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Abasement » Examples of » Sennacherib

2 Chronicles 32:21

And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every mighty warrior, commander and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned in shame to his own land. And when he had entered the temple of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.

Abasement » Examples of » Nineveh

Zephaniah 2:15

This is the exultant city
Which dwells securely,
Who says in her heart,
I am, and there is no one besides me.”
How she has become a desolation,
A resting place for beasts!
Everyone who passes by her will hiss
And wave his hand in contempt.

Abasement » Examples of » Nebuchadnezzar

Daniel 4:33

Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled; and he was driven away from mankind and began eating grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.

Abasement » Examples of » Belshazzar

Daniel 5:28

‘PERĒS’—your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”

Abasement » Examples of » Pharaoh

Exodus 15:4

Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea;
And the choicest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.

Abasement » Examples of » Haman

Esther 7:9

Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs who were before the king said, “Behold indeed, the gallows standing at Haman’s house fifty cubits high, which Haman made for Mordecai who spoke good on behalf of the king!” And the king said, “Hang him on it.”

Ablution » Cleanliness » Examples of

Genesis 43:24

Then the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys fodder.

Exodus 19:14

So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and consecrated the people, and they washed their garments.

2 Samuel 12:20

So David arose from the ground, washed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he came into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he came to his own house, and when he requested, they set food before him and he ate.

Mark 7:3

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders;

Angels » Examples of » Meekness

Jude 1:9

But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”

2 Peter 2:11

whereas angels who are greater in might and power do not bring a reviling judgment against them before the Lord.

Apostates » Examples of

Judges 2:17

Yet they did not listen to their judges, for they played the harlot after other gods and bowed themselves down to them. They turned aside quickly from the way in which their fathers had walked in obeying the commandments of the Lord; they did not do as their fathers.

Deuteronomy 13:13

some worthless men have gone out from among you and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods’ (whom you have not known),

Exodus 32:1

Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”

Nehemiah 9:26

But they became disobedient and rebelled against You,
And cast Your law behind their backs
And killed Your prophets who had admonished them
So that they might return to You,
And they committed great blasphemies.

Awakenings and religious reforms » Revivals (select reading, isa chap 35) isa 35 » Examples of

2 Chronicles 30:11

Nevertheless some men of Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

1 Kings 18:39

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God.”

Acts 8:6

The crowds with one accord were giving attention to what was said by Philip, as they heard and saw the signs which he was performing.

Baptism » Examples of » Administered by john the baptist

Matthew 21:25

The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men?” And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

Luke 3:12

And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

John 3:23

John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people were coming and were being baptized—

Acts 10:37

you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed.

Matthew 3:6

and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

Baptism » Examples of » Of Christ

Luke 3:21

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened,

Matthew 3:13

Then Jesus *arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.

Mark 1:9

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

Baptism » Examples of » Philippian jailer and household

Acts 16:33

And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.

Baptism » Examples of » Lydia of thyatira

Baptism » Examples of » Believers at pentecost

Baptism » Examples of » Believers in corinth

Acts 18:8

Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized.

Baptism » Examples of » The ethiopian eunuch

Acts 8:38

And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.

Baptism » Examples of » Converts in samaria

Baptism » Examples of » Ephesian disciples

Acts 19:5

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Baptism » Examples of » Saul of tarsus

Acts 9:18

And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized;

Battle of Life » Divine protection in the battle » Examples of

Ezra 8:31

Then we journeyed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way.

2 Kings 6:17

Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Genesis 35:5

As they journeyed, there was a great terror upon the cities which were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

Exodus 14:20

So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.

More verses: Revelation 7:3

Beggars » Examples of

John 9:8

Therefore the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is not this the one who used to sit and beg?”

Acts 3:2

And a man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple.

Mark 10:46

Then they *came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To solomon

1 Kings 3:13

I have also given you what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days.

1 Chronicles 29:25

The Lord highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed on him royal majesty which had not been on any king before him in Israel.

2 Chronicles 1:1

Now Solomon the son of David established himself securely over his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and exalted him greatly.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » Hezekiah prospered

2 Kings 18:6-7

For he clung to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses. And the LORD was with him; wherever he went he prospered And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

2 Chronicles 32:29

He made cities for himself and acquired flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very great wealth.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To david

2 Samuel 5:10

David became greater and greater, for the Lord God of hosts was with him.

1 Chronicles 14:17

Then the fame of David went out into all the lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him on all the nations.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To job

Job 42:12

The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had 14,000 sheep and 6,000 camels and 1,000 yoke of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys.

Job 1:10

Have You not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To jehoshaphat

2 Chronicles 17:3-5

The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father David's earlier days and did not seek the Baals, but sought the God of his father, followed His commandments, and did not act as Israel did. So the LORD established the kingdom in his control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor.

2 Chronicles 20:30

So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God gave him rest on all sides.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To isaac

Genesis 26:12-24

Now Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him, and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy; for he had possessions of flocks and herds and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him. read more.
Now all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped up by filling them with earth. Then Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us, for you are too powerful for us." And Isaac departed from there and camped in the valley of Gerar, and settled there. Then Isaac dug again the wells of water which had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham; and he gave them the same names which his father had given them. But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of flowing water, the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, "The water is ours!" So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him. Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over it too, so he named it Sitnah. He moved away from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it; so he named it Rehoboth, for he said, "At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land." Then he went up from there to Beersheba. The LORD appeared to him the same night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham; Do not fear, for I am with you I will bless you, and multiply your descendants, For the sake of My servant Abraham."

Genesis 26:28

They said, “We see plainly that the Lord has been with you; so we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, even between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you,

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To the widow of zerephath

1 Kings 17:12-16

But she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour in the bowl and a little oil in the jar; and behold, I am gathering a few sticks that I may go in and prepare for me and my son, that we may eat it and die." Then Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. "For thus says the LORD God of Israel, 'The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain on the face of the earth.'" read more.
So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. The bowl of flour was not exhausted nor did the jar of oil become empty, according to the word of the LORD which He spoke through Elijah.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To uzziah

2 Chronicles 26:5-15

He continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the LORD, God prospered him. Now he went out and warred against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the area of Ashdod and among the Philistines. God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites. read more.
The Ammonites also gave tribute to Uzziah, and his fame extended to the border of Egypt, for he became very strong. Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate and at the Valley Gate and at the corner buttress and fortified them. He built towers in the wilderness and hewed many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the lowland and in the plain. He also had plowmen and vinedressers in the hill country and the fertile fields, for he loved the soil. Moreover, Uzziah had an army ready for battle, which entered combat by divisions according to the number of their muster, prepared by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the official, under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king's officers. The total number of the heads of the households, of valiant warriors, was 2,600. Under their direction was an elite army of 307,500, who could wage war with great power, to help the king against the enemy. Moreover, Uzziah prepared for all the army shields, spears, helmets, body armor, bows and sling stones. In Jerusalem he made engines of war invented by skillful men to be on the towers and on the corners for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. Hence his fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To elijah » Fed by ravens

1 Kings 17:2-7

The word of the LORD came to him, saying, "Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. "It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there." read more.
So he went and did according to the word of the LORD, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he would drink from the brook. It happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To elijah » By an angel

1 Kings 19:5-8

He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, there was an angel touching him, and he said to him, "Arise, eat." Then he looked and behold, there was at his head a bread cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. The angel of the LORD came again a second time and touched him and said, "Arise, eat, because the journey is too great for you." read more.
So he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To asa

