Self-indulgence
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations; -- the opposite of self-restraint, and self-denial.
Greek
192. akrasia -- want of power
... Word Origin from akrates Definition want of power NASB Word Usage lack of self-control
(1), self-indulgence (1). to lack of self-control, self-indulgence. ...
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4763. streniao -- to run riot
... revel, riot. Cognate: 4763 -- living in sensual, lustful behavior, ie in
self-indulgence (wanton luxury). See 4764 (). Word Origin ...
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5172. truphe -- softness, daintiness, luxuriousness
... 5172 (from , "to break down due to over-indulgence, ie living in excessive luxury") --
properly, brought on by self-indulgence (luxury); (figuratively) moral ...
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1792. entruphao -- to revel in
... 1792 (from 1722 "in" intensifying 5171 , "to be self-indulgent") -- properly, engage
in self-indulgence which results in the of a person's body, soul, and ...
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Library

Of the Need for Some Protest against the Psychics and their Self ...
... Chapter XII"Of the Need for Some Protest Against the Psychics and Their
Self-Indulgence. For, by this time, in this respect as ...
/.../on fasting in opposition to the psychics/chapter xiiof the need for.htm

Attributes of Selfishness.
... selfishness. Selfishness is self-indulgence not sanctioned by the reason.
It ... him. But this is only the spirit of self-indulgence. He ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xviii attributes of selfishness.htm

Evidences of Regeneration.
... They have actually rejected self-indulgence, as the end for which they live, and
are ready to sacrifice any form of self-indulgence, for the sake of promoting ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxx evidences of regeneration.htm

The Daily Walk with Others (I. ).
... wait on him, to be quite simple while quite refined in ways and habits; to be active
and wholesome in the hours he keeps; to hold self-indulgence under a ...
/.../moule/to my younger brethren/chapter iv the daily walk.htm

To Monna Colomba in Lucca
... to condescend to my friends and relatives by doing this, so that they will not be
annoyed and irritated with me." So fear and perverted self-indulgence sap our ...
/.../benincasa/letters of catherine benincasa/to monna colomba in lucca.htm

Moral Depravity.
... That moral depravity consists in selfishness, or in the choice of self-interest,
self-gratification, or self-indulgence, as an end. ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxiii moral depravity.htm

Second Sermon for Epiphany
... peace is a false one, may be perceived by this, that they do not cure themselves
of their former faults, such as pride, sensuality, self-indulgence, love of ...
/.../vi second sermon for epiphany.htm

To Gregory xi
... Gregory is that weak prelate in whom through self-indulgence holy justice is dead
or dying; the smooth, peaceable man, who to avoid incurring displeasure ...
/.../benincasa/letters of catherine benincasa/to gregory xi.htm

Repentance and Impenitence.
... wickedness. 2. Impenitence is a phenomenon of the will, and consists in the
will's cleaving to self-indulgence under light. It consists ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxxiv repentance and impenitence.htm

Attributes of Love.
... The desire or impulse must appear on the field of consciousness, before it is a
motive to action, and of course before it is a temptation to self-indulgence. ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xv attributes of love.htm

Thesaurus
Self-indulgence (4 Occurrences)
Self-indulgence. Self-imposed, Self-indulgence. Self-indulgent . Noah Webster's
Dictionary ... Multi-Version Concordance Self-indulgence (4 Occurrences). ...
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Greed (19 Occurrences)
... 25 "Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you wash clean the outside
of the cup or dish, while within they are full of greed and self-indulgence...
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Weighed (44 Occurrences)
... Luke 21:34 "But take heed to yourselves, lest your souls be weighed down with
self-indulgence and drunkenness or the anxieties of this life, and that day come ...
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Dish (54 Occurrences)
... 25 "Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you wash clean the outside
of the cup or dish, while within they are full of greed and self-indulgence...
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Drunkenness (10 Occurrences)
... 6:6), and the wealthy ladies who press their husbands to join them in a carousal
(Amos 4:1); he also complains that this form of self-indulgence was practiced ...
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Pleasure (331 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating
enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; -- opposed to labor, service, duty, self ...
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Anxieties (5 Occurrences)
... Luke 21:34 "But take heed to yourselves, lest your souls be weighed down with
self-indulgence and drunkenness or the anxieties of this life, and that day come ...
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Souls (114 Occurrences)
... Luke 21:34 "But take heed to yourselves, lest your souls be weighed down with
self-indulgence and drunkenness or the anxieties of this life, and that day come ...
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Self-imposed (1 Occurrence)
Self-imposed. Self-important, Self-imposed. Self-indulgence . Noah Webster's
Dictionary ... (WEB WEY NIV). Self-important, Self-imposed. Self-indulgence . ...
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Sensual (8 Occurrences)
... not the Spirit" (Jude 1:19). It ranges all the way from sensuous
self-indulgence to gross immorality. In the utter subjection of ...
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Resources
What does the Bible say about self-pity? | GotQuestions.org

The Fruit of the Holy Spirit What is self-control? | GotQuestions.org

What are some modern forms of idolatry? | GotQuestions.org

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Concordance
Self-indulgence (4 Occurrences)

Matthew 23:25
"Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for you wash clean the outside of the cup or dish, while within they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
(WEY NAS NIV)

Luke 21:34
"But take heed to yourselves, lest your souls be weighed down with self-indulgence and drunkenness or the anxieties of this life, and that day come upon you, suddenly, like a falling trap;
(WEY)

1 Timothy 5:6
But she that lives in habits of self-indulgence is dead while living.
(DBY)

James 5:5
Here on earth you have lived self-indulgent and profligate lives. You have stupefied yourselves with gross feeding; but a day of slaughter has come.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Self-indulgence

Self-Indulgence: Solomon

Self-Indulgence: The Rich Fool

Self-Indulgence: The Rich Man Who Feasted Every Day

Related Terms

Greed (19 Occurrences)

Weighed (44 Occurrences)

Dish (54 Occurrences)

Drunkenness (10 Occurrences)

Pleasure (331 Occurrences)

Anxieties (5 Occurrences)

Souls (114 Occurrences)

Self-imposed (1 Occurrence)

Sensual (8 Occurrences)

Self-indulgent (3 Occurrences)

Trap (35 Occurrences)

Parousia

Habits (6 Occurrences)

Wash (105 Occurrences)

Falling (233 Occurrences)

Purity (16 Occurrences)

Self-imposed
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