Bible verses about Amusements and Pleasures, Worldly
Scripture references about Amusements and Pleasures, Worldly, organized by subject from the classic topical indexes of Orville Nave and R. A. Torrey.
Amusements and Pleasures, Worldly in Torrey's Topical Textbook
- Belong to the works of the flesh: Ga 5:19,21
- Are transitory: Job 21:12,13; Heb 11:25
- Are all vanity: Ec 2:11
- Choke the word of God in the heart: Lu 8:14
- Formed a part of idolatrous worship: Ex 32:4,6,19; 1Co 10:7; Jud 16:23-25
- LEAD TO
- Rejection of God: Job 21:14,15
- Poverty: Pr 21:17
- Disregard of the judgments and works of God: Isa 5:12; Am 6:1-6
- Terminate in sorrow: Pr 14:13
- Are likely to lead to greater evil: Job 1:5; Mt 14:6-8
- The wicked seek for happiness in: Ec 2:1,8
- INDULGENCE IN
- A proof of folly: Ec 7:4
- A characteristic of the wicked: Isa 47:8; Eph 4:17,19; 2Ti 3:4; Tit 3:3; 1Pe 4:3
- A proof of spiritual death: 1Ti 5:6
- An abuse of riches: Jas 5:1,5
- Wisdom of abstaining from: Ec 7:2,3
- Shunned by the saints: 1Pe 4:3
- Abstinence from, seems strange to the wicked: 1Pe 4:4
- Denounced by God: Isa 5:11,12
- Punishment of: Ec 11:9; 2Pe 2:13
- Renunciation of, Exemplified
- Moses: Heb 11:25