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USURPATION
- -  OF POLITICAL FUNCTIONS
......  By Absalom: ...  2Sa 15:1-12|
......  By Adonijah: ...  1Ki 1:5-9|
......  By Baasha: ...  1Ki 15:27,28|
......  By Zimri: ...  1Ki 16:9,10|
......  By Jehu: ...  2Ki 9:11-37|
......  By Athaliah: ...  2Ki 11:1-16|
......  By Shallum: ...  2Ki 15:10|
- -  IN RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS
......  By King Saul, in assuming priestly functions: ...  1Sa 13:8-14|
......  By King Solomon, in thrusting Abiathar out of the priesthood: ...  1Ki 2:26,27|
......  By King Uzziah, in assuming priestly offices: ...  2Ch 26:16-21|
......  By King Ahaz: ...  2Ki 16:12,13|
......  See CHURCH AND STATE, STATE SUPERIOR TO THE CHURCH 
......  See GOVERNMENT, ECCLESIASTICAL 

- -  OF EXECUTIVE POWER
......  In ordering Naboth's death and confiscation of his vineyard: ...  1Ki 21:7-19|
......  In the plan of Joseph to dispossess the Egyptians of their  real and personal property: ...  Ge 47:13-26|
......  Of Pharaoh, making bondservants of the Israelites: ...  Ex 1:9-22|
......  Moses accused of: ...  Nu 16:3|
 
 

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USURY OR INTEREST
- -  The lending of money or other property for increase: ...  Le 25:37|
- -  Those enriched by unlawful, not allowed to enjoy their gain: ...  Pr 28:8|
- -  The curse attending the giving or receiving of unlawful, alluded to: ...  Jer 15:10|
- -  THE JEWS
......  Forbidden to take, from brethren: ...  De 23:19|
......  Forbidden to take, from brethren specially when poor: ...  Ex 22:25; Le 25:35-37|
......  Often guilty of taking: ...  Ne 5:6,7; Eze 22:12|
......  Required to restore: ...  Ne 5:9-13|
......  Allowed to take, from strangers: ...  De 23:20|
- -  True and faithful Israelites never took, from their brethren: ...  Ps 15:5; Eze 18:8,9|
- -  Judgments denounced against those who exacted unlawful: ...  Isa 24:1,2; Eze 18:13|
- -  Illustrative of the improvement of talents received from God: ...  Mt 25:27; Lu 19:23|
- -  (Interest, not necessarily unreasonable exaction, but all income from loans)
- -  Forbidden: ...  Ex 22:25; Le 25:35-37; De 23:19; Ps 15:5; Pr 28:8; Jer  15:10; Eze 18:8,13,17; 22:12|
- -  Exaction of, rebuked: ...  Ne 5:1-13|
- -  Authorized, of strangers (foreigners): ...  De 23:20|
- -  Exacted by Jews: ...  Eze 22:12|
- -  Just men innocent of the vice of requiring: ...  Eze 18:8|
- -  See INTEREST 

- -  See MONEY 
 
 

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VAIL
(KJV for VEIL)
- -   See VEIL
 

