What Does the Bible Say About Worldliness?

“And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. with: Heb. with that red, with that red pottage Edom: that is Red”

“And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.”

“And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? Jacob: that is, A supplanter”

“And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.”

“And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?”

“Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content. were: Heb. hearkened”

“And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.”

“And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted. Kibrothhattaavah: that is, The graves of lust”

“Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;”

“That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.”

“Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,”

“That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? short: Heb. from near”

“Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; clouds: Heb. cloud”

“Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?”

“He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.”

“The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.”

“His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. His children: or, The poor shall oppress his children”

“His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.”

“Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;”

“Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: within: Heb. in the midst of his palate”

“Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.”

“He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.”

“He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.”

“He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. the floods: or, streaming brooks”

“That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. his: Heb. the substance of his exchange”

“Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not; oppressed: Heb. crushed”

“Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. feel: Heb. know”

“There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. none: or, be none left for his meat”

“In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. wicked: or, troublesome”

“When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.”

“He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.”

“It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.”

“All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.”

“The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.”

“The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.”

“This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God. appointed: Heb. of his decree from God”

“They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.”

“They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.”

“They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. in wealth: or, in mirth”

“Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.”

“What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?”

“Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;”

“For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.”

“Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. while: Heb. in his life”

“But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh slipped.”

“For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.”

“For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. firm: Heb. fat”

“They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. in: Heb. in the trouble of other men like: Heb. with”

“Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.”

“Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. have: Heb. pass the thoughts of the heart”

“They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.”

“They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.”

“Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.”

“And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?”

“Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.”

“Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.”

“For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. chastened: Heb. my chastisement was”

“If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.”

“When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; too: Heb. labour in mine eyes”

“Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.”

“Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.”

“How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.”

“As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.”

“Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.”

“So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. ignorant: Heb. I knew not before Heb. with”

“And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.”

“So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;”

“There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.”

“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.”

“Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. destitute: Heb. void of heart”

“He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. pleasure: or, sport”

“Be not among winebibbers ; among riotous eaters of flesh: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh”

“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.”

“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. to: Heb. to morrow day”

“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot”

“All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.”

“I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.”

“I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?”

“I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. to give: Heb. to draw my flesh with wine all: Heb. the number of the days of their life”

“I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:”

“I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:”

“I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:”

“I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me: servants born: Heb. sons of my house”

“I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments , and that of all sorts. musical: Heb. musical instrument and instruments”

“So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.”

“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.”

“Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.”

“And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done. even: or, in those things which have been already done”

“Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?”

“For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? all: Heb. the number of the days of the life of his vanity”

“Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.”

“When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)”

“Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.”

“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry : but money answereth all things. maketh: Heb. maketh glad the life”

“Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.”

“Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. sorrow: or, anger”

“And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:”

“And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.”

“The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh.”

“The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.”