Topic
Self-Indulgence
3 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1896 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ecclesiastes 2:10Nave INSTANCES OF — Solomon
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
- Luke 12:16–20Nave INSTANCES OF — The rich fool
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my…
- Luke 16:19Nave INSTANCES OF — The rich man who feasted every day
¶ There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 3 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → INSTANCES OF
- Solomon Ec 2:10
- The rich fool Lu 12:16-20
- The rich man who feasted every day Lu 16:19
- See GLUTTONY
- See IDLENESS
- See SLOTHFULNESS
- See also SELF-DENIAL
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.