesians 4:17,19 ; 2 Timothy 3:4 ; Titus 3:3 ; 1 Peter 4:3
- A proof of spiritual death 1 Timothy 5:6
- An abuse of riches James 5:1,5
- Wisdom of abstaining from Ecclesiastes 7:2,3
- Shunned by the primitive saints 1 Peter 4:3
- Abstinence from, seems strange to the wicked 1 Peter 4:4
- Denounced by God Isaiah 5:11,12
- Exclude from the kingdom of God Galatians 5:21
- Punishment of Ecclesiastes 11:9 ; 2 Peter 2:13
- Renunciation of, exemplified by Moses Hebrews 11:25
- See DANCING
- See GAMES
- See PLEASURE, WORLDLY
- See WORLDLINESS
- Are transitory Job 21:12,13 ; Hebrews 11:25
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Orville James Nave (April 30, 1841 – June 24, 1917) was an American Methodist theologian and chaplain in the United States Army. He is best known for compiling Nave's Topical Bible, an index of topics addressed in the Christian Bible.Wikipedia
Nave's Topical Bible is a book written by Orville James Nave (1841–1917) and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. Nave was a chaplain in the United States Army and referred to his work as "the result of fourteen years of delight and untiring study of the Word of God." It is a topical concordance of the Bible, and contains Biblical references to over 20,000 topics. Scripture is quoted over 100,000 times; the same Scripture citation may appear under several headings.The topic headings are broad, covering many religious concepts, geographical regions, and names of Biblical figures. While theological concepts such as salvation and worship are included, a wide range of topics, such as Biblical references to ropes, are also included. This reflects the author's intention, as stated in the book's preface, to "...note and classify everything found in the Scriptures".
The book took fourteen years to complete. Its original copyrights were 1896 and 1897. Until at least 1907 the book was published by the Topical Bible Publishing Company of Lincoln Nebraska. At least seven editions have been published, based on the King James Version and Revised Version of the Bible. Each verse of the Bible is indexed according to the topics it is classified under. Christian figures such as Billy Graham have endorsed the book.Read More