lie, falsehood, deception, vanity
lie, falsehood, deception, vanity. Lie, false testimony, breach of trust, deceptive unreality; prohibited in Decalogue ('false witness', ed sheqer) and characterizing false prophets.
transgression, rebellion, revolt
transgression, rebellion, revolt. Rebellion, breach of relationship, defiant revolt against sovereign authority; willful breach of covenant stipulations (Isaiah 53:5).
to act vanity, become futile
to act vanity, become futile. To become empty, follow idols into delusion; 'they followed vanity and became vain' (2 Kings 17:15, Jeremiah 2:5).
a false step, a blunder, a misdeed
a false step, a blunder, a misdeed. Primary meaning: a false step, a blunder, a misdeed, trespass. Strong's: a side-slip (lapse or deviation), i.e. (unintentional) error or (wilful) transgression. Lexical nuances: a false step , a blunder (Polyb.).
unleavened bread, purity
unleavened bread, purity. Unleavened bread eaten during Passover week, signifying hasty departure from Egypt and moral sincerity free from corrupting leaven.
Galatians • Chapter 3 (29 verses)
O foolish Galatians , who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Abram/Abraham .
foolish, senseless, godless
foolish, senseless, godless. Morally corrupt fool lacking spiritual perception ('The fool has said in his heart, There is no God', Psalm 14:1).
Romans 9
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Romans • Chapter 9 (33 verses)
I say the truth in Christ , I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Jacob/Israel , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Esau ( Edom ), Esau, Sodom .
truth, truthfulness, truth
truth, truthfulness, truth. Primary meaning: truth, truthfulness, truth. Strong's: truth. Lexical nuances: truth (v. DB , iv, 818f.). Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter" (Cremer, 86): Ro 9:1 , al.; of religious truth, Ro 1:25 , al.; esp. of Christian doctrine, Ga 2:5 , al.; ἀ. θεοῦ , Ro 15:8 . Subjectively, truthfulness, truth , not merely verbal (cl.), but sincerity and integrity of character: Jo 8:44 , III Jo 3 . In phrases ...
to act wickedly, condemn, be guilty
to act wickedly, condemn, be guilty. To be in the wrong, act wickedly, pronounce guilty in court; contrasted with justifying the innocent (Hiphil: hirshia).
Exodus • Chapter 23 (33 verses)
Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.... Mentions: Egypt .
to deceive
to deceive. Primary meaning: to deceive. Strong's: to be guileful. Lexical nuances: to deceive : ἐδολιοῦσαν ( -σαν , freq. in κοινή Gk. for impf. 3rd pers. pl.), Ro 3:13 (LXX) .†
low, poor, helpless, weak
low, poor, helpless, weak. Thin, lean, reduced in strength or resources; legal protection mandated in courts against bribery (Exodus 23:3).
to scorn, scoff, mock, interpret
to scorn, scoff, mock, interpret. To scoff at divine instruction, mock moral rebuke, deride sacred truth; chief antagonist in Proverbs.
folly, senseless outrage, sacrilege
folly, senseless outrage, sacrilege. Senseless outrage, moral disgraceful act violating covenant dignity (Genesis 34:7, Joshua 7:15).
wicked, guilty, ungodly
wicked, guilty, ungodly. Wicked, guilty, hostile to God and community; one condemned in judgment, living in active rebellion against divine Torah.
a bait, a snare, craft, deceit
a bait, a snare, craft, deceit. Primary meaning: a bait, a snare, craft, deceit. Strong's: compare G1185 (δελεάζω)); a trick (bait), i.e. (figuratively) wile. Lexical nuances: in Hom., a bait .
pestilence, fatal epidemic, plague
pestilence, fatal epidemic, plague. Pestilence; part of prophetic triad of covenant curses (sword, famine, pestilence) sent to punish apostasy (Jeremiah 24:10).