2 Chronicles 14:6-7

He built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was undisturbed, and there was no one at war with him during those years, because the LORD had given him rest. For he said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side." So they built and prospered.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » Hezekiah restored to health

2 Kings 20:1-7

In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.'" Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, "Remember now, O LORD, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight " And Hezekiah wept bitterly. read more.
Before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "Return and say to Hezekiah the leader of My people, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David, "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD. "I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake and for My servant David's sake."'" Then Isaiah said, "Take a cake of figs." And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To jacob

Genesis 35:9-15

Then God appeared to Jacob again when he came from Paddan-aram, and He blessed him. God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; You shall no longer be called Jacob, But Israel shall be your name." Thus He called him Israel. God also said to him, "I am God Almighty; Be fruitful and multiply; A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, And kings shall come forth from you. read more.
"The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, And I will give the land to your descendants after you." Then God went up from him in the place where He had spoken with him. Jacob set up a pillar in the place where He had spoken with him, a pillar of stone, and he poured out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil on it. So Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To jotham

2 Chronicles 27:6

So Jotham became mighty because he ordered his ways before the Lord his God.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To obed-edom

2 Samuel 6:11

Thus the ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To the israelites » In egypt

Exodus 11:3

The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Furthermore, the man Moses himself was greatly esteemed in the land of Egypt, both in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants and in the sight of the people.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To abraham

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To daniel

Daniel 1:9

Now God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials,

Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To noah, at the time of the flood

Genesis 7:1

Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this time.

Boldness » Boldness, holy » Examples of

Mark 15:43

Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

Acts 14:3

Therefore they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord, who was testifying to the word of His grace, granting that signs and wonders be done by their hands.

More verses: Acts 19:8 Acts 28:31

Bribery » Examples of

1 Kings 15:19

“Let there be a treaty between you and me, as between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a present of silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.”

Judges 16:5

The lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Entice him, and see where his great strength lies and how we may overpower him that we may bind him to afflict him. Then we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.”

Esther 3:9

If it is pleasing to the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry on the king’s business, to put into the king’s treasuries.”

Matthew 28:12

And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

More verses: Mark 14:11 Acts 8:18

Brotherly kindness » Examples of » David

2 Samuel 9:1

Then David said, “Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Joseph

Genesis 50:21

So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

Brotherly kindness » Examples of » moses

Exodus 2:17

Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock.

Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The philippian jailer

Acts 16:33

And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.

Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The good samaritan

Luke 10:34

and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

Brotherly kindness » Examples of » The barbarians

Brotherly kindness » Examples of » Boaz

Ruth 2:16

Also you shall purposely pull out for her some grain from the bundles and leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.”

Brotherly love » Special teachings concerning » Examples of

Acts 20:38

grieving especially over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they were accompanying him to the ship.

Romans 16:4

who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;

Business life » Integrity » Examples of

Numbers 16:15

Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord, “Do not regard their offering! I have not taken a single donkey from them, nor have I done harm to any of them.”

2 Kings 12:15

Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, for they dealt faithfully.

1 Samuel 12:4

They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man’s hand.”

2 Samuel 18:12

The man said to Joab, “Even if I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I would not put out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Protect for me the young man Absalom!’

1 Kings 13:8

But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

Business life » Dishonesty » Examples of

1 Kings 21:7

Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

Genesis 21:25

But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.

Genesis 26:20

the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.

Genesis 31:41

These twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flock, and you changed my wages ten times.

Joshua 7:11

Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. And they have even taken some of the things under the ban and have both stolen and deceived. Moreover, they have also put them among their own things.

More verses: Judges 17:2 Judges 18:17

Business life » Contracts » Examples of

Genesis 23:20

So the field and the cave that is in it, were deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth.

Ruth 4:7-8

Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and the exchange of land to confirm any matter: a man removed his sandal and gave it to another; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel. So the closest relative said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." And he removed his sandal.

1 Kings 5:8-11

So Hiram sent word to Solomon, saying, "I have heard the message which you have sent me; I will do what you desire concerning the cedar and cypress timber. "My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place where you direct me, and I will have them broken up there, and you shall carry them away Then you shall accomplish my desire by giving food to my household." So Hiram gave Solomon as much as he desired of the cedar and cypress timber. read more.
Solomon then gave Hiram 20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors of beaten oil; thus Solomon would give Hiram year by year.

Catholicity » Examples of

Acts 10:47

Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

Acts 8:14

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John,

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, “Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life.”

Acts 15:19

Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles,

Romans 1:14

I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

Cleanliness » Examples of

Genesis 43:24

Then the man brought the men into Joseph’s house and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their donkeys fodder.

Exodus 19:14

So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and consecrated the people, and they washed their garments.

2 Samuel 12:20

So David arose from the ground, washed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he came into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he came to his own house, and when he requested, they set food before him and he ate.

Mark 7:3

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders;

Contracts » Examples of

Genesis 23:20

So the field and the cave that is in it, were deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth.

Ruth 4:7-8

Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning the redemption and the exchange of land to confirm any matter: a man removed his sandal and gave it to another; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel. So the closest relative said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself." And he removed his sandal.

1 Kings 5:8-11

So Hiram sent word to Solomon, saying, "I have heard the message which you have sent me; I will do what you desire concerning the cedar and cypress timber. "My servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will make them into rafts to go by sea to the place where you direct me, and I will have them broken up there, and you shall carry them away Then you shall accomplish my desire by giving food to my household." So Hiram gave Solomon as much as he desired of the cedar and cypress timber. read more.
Solomon then gave Hiram 20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors of beaten oil; thus Solomon would give Hiram year by year.

Conversion » Of the gentiles » Examples of

Acts 13:48

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

Acts 10:45

All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.

Acts 11:1

Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

Conviction of sin » Examples of » Job

Jeremiah 3:21

A voice is heard on the bare heights,
The weeping and the supplications of the sons of Israel;
Because they have perverted their way,
They have forgotten the Lord their God.

Conviction of sin » Examples of » Josiah

2 Kings 22:19

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares the Lord.

Conviction of sin » Examples of » Ahab

1 Kings 21:27

It came about when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about despondently.

Conviction of sin » Examples of » The ninevites

Jonah 3:6-9

When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes. He issued a proclamation and it said, "In Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flock taste a thing. Do not let them eat or drink water. "But both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth; and let men call on God earnestly that each may turn from his wicked way and from the violence which is in his hands. read more.
"Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish."

Conviction of sin » Examples of » The prodigal son

Luke 15:21

And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

Conviction of sin » Examples of » The publican

Luke 18:13

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

Conviction of sin » Examples of » Peter

Mark 14:72

Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he began to weep.

Conviction of sin » Examples of » Israel in ezra's time

Ezra 10:1

Now while Ezra was praying and making confession, weeping and prostrating himself before the house of God, a very large assembly, men, women and children, gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept bitterly.

Counsel » Wise » Examples of

Exodus 18:19

Now listen to me: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You be the people’s representative before God, and you bring the disputes to God,

1 Kings 12:7

Then they spoke to him, saying, “If you will be a servant to this people today, and will serve them and grant them their petition, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’

Matthew 27:19

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.”

More verses: Acts 5:35

Counsel » Wives » Examples of

2 Kings 4:8-10

Now there came a day when Elisha passed over to Shunem, where there was a prominent woman, and she persuaded him to eat food. And so it was, as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat food. She said to her husband, "Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God passing by us continually. "Please, let us make a little walled upper chamber and let us set a bed for him there, and a table and a chair and a lampstand; and it shall be, when he comes to us, that he can turn in there."