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VALLEYS
- -  Tracts of land between mountains: ...  1Sa 17:3|
- -  CALLED
......  Vales: ...  De 1:7; Jos 10:40|
......  Dales: ...  Ge 14:17; 2Sa 18:18|
......  Fat valleys, when fruitful: ...  Isa 28:1,4|
......  Rough valleys, when uncultivated and barren: ...  De 21:4|
- -  Watered by mountain streams: ...  Ps 104:8,10|
- -  Canaan abounded in: ...  De 11:11|
- -  ABOUNDED WITH
......  Fountains and springs: ...  De 8:7; Isa 41:18|
......  Rocks and caves: ...  Job 30:6; Isa 57:5|
......  Trees: ...  1Ki 10:27|
......  Lily of the valley: ...  So 2:1|
......  Ravens: ...  Pr 30:17|
......  Doves: ...  Eze 7:16|
- -  Of Israel well tilled and fruitful: ...  1Sa 6:13; Ps 65:13|
- -  Often the scenes of idolatrous rites: ...  Isa 57:5|
- -  The heathen supposed that certain deities presided over: ...  1Ki 20:23,28|
- -  The Canaanites held possession of, against Judah: ...  Jud 1:19|
- -  Often the scenes of great contests: ...  Jud 5:15; 7:8,22; 1Sa 17:19|
- -  MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
......  Achor: ...  Jos 7:24; Isa 65:10; Ho 2:5|
......  Ajalon: ...  Jos 10:12|
......  Baca: ...  Ps 84:6|
......  Berachah: ...  2Ch 20:26|
......  Bochim: ...  Jud 2:5|
......  Charashim: ...  1Ch 4:14|
......  Elah: ...  1Sa 17:2; 21:9|
......  Eshcol: ...  Nu 32:9; De 1:24|
......  Gad: ...  2Sa 24:5|
......  Gerar: ...  Ge 26:17|
......  Gibeon: ...  Isa 28:21|
......  Hebron: ...  Ge 37:14|
......  Hinnom or Tophet: ...  Jos 18:16; 2Ki 23:10; 2Ch 28:3; Jer 7:32|
......  Jehoshaphat or decision: ...  Joe 3:2,14|
......  Jericho: ...  De 34:3|
......  Jezreel: ...  Ho 1:5|
......  Jephthah-el: ...  Jos 19:14,27|
......  Keziz: ...  Jos 18:21|
......  Lebanon: ...  Jos 11:17|
......  Megiddo: ...  2Ch 35:22; Zec 12:11|
......  Moab where Moses was buried: ...  De 34:6|
......  Passengers or Hamongog: ...  Eze 39:11|
......  Rephaim or giants: ...  Jos 15:8; 18:16; 2Sa 5:18; Isa 17:5|
......  Salt: ...  2Sa 8:13; 2Ki 14:17|
......  Shaveh or king's dale: ...  Ge 14:17; 2Sa 18:18|
......  Shittim: ...  Joe 3:18|
......  Siddim: ...  Ge 14:3,8|
......  Sorek: ...  Jud 16:4|
......  Succoth: ...  Ps 60:6|
......  Zared: ...  Nu 21:12|
......  Zeboim: ...  1Sa 13:18|
......  Zephathah: ...  2Ch 14:10|
- -  To be filled with hostile chariots, threatened as a punishment: ...  Isa 22:7|
- -  MIRACLES CONNECTED WITH
......  The moon made to stand still over Ajalon: ...  Jos 10:12|
......  Ditches in, filled with water: ...  2Ki 3:16,17|
......  Water in, made to appear to the Moabites like blood: ...  2Ki 3:22,23|
- -  ILLUSTRATIVE
......  Of the church of Christ: ...  So 6:11|
......  (Fruitful and well watered,) of the tents of Israel: ...  Nu 24:6|
......  (Dark,) of affliction and death: ...  Ps 23:4|
......  (Filling up of,) of removing all obstructions to the gospel: ...  Isa 40:4; Lu 3:5|
 
 

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VALOR
- -  See COURAGE 
 
 

