Bible verses about Amusements and worldly pleasures
(From Nave's Topical Bible)
-Belong to the works of the flesh Galatians 5:19, 21
-Are transitory Job 21:12, 13; Hebrews 11:25
-Vain Ecclesiastes 2:11
-Choke the word of God in the heart Luke 8:14
-Formed a part of idolatrous worship Exodus 32:4, 6, 19; with I Corinthians 10:7; Judges 16:23-25
-Lead to rejection of God Job 21:14, 15
-Poverty Proverbs 21:17
-Disregard of the judgments and works of God Isaiah 5:12; Amos 6:1-6
-Terminate in sorrow Proverbs 14:13
-Lead to greater evil Job 1:5; Matthew 14:6-8
-The wicked seek for happiness in Ecclesiastes 2:1, 8
-Indulgence in is .A proof of folly Ecclesiastes 7:4
-A characteristic of the wicked Isaiah 47:8; Ephesians 4:17, 19; II Timothy 3:4; Titus 3:3; I Peter 4:3
-A proof of spiritual death I Timothy 5:6
-An abuse of riches James 5:1, 5
-Wisdom of abstaining from Ecclesiastes 7:2, 3
-Shunned by the primitive saints I Peter 4:3
-Abstinence from, seems strange to the wicked I Peter 4:4
-Denounced by God Isaiah 5:11, 12
-Exclude from the kingdom of God Galatians 5:21
-Punishment of Ecclesiastes 11:9; II Peter 2:13
-Renunciation of, exemplified by Moses Hebrews 11:25
-See DANCING
-See GAMES
-See PLEASURE, WORLDLY
-See WORLDLINESS