Matthew 27:19

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him.”

Judges 13:22-23

So Manoah said to his wife, "We will surely die, for we have seen God." But his wife said to him, "If the LORD had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have let us hear things like this at this time."

Daniel 5:10-12

The queen entered the banquet hall because of the words of the king and his nobles; the queen spoke and said, "O king, live forever! Do not let your thoughts alarm you or your face be pale. "There is a man in your kingdom in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of your father, illumination, insight and wisdom like the wisdom of the gods were found in him And King Nebuchadnezzar, your father, your father the king, appointed him chief of the magicians, conjurers, Chaldeans and diviners. "This was because an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of enigmas and solving of difficult problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Let Daniel now be summoned and he will declare the interpretation."

Courage » Examples of » David

2 Samuel 12:7

Nathan then said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul.

1 Kings 21:20

Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” And he answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord.

1 Samuel 17:32

David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

1 Kings 22:14

But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I shall speak.”

2 Kings 3:14

Elisha said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look at you nor see you.

Courage » Examples of » Christ

John 19:10-11

So Pilate said to Him, "You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I have authority to release You, and I have authority to crucify You?" Jesus answered, "You would have no authority over Me, unless it had been given you from above; for this reason he who delivered Me to you has the greater sin."

Courage » Examples of » Daniel

Daniel 6:10

Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.

Matthew 14:4

For John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Courage » Examples of » Caleb

Joshua 14:12

Now then, give me this hill country about which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day that Anakim were there, with great fortified cities; perhaps the Lord will be with me, and I will drive them out as the Lord has spoken.”

Judges 5:18

Zebulun was a people who despised their lives even to death,
And Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.

Courage » Examples of » The three captives

Daniel 3:16-17

Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to give you an answer concerning this matter. "If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire; and He will deliver us out of your hand, O king.

Courage » Examples of » Jonathan

1 Samuel 14:6

Then Jonathan said to the young man who was carrying his armor, “Come and let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; perhaps the Lord will work for us, for the Lord is not restrained to save by many or by few.”

Courage » Examples of » Nehemiah

Nehemiah 6:11

But I said, “Should a man like me flee? And could one such as I go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.”

Cruelty » Examples of

2 Samuel 12:31

He also brought out the people who were in it, and set them under saws, sharp iron instruments, and iron axes, and made them pass through the brickkiln. And thus he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

2 Kings 25:7

They slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, then put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon.

Judges 1:6

But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

Acts 16:24

and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Exodus 1:22

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born you are to cast into the Nile, and every daughter you are to keep alive.”

Cursing » Examples of

2 Samuel 16:5

When King David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out cursing continually as he came.

1 Samuel 17:43

The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

Dishonesty » Examples of

1 Kings 21:7

Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

Genesis 21:25

But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.

Genesis 26:20

the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.

Genesis 31:41

These twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flock, and you changed my wages ten times.

Joshua 7:11

Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. And they have even taken some of the things under the ban and have both stolen and deceived. Moreover, they have also put them among their own things.

More verses: Judges 17:2 Judges 18:17

Disobedience » Examples of

Joshua 7:1

But the sons of Israel acted unfaithfully in regard to the things under the ban, for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some of the things under the ban, therefore the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.

Jonah 1:3

But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

Leviticus 10:1

Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective firepans, and after putting fire in them, placed incense on it and offered strange fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them.

Genesis 3:11

And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

Genesis 19:26

But his wife, from behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.

Dissimulation » Examples of

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there and said to her, “Please pretend to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments now, and do not anoint yourself with oil, but be like a woman who has been mourning for the dead many days;

1 Samuel 21:13

So he disguised his sanity before them, and acted insanely in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down into his beard.

Luke 20:20

So they watched Him, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could deliver Him to the rule and the authority of the governor.

2 Kings 10:19

Now, summon all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests; let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it in cunning, so that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal.

Acts 23:15

Now therefore, you and the Council notify the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case by a more thorough investigation; and we for our part are ready to slay him before he comes near the place.”

Drunkenness » Examples of » Other examples

Joel 3:3

“They have also cast lots for My people,
Traded a boy for a harlot
And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

Luke 12:45

But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and begins to beat the slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk;

1 Corinthians 11:21

for in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk.

Drunkenness » Examples of » Nabal

1 Samuel 25:36

Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light.

Drunkenness » Examples of » Uriah

2 Samuel 11:13

Now David called him, and he ate and drank before him, and he made him drunk; and in the evening he went out to lie on his bed with his lord’s servants, but he did not go down to his house.

Drunkenness » Examples of » benhadad

1 Kings 20:16

They went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the temporary shelters with the thirty-two kings who helped him.

Drunkenness » Examples of » Watchmen of israel

Isaiah 56:12

“Come,” they say, “let us get wine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink;
And tomorrow will be like today, only more so.”

Drunkenness » Examples of » Elah

1 Kings 16:9

His servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was at Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household at Tirzah.

Drunkenness » Examples of » Noah

Drunkenness » Examples of » Ahasuerus

Esther 1:10

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

Drunkenness » Examples of » Kings of israel

Hosea 7:5

On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine;
He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

Envy » Forbidden » Examples of

Numbers 16:3

They assembled together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You have gone far enough, for all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is in their midst; so why do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”

Daniel 6:4

Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.

Genesis 4:5

but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.

Genesis 26:14

for he had possessions of flocks and herds and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.

Genesis 37:11

His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.

Evil » Slander » Examples of

2 Samuel 10:3

the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David is honoring your father because he has sent consolers to you? Has David not sent his servants to you in order to search the city, to spy it out and overthrow it?”

Job 1:11

But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face.”

Amos 7:10

Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words.

Fasting » Examples of » Israel

1 Samuel 20:34

Then Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did not eat food on the second day of the new moon, for he was grieved over David because his father had dishonored him.

2 Samuel 3:35

Then all the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was still day; but David vowed, saying, “May God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun goes down.”

1 Samuel 31:13

They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

1 Samuel 7:6

They gathered to Mizpah, and drew water and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day and said there, “We have sinned against the Lord.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.

Fasting » Examples of » Elijah

1 Kings 21:27

It came about when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about despondently.

1 Kings 19:8

So he arose and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.

1 Chronicles 10:12

all the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons and brought them to Jabesh, and they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

Fasting » Examples of » -ezra

Ezra 10:6

Then Ezra rose from before the house of God and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib. Although he went there, he did not eat bread nor drink water, for he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

Daniel 6:18

Then the king went off to his palace and spent the night fasting, and no entertainment was brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.

Nehemiah 9:1

Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the sons of Israel assembled with fasting, in sackcloth and with dirt upon them.

Fasting » Examples of » moses

Exodus 34:28

So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did not eat bread or drink water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.

Judges 20:26

Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel and wept; thus they remained there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening. And they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

Fasting » Examples of » Daniel

Daniel 10:3

I did not eat any tasty food, nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I use any ointment at all until the entire three weeks were completed.

Fasting » Examples of » Paul and barnabas

Acts 27:33

Until the day was about to dawn, Paul was encouraging them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken nothing.

Fasting » Examples of » Christ

Luke 4:1-2

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He became hungry.

