Pampering

But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. — read the full passage →

He who pampers his servant from youth will have him become a son in the end.

Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat: — read the full passage →

I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.”’

You have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; — read the full passage →

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.

Whatever my eyes desired, I didn’t keep from them. I didn’t withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor. — read the full passage →

For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

“So be careful, or your hearts will be loaded down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day will come on you suddenly.

Don’t love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. — read the full passage →

I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.”’ — read the full passage →

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;

instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

I will tell my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.”’ — read the full passage →

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing? — read the full passage →

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries. — read the full passage →

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you. — read the full passage →

Don’t be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

Yes, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds who can’t understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter. — read the full passage →

Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who stay late into the night, until wine inflames them! — read the full passage →

Whatever my eyes desired, I didn’t keep from them. I didn’t withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.

The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

“Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’ — read the full passage →

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. — read the full passage →

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, — read the full passage →

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. — read the full passage →

For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.

Not that I speak in respect to lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it. — read the full passage →

But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.

“Therefore don’t be anxious, saying, ‘What will we eat?’, ‘What will we drink?’ or, ‘With what will we be clothed?’ — read the full passage →

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity. — read the full passage →

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure”; and behold, this also was vanity. — read the full passage →

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. — read the full passage →

For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.

He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly. — read the full passage →

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. — read the full passage →

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, — read the full passage →

traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; — read the full passage →

But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry;

But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry; — read the full passage →

In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, as the enemies of the cross of Christ, — read the full passage →

each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit, — read the full passage →

who was delivered up for our trespasses, and was raised for our justification.

Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them. — read the full passage →

He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.” — read the full passage →

and the cares of this age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

for she said within herself, “If I just touch his garment, I will be made well.”

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted. Therefore they have forgotten me.

“Come,” say they, “I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, great beyond measure.”

Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn’t satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

“What are the multitude of your sacrifices to me?”, says Yahweh. “I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed animals. I don’t delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of male goats. — read the full passage →

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you; — read the full passage →

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

The man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye will be evil toward his brother, toward the wife whom he loves, and toward the remnant of his children whom he has remaining;

and lest you say in your heart, “My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.” — read the full passage →

lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built fine houses, and lived in them; — read the full passage →

You shall eat and be full, and you shall bless Yahweh your God for the good land which he has given you. — read the full passage →