‘wanton…ness’….. mentioned in the Holy Bible (KJV)
February 25, 2016 Leave a comment
Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth,
and been wanton;
ye have nourished your hearts,
as in a day of slaughter. – Jam 5:5
Read . . . . .‘flesh’…filthy?…sinful?…lust?…corrupt?….
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I am no preacher, but, am a prime sinner and living in this world in HIS mercy. For a sinner like me too, when I read “The Holy Bible” KJV, the following verses were given in the context of “wanton”.
WordWeb meaning for “wanton“
Adjective: wanton wón-t(u)n
1.Occurring without motivation or provocation
“wanton malignity“;
– motiveless, unprovoked
2.Casual and unrestrained in sexual behaviour
“wanton behaviour“;
– easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish, slutty, tartyNoun: wanton wón-t(u)n
Usage: archaicVerb: wanton wón-t(u)n
Usage: archaic1.Waste time; spend one’s time idly or inefficiently
– piddle [informal], wanton away, piddle away, trifle
2.Indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life
3.Spend wastefully
“wanton one’s money away“;
– wanton away, trifle away
4.Become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
– luxuriate
5.Engage in amorous play
6.Behave extremely cruelly and brutallyDerived forms: wantoning, wantons, wantoned
See also: unchaste, unmotivated
Type of: act, behave, butterfly, chat up, consume, coquet, coquette, dally, do, drop, expend, flirt, flirter, live, mash, philander, romance, sensualist, spend, squander, ware [archaic], waste
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Isa 3:16 Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty,
and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes,
walking and mincing as they go,
and making a tinkling with their feet:
Rom 13:13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day;
not in rioting and drunkenness,
not in chambering and wantonness,
not in strife and envying.
1Ti 5:11 But the younger widows refuse:
for when they have begun to wax
wanton against Christ,
they will marry;
Jam 5:5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth,
and been wanton;
ye have nourished your hearts,
as in a day of slaughter.
2Pe 2:18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity,
they allure through the lusts of the flesh,
through much wantonness,
those that were clean escaped
from them who live in error.
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