Fasting » Examples of » Paul

Acts 9:9

And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

Acts 10:30

Cornelius said, “Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour; and behold, a man stood before me in shining garments,

Fasting » Examples of » Leaders in the church at antioch

Acts 13:2-3

While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

Filial honour » Examples of » Jesus

John 19:25-26

Therefore the soldiers did these things. But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"

Filial honour » Examples of » Sons of jonadab

Jeremiah 35:8

We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons or our daughters,

Filial honour » Examples of » Elisha

1 Kings 19:20

He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”

Filial honour » Examples of » Joseph

Genesis 41:12

Now a Hebrew youth was with us there, a servant of the captain of the bodyguard, and we related them to him, and he interpreted our dreams for us. To each one he interpreted according to his own dream.

Filial honour » Examples of » David

1 Samuel 22:3

And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”

Filial honour » Examples of » Solomon

1 Kings 2:19

So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king arose to meet her, bowed before her, and sat on his throne; then he had a throne set for the king’s mother, and she sat on his right.

Forsaking God » Examples of

1 Kings 11:33

because they have forsaken Me, and have worshiped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of Moab, and Milcom the god of the sons of Ammon; and they have not walked in My ways, doing what is right in My sight and observing My statutes and My ordinances, as his father David did.

2 Chronicles 12:1

When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him forsook the law of the Lord.

Jeremiah 17:13

O Lord, the hope of Israel,
All who forsake You will be put to shame.
Those who turn away on earth will be written down,
Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord.

Deuteronomy 28:20

The Lord will send upon you curses, confusion, and rebuke, in all you undertake to do, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly, on account of the evil of your deeds, because you have forsaken Me.

Judges 10:13

Yet you have forsaken Me and served other gods; therefore I will no longer deliver you.

Gentiles » Conversion of » Examples of

Acts 13:48

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

Acts 10:45

All the circumcised believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.

Acts 11:1

Now the apostles and the brethren who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

Glorifying God » Duty of » Examples of

1 Chronicles 29:11

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.

Matthew 15:31

So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

God » Trust in » Examples of

2 Kings 18:5

He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel; so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.

God » Love to » Examples of

Psalm 42:1

For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah.
As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So my soul pants for You, O God.

Psalm 84:2

My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

More verses: Psalm 18:1 Psalm 116:1

God » Mercy of » Examples of

Ezra 9:13

After all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since You our God have requited us less than our iniquities deserve, and have given us an escaped remnant as this,

Genesis 19:16

But he hesitated. So the men seized his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, for the compassion of the Lord was upon him; and they brought him out, and put him outside the city.

Psalm 103:11

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.

Genesis 18:26

So the Lord said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account.”

Nehemiah 9:17

“They refused to listen,
And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You had performed among them;
So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;
And You did not forsake them.

More verses: Nehemiah 9:31

God » Protection of » Examples of

Ezra 8:31

Then we journeyed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way.

2 Kings 6:17

Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Genesis 35:5

As they journeyed, there was a great terror upon the cities which were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

Exodus 14:20

So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.

More verses: Revelation 7:3

God » God's Judgments » Drought » General references to » Examples of

1 Kings 17:1

Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

Jeremiah 14:4

“Because the ground is cracked,
For there has been no rain on the land;
The farmers have been put to shame,
They have covered their heads.

Joel 1:19

To You, O Lord, I cry;
For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness
And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.

Amos 4:7

“Furthermore, I withheld the rain from you
While there were still three months until harvest.
Then I would send rain on one city
And on another city I would not send rain;
One part would be rained on,
While the part not rained on would dry up.

Haggai 1:11

I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your hands.”

More verses: James 5:17

Good » Works encouraged » Examples of

Revelation 2:2

I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;

Acts 9:36

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called Dorcas); this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness and charity which she continually did.

Matthew 25:35-36

'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'

Nehemiah 13:14

Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my loyal deeds which I have performed for the house of my God and its services.

spiritual Growth » Examples of » The boy Christ

spiritual Growth » Examples of » The thessalonians

spiritual Growth » Examples of » The boy samuel

spiritual Growth » Examples of » John the baptist

spiritual Growth » Examples of » Paul

divine Guidance » Promised to the obedient » Examples of

Nehemiah 9:19

You, in Your great compassion,
Did not forsake them in the wilderness;
The pillar of cloud did not leave them by day,
To guide them on their way,
Nor the pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they were to go.

Genesis 25:27

When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents.

Matthew 2:9

After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was.

Hardness (of heart) » Examples of

Mark 3:5

After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He *said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

Exodus 8:15

But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

Mark 16:14

Afterward He appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table; and He reproached them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen Him after He had risen.

Jeremiah 5:3

O Lord, do not Your eyes look for truth?
You have smitten them,
But they did not weaken;
You have consumed them,
But they refused to take correction.
They have made their faces harder than rock;
They have refused to repent.

Hatred » Examples of » Of the saints

Luke 6:22

Blessed are you when men hate you, and ostracize you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of Man.

Isaiah 66:5

Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at His word:
“Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My name’s sake,
Have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy.’
But they will be put to shame.

More verses: Luke 21:17 1 John 3:13

Hatred » Examples of » Of Christ

Luke 19:14

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’

More verses: John 19:6

Hatred » Examples of » Haman

Esther 9:1

Now in the twelfth month (that is, the month Adar), on the thirteenth day when the king’s command and edict were about to be executed, on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, it was turned to the contrary so that the Jews themselves gained the mastery over those who hated them.

Esther 3:5-6

When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, Haman was filled with rage. But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Hatred » Examples of » The jews

Acts 23:12

When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

Hatred » Examples of » Esau

Genesis 27:41

So Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Hatred » Examples of » Joseph's brethren

Genesis 37:4

His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers; and so they hated him and could not speak to him on friendly terms.

Hatred » Examples of » Herodias

Mark 6:18-19

For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so;

Hatred » Examples of » Ahab

1 Kings 22:8

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” But Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”

Hindrances » Opposers » Examples of

Zechariah 3:1

Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

2 Timothy 3:8

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith.

Nehemiah 4:8

All of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause a disturbance in it.

Acts 13:8

But Elymas the magician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Hindrances » Faith tested » Examples of

Genesis 22:2

He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you.”

Honesty » Integrity » Examples of

Numbers 16:15

Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord, “Do not regard their offering! I have not taken a single donkey from them, nor have I done harm to any of them.”

2 Kings 12:15

Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, for they dealt faithfully.

1 Samuel 12:4

They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man’s hand.”

2 Samuel 18:12

The man said to Joab, “Even if I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I would not put out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Protect for me the young man Absalom!’

1 Kings 13:8

But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

Honour » Examples of » From God

1 Kings 3:13

I have also given you what you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that there will not be any among the kings like you all your days.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction.

Daniel 5:18

O king, the Most High God granted sovereignty, grandeur, glory and majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your father.

Honour » Examples of » Jesus

John 19:25-26

Therefore the soldiers did these things. But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold, your son!"

Honour » Examples of » Sons of jonadab

Jeremiah 35:8

We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons or our daughters,

Honour » Examples of » Elisha

1 Kings 19:20

He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”

Honour » Examples of » Joseph

Genesis 41:12

Now a Hebrew youth was with us there, a servant of the captain of the bodyguard, and we related them to him, and he interpreted our dreams for us. To each one he interpreted according to his own dream.

Honour » Examples of » David

1 Samuel 22:3

And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.”

Honour » Examples of » Solomon

1 Kings 2:19

So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king arose to meet her, bowed before her, and sat on his throne; then he had a throne set for the king’s mother, and she sat on his right.

