Bible Cross References
sought
Ecclesiastes 1:17
I was determined to learn the difference between knowledge and foolishness, wisdom and madness. But I found out that I might as well be chasing the wind.
1 Samuel 25:36
Abigail went back to Nabal, who was at home having a feast fit for a king. He was drunk and in a good mood, so she did not tell him anything until the next morning.
yet
Proverbs 20:1
Drinking too much makes you loud and foolish. It's stupid to get drunk.
Proverbs 31:4
Listen, Lemuel. Kings should not drink wine or have a craving for alcohol.
Proverbs 31:5
When they drink, they forget the laws and ignore the rights of people in need.
Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk with wine, which will only ruin you; instead, be filled with the Spirit.
and to lay
Ecclesiastes 7:18
Avoid both extremes. If you have reverence for God, you will be successful anyway.
Proverbs 20:1
Drinking too much makes you loud and foolish. It's stupid to get drunk.
Proverbs 23:29-35
29
Show me people who drink too much, who have to try out fancy drinks, and I will show you people who are miserable and sorry for themselves, always causing trouble and always complaining. Their eyes are bloodshot, and they have bruises that could have been avoided.
31
Don't let wine tempt you, even though it is rich red, and it sparkles in the cup, and it goes down smoothly.
32
The next morning you will feel as if you had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
33
Weird sights will appear before your eyes, and you will not be able to think or speak clearly.
34
You will feel as if you were out on the ocean, seasick, swinging high up in the rigging of a tossing ship.
35
"I must have been hit," you will say; "I must have been beaten up, but I don't remember it. Why can't I wake up? I need another drink."
Matthew 6:24
"You cannot be a slave of two masters; you will hate one and love the other; you will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
2 Corinthians 6:15-17
15
How can Christ and the Devil agree? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
16
How can God's temple come to terms with pagan idols? For we are the temple of the living God! As God himself has said, "I will make my home with my people and live among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
17
And so the Lord says, "You must leave them and separate yourselves from them. Have nothing to do with what is unclean, and I will accept you.
till
Ecclesiastes 6:12
How can anyone know what is best for us in this short, useless life of ours---a life that passes like a shadow? How can we know what will happen in the world after we die?
Ecclesiastes 12:13
After all this, there is only one thing to say: Have reverence for God, and obey his commands, because this is all that we were created for.
all
Genesis 47:9
Jacob answered, "My life of wandering has lasted a hundred and thirty years. Those years have been few and difficult, unlike the long years of my ancestors in their wanderings."
Job 14:14
If a man dies, can he come back to life? But I will wait for better times, wait till this time of trouble is ended.
Psalm 90:9-12
9
Our life is cut short by your anger; it fades away like a whisper.
10
Seventy years is all we have--- eighty years, if we are strong; yet all they bring us is trouble and sorrow; life is soon over, and we are gone.
11
Who has felt the full power of your anger? Who knows what fear your fury can bring?
12
Teach us how short our life is, so that we may become wise.