Topic
Simplicity
29 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Matthew 6:22ISBE · Torrey Illustrated
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
- Romans 12:8ISBE · Torrey SHOULD BE EXHIBITED — In acts of benevolence
Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12ISBE · Torrey Is opposed to fleshly wisdom
For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3ISBE · Torrey Beware of being corrupted from that, which is in Christ
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
- 2 Samuel 15:11ISBE
And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.
- Psalms 19:7Torrey THEY WHO HAVE THE GRACE OF — Are made wise by the word of God
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 116:6Torrey THEY WHO HAVE THE GRACE OF — Are preserved by God
The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
- Psalms 119:130Torrey THEY WHO HAVE THE GRACE OF — Are made wise by the word of God
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
- Psalms 131:1Torrey Exemplified — David
LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
- Psalms 131:2Torrey Exemplified — David
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
- Proverbs 1:4Torrey THEY WHO HAVE THE GRACE OF — Made circumspect by instruction
To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
- Proverbs 1:22ISBE
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
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- Proverbs 19:25 Torrey THEY WHO HAVE THE GRACE OF — Profit by the correction of others
- Proverbs 21:11 Torrey THEY WHO HAVE THE GRACE OF — Profit by the correction of others
- Jeremiah 1:6 Torrey Exemplified — Jeremiah
- Wisdom of Solomon 1:1 ISBE
- Matthew 11:25 Torrey THEY WHO HAVE THE GRACE OF — Are made wise by God
- Matthew 18:2 Torrey Necessity for
- Matthew 18:3 Torrey Necessity for
- Luke 11:34 ISBE
- Acts 2:46 Torrey Exemplified — The Christians
- Acts 4:32 Torrey Exemplified — The Christians
- Romans 16:19 Torrey SHOULD BE EXHIBITED — Concerning evil
- 1 Corinthians 3:18 Torrey SHOULD BE EXHIBITED — Concerning our own wisdom
- 1 Corinthians 14:20 Torrey SHOULD BE EXHIBITED — Concerning malice
- Ephesians 6:5 ISBE
- Colossians 3:22 ISBE
- 1 Thessalonians 2:3–7 Torrey SHOULD BE EXHIBITED — In preaching the gospel
- 1 Peter 2:2 Torrey Exhortation to
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 12 references
sim-plis'-i-ti (pethayyuth; haplotes): The words in the Old Testament commonly translated "simplicity" are pethi, "simple" (Pr 1:22), pethayyuth, "simplicity" (9:13 margin), tom, "completeness," "integrity" (2Sa 15:11), "They went in their simplicity." In the New Testament, haplotes, "singleness of mind," "simplicity," occurs in Ro 12:8, "He that giveth let him do it with simplicity," the Revised Version (British and American) "liberality," margin "Greek: `singleness'"; 2Co 1:12, "in simplicit and godly sincerity," the Revised Version (British and American) (with corrected text) "in holiness and sincerity of God"; 2Co 11:3, "the simplicity that is in Christ," the Revised Version (British and American) (with corrected text) "the simplicity and the purity that is toward Christ"; compare Eph 6:5; Col 3:22, where the translation is "singleness" In The Wisdom of Solomon 1:1 we have, "Think ye of the Lord with a good mind (the King James Version "heart"), and in singleness (the King James Version "simplicity") of heart seek ye him" (haplotes). our Lord also speaks (Mt 6:22; Lu 11:34) of the "single eye" (haplous), and James (1:5) applies haplos, "simply," "directly," without after-thought (the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "liberally") to God, who had been described by Plato (Rep. ii.382 E) as being perfectly simple (haplous) and true, both in word and deed. In such "simplicity"--openness, sincerity, freedom from double-mindedness--man most resembles God and is most open to His visitation and blessing.
W. L. Walker
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 26 references, grouped by sub-topic
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.