a wrong, injury, misdeed
a wrong, injury, misdeed. Primary meaning: a wrong, injury, misdeed. Strong's: a wrong done. Lexical nuances: a wrong , injury , misdeed (MM, VGT , s.v.): Ac 18:14 24:20 , Re 18:5 .†
deceitful
deceitful. Primary meaning: deceitful. Strong's: guileful. Lexical nuances: deceitful : II Co 11:13 .†
reproof
reproof. Primary meaning: reproof. Strong's: proof, conviction. Lexical nuances: reproof : II Ti 3:16 .†
Galatians
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New Testament
New Testament • 6 Chapters
Galatians (New Testament, 6 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel . Key places: Galatia , Jerusalem , Arabia , Damascus , Syria , Cilicia . Opens with: "Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)..."
deceit, treachery, guile, fraud
deceit, treachery, guile, fraud. Deceit, craftiness, fraud, false balances; moral treachery condemned in wisdom literature and absent from the Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53:9).
Proverbs • Chapter 11 (31 verses)
A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Romans 11
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Romans • Chapter 11 (36 verses)
I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham , of the tribe of Benjamin . God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel ... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Benjamin , Jacob/Israel , Baal , David .
Psalms 53
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Psalms • Chapter 53 (6 verses)
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. Every one of them is gone b... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Zion .
slanderous, accusing falsely, a slanderer, false accuser, Satan, the Accuser, the Devil
slanderous, accusing falsely, a slanderer, false accuser, Satan, the Accuser, the Devil. Primary meaning: slanderous, accusing falsely, a slanderer, false accuser, Satan, the Accuser, the Devil. Strong's: a traducer; specially, Satan (compare H07854). Lexical nuances: slanderous, accusing falsely . As subst., ὁ, ἡ, δ. ;
uncleanness, ritual impurity, pollution
uncleanness, ritual impurity, pollution. State or substance of ritual or ethical defilement requiring water ablutions, sacrifice, or exile from camp.
lawlessness, iniquity
lawlessness, iniquity. Primary meaning: lawlessness, iniquity. Strong's: illegality, i.e. violation of law or (genitive case) wickedness. Lexical nuances: lawlessness , iniquity : Mt 7:23 13:41 23:28 24:12 , Ro 6:19 , II Co 6:14 , II Th 2:3 , 7 , Tit 2:14 , He 1:9 , I Jo 3:4 ; in pl. (as LXX, Ps 31:1 , al.; v. Bl., § 32, 6; Swete, Mk. , 153), of acts or manifestations of lawlessness: Ro 4:7 (LXX) , He 10:17 .†
a going aside, a deviation, an overstepping
a going aside, a deviation, an overstepping. Primary meaning: a going aside, a deviation, an overstepping, transgression. Strong's: violation. Lexical nuances: a going aside , a deviation (Arist.).
Proverbs • Chapter 19 (29 verses)
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against th...
to miss the mark, err, sin
to miss the mark, err, sin. To miss the mark, lose the way, fail to reach divine goal; moral failure deviating from God's righteous standard in thought, word, or deed.
burden, prophetic oracle, solemn pronouncement
burden, prophetic oracle, solemn pronouncement. Burden; prophetic pronouncement of weight and impending divine judgment against nations (Isaiah 13:1, Nahum 1:1, Malachi 1:1).
Galatians 2
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Galatians • Chapter 2 (21 verses)
Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Jerusalem , Antioch 1 .
a speech in defence
a speech in defence. Primary meaning: a speech in defence. Strong's: a plea ("apology"). Lexical nuances: a speech in defence : Ac 25:16 , II Co 7:11 , Phl 1:7 , 16 , II Ti 4:16 ; c. dat. pers., I Co 9:3 , I Pe 3:15 ; seq. πρός , Ac 22:1 .†
to be just, righteous, justify, vindicate
to be just, righteous, justify, vindicate. To be in the right, be declared innocent, vindicate, justify; forensic acquittal in judicial settings.