Hope » Messianic » Examples of

Mark 15:43

Joseph of Arimathea came, a prominent member of the Council, who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God; and he gathered up courage and went in before Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus.

Humiliation of sinners » Examples of

2 Chronicles 32:21

And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every mighty warrior, commander and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned in shame to his own land. And when he had entered the temple of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.

Exodus 32:20

He took the calf which they had made and burned it with fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it over the surface of the water and made the sons of Israel drink it.

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.

Numbers 12:15

So Miriam was shut up outside the camp for seven days, and the people did not move on until Miriam was received again.

Jeremiah 48:39

“How shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back—he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an object of terror to all around him.”

Humility » Examples of » Men

1 Samuel 24:14

After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog, a single flea?

2 Samuel 9:8

Again he prostrated himself and said, “What is your servant, that you should regard a dead dog like me?”

Genesis 41:16

Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”

1 Samuel 18:18

But David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be the king’s son-in-law?”

Daniel 2:30

But as for me, this mystery has not been revealed to me for any wisdom residing in me more than in any other living man, but for the purpose of making the interpretation known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.

More verses: Luke 1:43

Humility » Examples of » The syrophenician woman

Matthew 15:27

But she said, “Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

John 1:27

It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”

Humility » Examples of » King solomon

1 Kings 3:7

Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.

Psalm 131:1

A Song of Ascents, of David.
O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;
Nor do I involve myself in great matters,
Or in things too difficult for me.

Humility » Examples of » Paul

Humility » Examples of » King david

2 Samuel 7:18

Then David the king went in and sat before the Lord, and he said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

Humility » Examples of » King saul

1 Samuel 9:21

Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak to me in this way?”

Humility » Examples of » jacob

Genesis 32:10

I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and of all the faithfulness which You have shown to Your servant; for with my staff only I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two companies.

Humility » Examples of » John the baptist

Matthew 3:14

But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?”

Humility » Examples of » The centurion

Matthew 8:8

But the centurion said, “Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Idolatrous » priests » Examples of

2 Kings 11:18

All the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces thoroughly, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.

1 Kings 12:31

And he made houses on high places, and made priests from among all the people who were not of the sons of Levi.

1 Kings 13:2

He cried against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, “O altar, altar, thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’”

2 Kings 23:20

All the priests of the high places who were there he slaughtered on the altars and burned human bones on them; then he returned to Jerusalem.

Judges 17:5

And the man Micah had a shrine and he made an ephod and household idols and consecrated one of his sons, that he might become his priest.

Impenitence » Examples of

2 Kings 17:14

However, they did not listen, but stiffened their neck like their fathers, who did not believe in the Lord their God.

2 Chronicles 28:22

Now in the time of his distress this same King Ahaz became yet more unfaithful to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 33:23

Moreover, he did not humble himself before the Lord as his father Manasseh had done, but Amon multiplied guilt.

Nehemiah 9:29

And admonished them in order to turn them back to Your law.
Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to Your commandments but sinned against Your ordinances,
By which if a man observes them he shall live.
And they turned a stubborn shoulder and stiffened their neck, and would not listen.

Jeremiah 6:15

“Were they ashamed because of the abomination they have done?
They were not even ashamed at all;
They did not even know how to blush.
Therefore they shall fall among those who fall;
At the time that I punish them,
They shall be cast down,” says the Lord.

Injustice » Examples of

1 Kings 21:13

Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

Acts 23:2

The high priest Ananias commanded those standing beside him to strike him on the mouth.

Genesis 40:15

For I was in fact kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should have put me into the dungeon.”

Genesis 39:20

So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail.

Insight » Examples of » The wise man

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.

Insight » Examples of » Nehemiah

Nehemiah 6:12

Then I perceived that surely God had not sent him, but he uttered his prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Insight » Examples of » David

2 Samuel 5:12

And David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

Insight » Examples of » The shunammite woman

2 Kings 4:9

She said to her husband, “Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God passing by us continually.

Insight » Examples of » Peter

Insight » Examples of » The samaritan woman

Insight » Examples of » Jesus

Inspiration » Examples of » Of the bible

Revelation 14:3

And they *sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been purchased from the earth.

Jeremiah 36:2

“Take a scroll and write on it all the words which I have spoken to you concerning Israel and concerning Judah, and concerning all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.

Ezekiel 1:3

the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and there the hand of the Lord came upon him.)

Inspiration » Examples of » Ezekiel

Acts 11:28

One of them named Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.

Ezekiel 11:5

Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “So you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.

Acts 21:11

And coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”

Ezekiel 3:17

“Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman to the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn them from Me.

Inspiration » Examples of » Micaiah

2 Chronicles 20:14

Then in the midst of the assembly the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the sons of Asaph;

1 Kings 22:14

But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I shall speak.”

Inspiration » Examples of » Jeremiah

Jeremiah 20:9

But if I say, “I will not remember Him
Or speak anymore in His name,”
Then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
And I am weary of holding it in,
And I cannot endure it.

Jeremiah 1:9-10

Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. "See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To pluck up and to break down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant."

Inspiration » Examples of » balaam

Numbers 23:12

He replied, “Must I not be careful to speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”

Numbers 23:5

Then the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.”

Inspiration » Examples of » Zechariah

2 Chronicles 24:20

Then the Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people and said to them, “Thus God has said, ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord and do not prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He has also forsaken you.’”

Inspiration » Examples of » The seventy elders

Numbers 11:25

Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took of the Spirit who was upon him and placed Him upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do it again.

Inspiration » Examples of » David

Instability » Examples of

Galatians 2:12

For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision.

Matthew 13:6

But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

Acts 13:13

Now Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia; but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

Instruction » Of children encouraged » Examples of

Joshua 8:35

There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel with the women and the little ones and the strangers who were living among them.

2 Kings 12:2

Jehoash did right in the sight of the Lord all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

Intemperance » Examples of » Excess, general references to

2 Peter 2:13

suffering wrong as the wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions, as they carouse with you,

Galatians 5:21

envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Daniel 5:1

Belshazzar the king held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking wine in the presence of the thousand.

Intemperance » Examples of » Drunkards, general references to

Proverbs 26:9

Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Isaiah 28:3

The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trodden under foot.

Joel 1:5

Awake, drunkards, and weep;
And wail, all you wine drinkers,
On account of the sweet wine
That is cut off from your mouth.

Nahum 1:10

Like tangled thorns,
And like those who are drunken with their drink,
They are consumed
As stubble completely withered.

Intemperance » Examples of » Other examples

Joel 3:3

“They have also cast lots for My people,
Traded a boy for a harlot
And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

Luke 12:45

But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and begins to beat the slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk;

1 Corinthians 11:21

for in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk.

Intemperance » Examples of » Nabal

1 Samuel 25:36

Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light.

Intemperance » Examples of » Uriah

2 Samuel 11:13

Now David called him, and he ate and drank before him, and he made him drunk; and in the evening he went out to lie on his bed with his lord’s servants, but he did not go down to his house.

Intemperance » Examples of » benhadad

1 Kings 20:16

They went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the temporary shelters with the thirty-two kings who helped him.

Intemperance » Examples of » Watchmen of israel

Isaiah 56:12

“Come,” they say, “let us get wine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink;
And tomorrow will be like today, only more so.”

Intemperance » Examples of » Elah

1 Kings 16:9

His servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was at Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household at Tirzah.