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VANITY
- -  All earthly things are: ...  Ec 1:2|
- -  All should know and acknowledge: ...  De 4:35|
- -  Alms giving without charity is: ...  1Co 13:3|
- -  Avoid those given to: ...  Ps 26:4|
- -  Beauty of man is: ...  Ps 39:11; Pr 31:30|
- -  Childhood and youth are: ...  Ec 11:10|
- -  Conduct of the ungodly is: ...  1Pe 1:18|
- -  Consequence of the fall: ...  Ro 8:20|
- -  Days of man are: ...  Job 7:16; Ec 6:12|
- -  Every man has: ...  Ps 39:11|
- -  Every state of man is: ...  Ps 62:9|
- -  Faith without works is: ...  Jas 2:14|
- -  False teaching is but: ...  Jer 23:32|
- -  Following those given to, leads to poverty: ...  Pr 28:19|
- -  Foolish questions are: ...  1Ti 1:6,7; 6:20; 2Ti 2:14,16; Tit 3:9|
- -  Fools follow those given to: ...  Pr 12:11|
- -  Heaping up riches is: ...  Ec 2:26; 4:8|
- -  Help of man is: ...  Ps 60:11; La 4:17|
- -  Idolatry is: ...  2Ki 17:15; Ps 31:6; Isa 44:9,10; Jer 10:8; 18:15|
- -  Love of riches is: ...  Ec 5:10|
- -  Lying words are: ...  Jer 7:8|
- -  Man at his best estate is: ...  Ps 39:5|
- -  Man is similar to: ...  Ps 144:4|
- -  Man, at his best estate, is: ...  Ps 39:5|
- -  Man's own righteousness is: ...  Isa 57:12|
- -  Mere external religion is: ...  1Ti 4:8; Heb 13:9|
- -  Pray to be kept from: ...  Ps 119:37; Pr 30:8|
- -  Religion of hypocrites is: ...  Jas 1:26|
- -  Riches gotten by falsehood are: ...  Pr 21:6|
- -  Saints hate the thoughts of: ...  Ps 119:113|
- -  They who trust in, rewarded with: ...  Job 15:31|
- -  Thoughts of man are: ...  Ps 94:11|
- -  Treasures of wickedness are: ...  Pr 10:2|
- -  Unblessed riches are: ...  Ec 6:2|
- -  Wealth gotten by, diminishes: ...  Pr 13:11|
- -  Worldly anxiety: ...  Ps 39:6; 127:2|
- -  Worldly enjoyment is: ...  Ec 2:3,10,11|
- -  Worldly labour is: ...  Ec 2:11; 4:4|
- -  Worldly possessions are: ...  Ec 2:1, 4-11|
- -  Worldly wisdom is: ...  Ec 2:15,21; 1Co 3:20|
- -  Worldy anxiety is: ...  Ps 39:6; 127:2|
- -  Worship of the wicked is: ...  Isa 1:13; Mt 6:7|

- -  Evil people
......  Especially characterized by: ...  Job 11:11|
......  Though full of, affect to be wise: ...  Job 11:12|
......  Love: ...  Ps 4:2|
......  Imagine: ...  Ps 2:1; Ac 4:25; Ro 1:21|
......  Devise: ...  Ps 36:4|
......  Speak: ...  Ps 10:7; 12:2; 41:6|
......  Regard God's service as: ...  Job 21:15; Mal 3:14|
......  Allure others through the words of: ...  2Pe 2:18|
......  Live by: ...  Jer 2:5|
......  Live in: ...  Ps 39:6; Eph 4:17|
......  Inherit: ...  Jer 16:19|
......  Reap: ...  Pr 22:8; Jer 12:13|
......  Judicially given up to: ...  Ps 78:33; Isa 57:13|
 

- -  SAINTS
......  Hate the thoughts of: ...  Ps 119:113|
......  Pray to be kept from: ...  Ps 119:37; Pr 30:8|
......  Avoid: ...  Ps 24:4|
......  Avoid those given to: ...  Ps 26:4|

- -  THE WICKED
......  Especially characterised by: ...  Job 11:11|
......  Though full of, affect to be wise: ...  Job 11:12|
......  Love: ...  Ps 4:2|
......  Imagine: ...  Ps 2:1; Ac 4:25; Ro 1:21|
......  Devise: ...  Ps 36:4|
......  Speak: ...  Ps 10:7; 12:2; 41:6|
......  Count God's service as: ...  Job 21:15; Mal 3:14|
......  Allure others by words of: ...  2Pe 2:18|
......  Walk after: ...  Jer 2:5|
......  Walk in: ...  Ps 39:6; Eph 4:17|
......  Inherit: ...  Jer 16:19|
......  Reap: ...  Pr 22:8; Jer 12:13|
......  Judicially given up to: ...  Ps 78:33; Isa 57:13|
 
 
 

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VEGETARIANS
- -  Persons who refrain from eating meat: ...  Ro 14:2|
 
 

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VEGETATION
- -  Created on the third day: ...  Ge 1:11; 2:5|
- -  For food: ...  Ge 1:29,30|