-(A city of Syria beside the Mediterranean Sea) -Paul visits Ac 13:4 -General scriptures concerning 2Sa 24:17; 1Ki 8:31, 32; Job 9:20; Pr 5:12, 13; Mt 21:33-41; 23:31; 25:24-27; Mr 12:1-12; Lu 19:21, 22; Joh 8:9; Ac 22:24; Ro 2:1 -See SELF-INCRIMINATION -See REMORSE -See REPENTANCE -INSTANCES OF .Achan Jos 7:19-25 .David 2Sa 12:5-7 .Ahab 1Ki 20:39-42 -See CONFIDENCE, FALSE -Of Saul 1Sa 10:27 -Of David 1Sa 24:1-15; 26:1-20 -Of Jesus Mt 26:62, 63; 27:12-14 -See ABSTINENCE, TOTAL -See GRACES, CHRISTIAN -See PATIENCE -See TACT -See also, RASHNESS -General scriptures concerning Nu 5:11-27; 1Ki 8:31, 32; Ac 22:24 -See SELF-CONDEMNATION -INSTANCES OF .Achan Jos 7:19-25 -General scriptures concerning Jas 1:26 -See CONFIDENCE, FALSE -See SECURITY, FALSE -Accused persons heard in Mt 27:11-14; Mr 15:2-5; Lu 23:3; Joh 7:51; Ac 2:37-40; 22; 23; 24:10-21; 26 -A characteristic of wicked people Ps 49:18 -Prosperity frequently leads to Ps 30:6; Ho 12:8; Lu 12:17-19 -Obstinate sinners often given up to Ps 81:11, 12; Ho 4:17; 2Th 2:10, 11 -Exhibited in thinking that .Our own ways are right Pr 14:12 .We should adhere to established wicked practices Jer 44:17 .We are pure Pr 30:12 .We are better than others Lu 18:11 .We are rich in spiritual things Re 3:17 .We may have peace while in sin De 29:19 .We are above adversity Ps 10:6 .Gifts entitle us to go to heaven Mt 7:21, 22 .Privileges entitle us to enter heaven Mt 3:9; Lu 13:25, 26 .God will not punish our sins Jer 5:12 .Christ will not come to condemn us 2Pe 3:4 .Our lives will be prolonged Isa 56:12; Lu 12:19; Jas 4:13 -Frequently persevered in, to the end Mt 7:22; 25:11, 12; Lu 13:24, 25 -Fatal consequences of Mt 7:23; 24:48-51; Lu 12:20; 1Th 5:3 -EXEMPLIFIED .Ahab 1Ki 20:27, 34 .Israelites Ho 12:8 .Jews Joh 8:33, 41 .The Laodicean congregation Re 3:17 .See CONFIDENCE, FALSE .See SECURITY, FALSE -General scriptures concerning Ge 22:1-12; 2Sa 24:24; Ps 132:3-5; Pr 16:32; 23:2; Da 10:3; Mt 5:29, 30; 8:19-22; 10:37-39; 13:44-46; 16:24, 25; 18:8, 9; 19:12, 21; Mr 2:14; 8:34, 35; 9:43; 10:29; 12:43, 44; 9:23, Lu 5:11, 27; 24, 57-60; 14:26-33; 18:27-30; 21:2-4; Joh 12:25; Ac 20:22-24; 21:13; 8:12, 13, Ro 6:6; 35, 36; 13:14; 14:1-22; 15:1-5; 1Co 6:12; 9:12, 15, 18, 19, 8:10-13; 23, 25-27; 10:23, 24; 2Co 6:3; 5:16, Ga 2:20; 17, 24; 6:14; Php 2:4; 3:7-9; Col 3:5; 2Ti 2:4; Tit 2:12; Heb 13:13; 1Pe 2:11-16; 4:1, 2; 3Jo 1:7; Re 12:11 -See CROSS -See HUMILITY -INSTANCES OF .Abraham, when he offered to Lot (his junior) his preference of the land of Canaan Ge 13:9 with Ge 17:8 .Moses, in choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for only a little while Heb 11:25 .Moses, in taking no compensation from the Israelites for his services Nu 16:15 .Samuel, in his administration of justice 1Sa 12:3, 4 .The widow of Zarephath, in sharing with Elijah the last of her sustenance 1Ki 17:12-15 .Daniel, in his abstention Da 1:8 .Daniel, in refusing rewards from Belshazzar Da 5:16, 17 .Esther, in risking her life for the deliverance of her people Es 4:16 .The Rechabites, in refusing to drink wine or strong drink, or even to plant vineyards Jer 35:6, 7 .Peter and the other apostles, in abandoning their vocations and following Jesus Mt 4:20; 9:9; Mr 1:16-20; Lu 5:11, 2:14; 27, 28 .in forsaking all and following Jesus Mt 19:27; Mr 10:28 .The widow, who put everything she had into the treasury Lu 21:4 .The early Christians, in having everything in common Ac 2:44, 45; 4:34 .Barnabas (Joses), in selling his possessions, and giving everything that he had received to the apostles Ac 4:36, 37 .Paul, in not regarding even his life dear to himself Ac 20:24; Php 3:7, 8 .Paul, in not coveting anyone's silver, gold, or apparel Ac 20:33 .Paul, in laboring for his own support while he also taught Ac 20:34, 35; 1Co 4:12; 10:33 -General scriptures concerning Job 12:3; Eze 31:10-14; Ob 1:3, 4; Lu 14:7-11; 2Co 10:5, 17, 18; Ga 6:3; 2Th 2:4 -See PRIDE -See SELFISHNESS -See SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS
-INSTANCES OF
.Pharaoh
Ex 9:17
.Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
Nu 16:1-3
.Sennacherib
2Ch 32:9-19
.Prince of Tyre, making himself God
Eze 28:2,
9
.Nebuchadnezzar
Da 4:30;
5:20
.Belshazzar
Da 5:23
.Simon the Sorcerer
Ac 8:9
.Herod Agrippa I, when deified by the people
Ac 12:20-23
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