Intemperance » Examples of » Noah

Intemperance » Examples of » Ahasuerus

Esther 1:10

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

Intemperance » Examples of » Kings of israel

Hosea 7:5

On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine;
He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

Intoxication » Examples of » Drunkards, general references to

Proverbs 26:9

Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Isaiah 28:3

The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim is trodden under foot.

Joel 1:5

Awake, drunkards, and weep;
And wail, all you wine drinkers,
On account of the sweet wine
That is cut off from your mouth.

Nahum 1:10

Like tangled thorns,
And like those who are drunken with their drink,
They are consumed
As stubble completely withered.

Intoxication » Examples of » Other examples

Joel 3:3

“They have also cast lots for My people,
Traded a boy for a harlot
And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

Luke 12:45

But if that slave says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and begins to beat the slaves, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk;

1 Corinthians 11:21

for in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk.

Intoxication » Examples of » Nabal

1 Samuel 25:36

Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything at all until the morning light.

Intoxication » Examples of » Uriah

2 Samuel 11:13

Now David called him, and he ate and drank before him, and he made him drunk; and in the evening he went out to lie on his bed with his lord’s servants, but he did not go down to his house.

Intoxication » Examples of » benhadad

1 Kings 20:16

They went out at noon, while Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the temporary shelters with the thirty-two kings who helped him.

Intoxication » Examples of » Watchmen of israel

Isaiah 56:12

“Come,” they say, “let us get wine, and let us drink heavily of strong drink;
And tomorrow will be like today, only more so.”

Intoxication » Examples of » Elah

1 Kings 16:9

His servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was at Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household at Tirzah.

Intoxication » Examples of » Noah

Intoxication » Examples of » Ahasuerus

Esther 1:10

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

Intoxication » Examples of » Kings of israel

Hosea 7:5

On the day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine;
He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

Israel » Defence of in battle » Examples of

Ezra 8:31

Then we journeyed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way.

2 Kings 6:17

Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Genesis 35:5

As they journeyed, there was a great terror upon the cities which were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

Exodus 14:20

So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.

More verses: Revelation 7:3

Kindness » Examples of » David

2 Samuel 9:1

Then David said, “Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

Kindness » Examples of » Joseph

Genesis 50:21

So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

Kindness » Examples of » moses

Exodus 2:17

Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock.

Kindness » Examples of » The good samaritan

Luke 10:34

and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him.

Kindness » Examples of » The barbarians

Kindness » Examples of » Boaz

Ruth 2:16

Also you shall purposely pull out for her some grain from the bundles and leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.”

Lamentations » Examples of » For the miseries of israel

Jeremiah 6:26

O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth
And roll in ashes;
Mourn as for an only son,
A lamentation most bitter.
For suddenly the destroyer
Will come upon us.

Jeremiah 7:29

Cut off your hair and cast it away,
And take up a lamentation on the bare heights;
For the Lord has rejected and forsaken
The generation of His wrath.’

Jeremiah 4:8

“For this, put on sackcloth,
Lament and wail;
For the fierce anger of the Lord
Has not turned back from us.”

Ezekiel 19:1

“As for you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel

More verses: Amos 5:1 Micah 2:4

Lamentations » Examples of » For josiah

2 Chronicles 35:25

Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah. And all the male and female singers speak about Josiah in their lamentations to this day. And they made them an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are also written in the Lamentations.

Lamentations » Examples of » For king saul

2 Samuel 1:17

Then David chanted with this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son,

Lamentations » Examples of » For jacob

Genesis 50:10

When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and sorrowful lamentation; and he observed seven days mourning for his father.

Lamentations » Examples of » For the slaughtered innocents

Matthew 2:18

A voice was heard in Ramah,
Weeping and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children;
And she refused to be comforted,
Because they were no more.”

Lamentations » Examples of » For jephthah's daughter

Judges 11:40

that the daughters of Israel went yearly to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.

Lamentations » Examples of » For the jews

Esther 4:1

When Mordecai learned all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city and wailed loudly and bitterly.

Lamentations » Examples of » For Christ

Luke 23:27

And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him.

Lamentations » Examples of » For stephen

Love » Love, brotherly special teachings concerning » Examples of

Acts 20:38

grieving especially over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they were accompanying him to the ship.

Romans 16:4

who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;

Love » Special teachings concerning » Examples of

Acts 20:38

grieving especially over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they were accompanying him to the ship.

Romans 16:4

who for my life risked their own necks, to whom not only do I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles;

Malice » Examples of

Isaiah 59:5

They hatch adders’ eggs and weave the spider’s web;
He who eats of their eggs dies,
And from that which is crushed a snake breaks forth.

Matthew 27:33

And when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull,

John 12:10

But the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also;

More verses: Esther 3:6 Proverbs 30:14

Man's » Examples of » The father of the demoniac

Mark 9:17-18

And one of the crowd answered Him, "Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute; and whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth and stiffens out. I told Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not do it."

John 5:7

The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.”

Man's » Examples of » The disciples in the storm

Mark 4:38

Jesus Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they *woke Him and *said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

Mark 6:48

Seeing them straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the fourth watch of the night He *came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them.

Man's » Examples of » The sick woman

Mark 5:25-26

A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse--

Man's » Examples of » The psalmist

Psalm 116:6

The Lord preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.

Man's » Examples of » Paul and his companions on the sea

Acts 27:20

Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.

Man's » Examples of » Peter in prison

Acts 12:6

On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison.

Man's » Examples of » The disciples facing a hungry multitude

Meekness » Examples of » Christ's

Matthew 26:52

Then Jesus *said to him, “Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword.

More verses: 1 Peter 2:23

Meekness » Examples of » Jeremiah

Jeremiah 26:14

But as for me, behold, I am in your hands; do with me as is good and right in your sight.

Meekness » Examples of » David

2 Samuel 16:11

Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, my son who came out from me seeks my life; how much more now this Benjamite? Let him alone and let him curse, for the Lord has told him.

Meekness » Examples of » Paul

Meekness » Examples of » moses

Meekness » Examples of » Stephen

Ministers » Work of preaching » Examples of

1 Peter 4:6

For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God.

Mark 16:20

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.][And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.]

Murder » Examples of

1 Kings 21:13

Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

Genesis 49:6

Let my soul not enter into their council;
Let not my glory be united with their assembly;
Because in their anger they slew men,
And in their self-will they lamed oxen.

Matthew 2:16

Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi.

Acts 7:58

When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Murmuring » Examples of

Numbers 11:1

Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the Lord; and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.

Psalm 77:3

When I remember God, then I am disturbed;
When I sigh, then my spirit grows faint. Selah.

Exodus 14:11

Then they said to Moses, “Is it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you dealt with us in this way, bringing us out of Egypt?

Exodus 16:2

The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

Music » Youthful » Singing » Examples of

2 Chronicles 20:22

When they began singing and praising, the Lord set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were routed.

Mark 14:26

After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Numbers 21:17

Then Israel sang this song:
“Spring up, O well! Sing to it!

More verses: Ezra 3:11

Obedience » Examples of » Christ's example of

John 14:31

but so that the world may know that I love the Father, I do exactly as the Father commanded Me. Get up, let us go from here.

Hebrews 5:8

Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.

Hebrews 10:9

then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will.” He takes away the first in order to establish the second.

Obedience » Examples of » hezekiah

2 Kings 18:6

For he clung to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses.

Ezra 7:23

Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be done with zeal for the house of the God of heaven, so that there will not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

Obedience » Examples of » Abraham

Genesis 12:4

So Abram went forth as the Lord had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

Genesis 22:2-3

He said, "Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I will tell you." So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

Obedience » Examples of » Bezaleel

Exodus 36:1

“Now Bezalel and Oholiab, and every skillful person in whom the Lord has put skill and understanding to know how to perform all the work in the construction of the sanctuary, shall perform in accordance with all that the Lord has commanded.”

Numbers 9:23

At the command of the Lord they camped, and at the command of the Lord they set out; they kept the Lord’s charge, according to the command of the Lord through Moses.

Obedience » Examples of » Paul

Romans 16:19

For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.

Acts 26:19

“So, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Obedience » Examples of » Joseph and mary

Luke 2:39

When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.

Acts 16:10

When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Obedience » Examples of » Noah

Genesis 6:22

Thus Noah did; according to all that God had commanded him, so he did.

Obedience » Examples of » Joshua

Joshua 11:15

Just as the Lord had commanded Moses his servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.

Obedience » Examples of » Christ

Hebrews 5:8

Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.

Opposers » Opposers, hinder religious work » Examples of

Zechariah 3:1

Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.

2 Timothy 3:8

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith.

Nehemiah 4:8

All of them conspired together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause a disturbance in it.

Acts 13:8

But Elymas the magician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

Oppression » Examples of

Exodus 1:14

and they made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar and bricks and at all kinds of labor in the field, all their labors which they rigorously imposed on them.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.

Patience » Examples of

Revelation 2:2

I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

More verses: Revelation 14:12

Patriotism » Examples of

Nehemiah 2:3

I said to the king, “Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?”

Isaiah 66:10

“Be joyful with Jerusalem and rejoice for her, all you who love her;
Be exceedingly glad with her, all you who mourn over her,

2 Samuel 10:12

Be strong, and let us show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God; and may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”

Spiritual perception » Examples of » The wise man

Ecclesiastes 2:14

The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. And yet I know that one fate befalls them both.

Spiritual perception » Examples of » Nehemiah

Nehemiah 6:12

Then I perceived that surely God had not sent him, but he uttered his prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.

Spiritual perception » Examples of » David

2 Samuel 5:12

And David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.

Spiritual perception » Examples of » The shunammite woman

2 Kings 4:9

She said to her husband, “Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God passing by us continually.

Spiritual perception » Examples of » Peter

Spiritual perception » Examples of » The samaritan woman

Spiritual perception » Examples of » Jesus

Power » Examples of » Elijah

1 Kings 17:21-22

Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called to the LORD and said, "O LORD my God, I pray You, let this child's life return to him." The LORD heard the voice of Elijah, and the life of the child returned to him and he revived.

Power » Examples of » jacob

Genesis 32:26-28

Then he said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking." But he said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." So he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob." He said, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed."

Power » Examples of » The dying thief

Luke 23:42

And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!”

Power » Examples of » Early disciples

Prayer » Examples of » Promises of answers to

Zechariah 13:9

“And I will bring the third part through the fire,
Refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
They will call on My name,
And I will answer them;
I will say, ‘They are My people,’
And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

Isaiah 41:17

“The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none,
And their tongue is parched with thirst;
I, the Lord, will answer them Myself,
As the God of Israel I will not forsake them.

Isaiah 58:9

“Then you will call, and the Lord will answer;
You will cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you remove the yoke from your midst,
The pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness,

Prayer » Examples of » Hezekiah, at the invasion of sennacherib

2 Kings 19:15

Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, who are enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

1 Chronicles 17:16

Then David the king went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?

Prayer » Examples of » Elijah

1 Kings 17:21-22

Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called to the LORD and said, "O LORD my God, I pray You, let this child's life return to him." The LORD heard the voice of Elijah, and the life of the child returned to him and he revived.

Prayer » Examples of » jacob

Genesis 32:26-28

Then he said, "Let me go, for the dawn is breaking." But he said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." So he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob." He said, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed."

Prayer » Examples of » Paul, for the ephesians

Prayer » Examples of » jacob » at peniel

Prayer » Examples of » David, when denied the privilege of building the temple

2 Samuel 7:18

Then David the king went in and sat before the Lord, and he said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

Prayer » Examples of » Abraham, for sodom

Genesis 18:23

Abraham came near and said, “Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

Prayer » Examples of » Solomon, at the dedication of the temple

1 Kings 8:22

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

Prayer » Examples of » Habakkuk's prayer

Habakkuk 3:1

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.

Prayer » Examples of » Solomon, at gibeon

1 Kings 3:6

Then Solomon said, “You have shown great lovingkindness to Your servant David my father, according as he walked before You in truth and righteousness and uprightness of heart toward You; and You have reserved for him this great lovingkindness, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

Prayer » Examples of » the lord's prayer,

Prayer » Examples of » The dying thief

Luke 23:42

And he was saying, “Jesus, remember me when You come in Your kingdom!”

Prayer » Examples of » Daniel

Daniel 9:4

I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed and said, “Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Prayer » Examples of » Early disciples

Prayer » Examples of » Christ's intercessory prayer

John 17:1

Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You,

Prayer » Examples of » Ezra, for the sins of the people

Ezra 9:6

and I said, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our iniquities have risen above our heads and our guilt has grown even to the heavens.

Preaching » Examples of

1 Peter 4:6

For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God.

Mark 16:20

And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them, and confirmed the word by the signs that followed.][And they promptly reported all these instructions to Peter and his companions. And after that, Jesus Himself sent out through them from east to west the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation.]

Presumption » Examples of

Numbers 14:44

But they went up heedlessly to the ridge of the hill country; neither the ark of the covenant of the Lord nor Moses left the camp.

Numbers 20:11

Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts drank.

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the Lord his God, for he entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

Presumptuous plans » Examples of » The luxurious king

Jeremiah 22:13-14

"Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness And his upper rooms without justice, Who uses his neighbor's services without pay And does not give him his wages, Who says, 'I will build myself a roomy house With spacious upper rooms, And cut out its windows, Paneling it with cedar and painting it bright red.'

Presumptuous plans » Examples of » The natural man

Presumptuous plans » Examples of » The men after the flood

Presumptuous plans » Examples of » Bold » Business man

Presumptuous plans » Examples of » The rich fool

Luke 12:18

Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

Pride » Examples of » Haman

Isaiah 14:13

“But you said in your heart,
‘I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne above the stars of God,
And I will sit on the mount of assembly
In the recesses of the north.

Esther 3:5

When Haman saw that Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage to him, Haman was filled with rage.

Isaiah 47:10

“You felt secure in your wickedness and said,
No one sees me,’
Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you;
For you have said in your heart,
I am, and there is no one besides me.’

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“Because your heart is lifted up
And you have said, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a man and not God,
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—

Ezekiel 31:10

‘Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Because it is high in stature and has set its top among the clouds, and its heart is haughty in its loftiness,

More verses: Isaiah 10:13

Pride » Examples of » Spiritual, examples of

Luke 18:11

The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

John 9:41

Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

Job 33:9

‘I am pure, without transgression;
I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.

1 Corinthians 4:18

Now some have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you.

Pride » Examples of » Jewish pride, as the chosen nation

Luke 3:8

Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

John 8:33

They answered Him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never yet been enslaved to anyone; how is it that You say, ‘You will become free’?”

John 8:39

They answered and said to Him, “Abraham is our father.” Jesus *said to them, If you are Abraham’s children, do the deeds of Abraham.

John 9:28

They reviled him and said, “You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses.

Romans 2:19

and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,

Pride » Examples of » Belshazzar

Daniel 5:23

but you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see, hear or understand. But the God in whose hand are your life-breath and all your ways, you have not glorified.

Obadiah 1:3

“The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
You who live in the clefts of the rock,
In the loftiness of your dwelling place,
Who say in your heart,
Who will bring me down to earth?’

Pride » Examples of » hezekiah

2 Chronicles 32:25

But Hezekiah gave no return for the benefit he received, because his heart was proud; therefore wrath came on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.

Pride » Examples of » Uzziah

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the Lord his God, for he entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.

Pride » Examples of » Naaman

2 Kings 5:11

But Naaman was furious and went away and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leper.’

Pride » Examples of » Nebuchadnezzar

Daniel 4:30

The king reflected and said, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?’

Pride » Examples of » Pharaoh

Prophets » Examples of » Sent by God as divine messengers

Matthew 22:3

And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.

Zechariah 2:8

For thus says the Lord of hosts, “After glory He has sent me against the nations which plunder you, for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye.

Zechariah 4:9

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

Numbers 16:28

Moses said, “By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these deeds; for this is not my doing.

Isaiah 48:16

Come near to Me, listen to this:
From the first I have not spoken in secret,
From the time it took place, I was there.
And now the Lord God has sent Me, and His Spirit.”

Prophets » Examples of » Schools of

Daniel 1:4

youths in whom was no defect, who were good-looking, showing intelligence in every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who had ability for serving in the king’s court; and he ordered him to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.

2 Chronicles 17:9

They taught in Judah, having the book of the law of the Lord with them; and they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

2 Kings 2:5

The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?” And he answered, “Yes, I know; be still.”

2 Kings 4:38

When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”

2 Kings 6:1

Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Behold now, the place before you where we are living is too limited for us.

Prophets » Examples of » Ezekiel

Acts 11:28

One of them named Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit that there would certainly be a great famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.

Ezekiel 11:5

Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the Lord, “So you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts.

Acts 21:11

And coming to us, he took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”

Ezekiel 3:17

“Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman to the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn them from Me.

Prophets » Examples of » Micaiah

2 Chronicles 20:14

Then in the midst of the assembly the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the sons of Asaph;

1 Kings 22:14

But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I shall speak.”

Prophets » Examples of » Jeremiah

Jeremiah 20:9

But if I say, “I will not remember Him
Or speak anymore in His name,”
Then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
And I am weary of holding it in,
And I cannot endure it.

Jeremiah 1:9-10

Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. "See, I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms, To pluck up and to break down, To destroy and to overthrow, To build and to plant."

Prophets » Examples of » balaam

Numbers 23:12

He replied, “Must I not be careful to speak what the Lord puts in my mouth?”

Numbers 23:5

Then the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, “Return to Balak, and you shall speak thus.”

Prophets » Examples of » Zechariah

2 Chronicles 24:20

Then the Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people and said to them, “Thus God has said, ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord and do not prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He has also forsaken you.’”

Prophets » Examples of » The seventy elders

Numbers 11:25

Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took of the Spirit who was upon him and placed Him upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do it again.

Prophets » Examples of » David

Proselytes » Examples of

Acts 17:4

And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of the God-fearing Greeks and a number of the leading women.

Acts 13:43

Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and of the God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were urging them to continue in the grace of God.

Acts 6:5

The statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch.

John 12:20

Now there were some Greeks among those who were going up to worship at the feast;

Divine protection » Examples of

Ezra 8:31

Then we journeyed from the river Ahava on the twelfth of the first month to go to Jerusalem; and the hand of our God was over us, and He delivered us from the hand of the enemy and the ambushes by the way.

2 Kings 6:17

Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

Genesis 35:5

As they journeyed, there was a great terror upon the cities which were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

Exodus 14:20

So it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud along with the darkness, yet it gave light at night. Thus the one did not come near the other all night.

More verses: Revelation 7:3

Punishments » Stoning » Examples of

Numbers 14:10

But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the Lord appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.

1 Kings 21:13

Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

1 Kings 12:18

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

Acts 14:19

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

Acts 7:59

They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

Rashness » Examples of

2 Samuel 6:6

But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen nearly upset it.

Judges 11:31

then it shall be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the sons of Ammon, it shall be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”

2 Chronicles 35:22

However, Josiah would not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to make war with him; nor did he listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to make war on the plain of Megiddo.

1 Samuel 14:24

Now the men of Israel were hard-pressed on that day, for Saul had put the people under oath, saying, “Cursed be the man who eats food before evening, and until I have avenged myself on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.

Religion » Hypocrisy, an ever present element in false religion » Examples of

Luke 13:15

But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him?

Luke 12:56

You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time?

Repentance » Examples of » Ascribed to God (change of purpose)

Hosea 11:8

How can I give you up, O Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, O Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like Zeboiim?
My heart is turned over within Me,
All My compassions are kindled.

Genesis 6:7

The Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them.”

Psalm 106:45

And He remembered His covenant for their sake,
And relented according to the greatness of His lovingkindness.

More verses: Exodus 32:14 Jonah 3:9

Repentance » Examples of » Fasts proclaimed in connection with

Ezra 8:21

Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

Esther 4:16

“Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens also will fast in the same way. And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.”

Jonah 3:5

Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them.

2 Chronicles 20:3

Jehoshaphat was afraid and turned his attention to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

Jeremiah 36:9

Now in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before the Lord.

More verses: 1 Kings 21:9

Repentance » Examples of » Job

Jeremiah 3:21

A voice is heard on the bare heights,
The weeping and the supplications of the sons of Israel;
Because they have perverted their way,
They have forgotten the Lord their God.

Repentance » Examples of » Josiah

2 Kings 22:19

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares the Lord.

Repentance » Examples of » Ahab

1 Kings 21:27

It came about when Ahab heard these words, that he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and fasted, and he lay in sackcloth and went about despondently.

Repentance » Examples of » The ninevites

Jonah 3:6-9

When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes. He issued a proclamation and it said, "In Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flock taste a thing. Do not let them eat or drink water. "But both man and beast must be covered with sackcloth; and let men call on God earnestly that each may turn from his wicked way and from the violence which is in his hands. read more.
"Who knows, God may turn and relent and withdraw His burning anger so that we will not perish."

Repentance » Examples of » The prodigal son

Luke 15:21

And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

Repentance » Examples of » The publican

Luke 18:13

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

Repentance » Examples of » Peter

Mark 14:72

Immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him, “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he began to weep.

Repentance » Examples of » Israel in ezra's time

Ezra 10:1

Now while Ezra was praying and making confession, weeping and prostrating himself before the house of God, a very large assembly, men, women and children, gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept bitterly.

Restitution » Examples of

1 Kings 20:34

Ben-hadad said to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I will restore, and you shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.” Ahab said, “And I will let you go with this covenant.” So he made a covenant with him and let him go.

2 Kings 8:6

When the king asked the woman, she related it to him. So the king appointed for her a certain officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers and all the produce of the field from the day that she left the land even until now.”

Nehemiah 5:12

Then they said, “We will give it back and will require nothing from them; we will do exactly as you say.” So I called the priests and took an oath from them that they would do according to this promise.

Resurrection » Examples of » Of Christ foretold

Matthew 20:19

and will hand Him over to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.”

Matthew 26:32

But after I have been raised, I will go ahead of you to Galilee.”

Mark 9:9

As they were coming down from the mountain, He gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man rose from the dead.

Resurrection » Examples of » Of Christ, a central truth of the gospel

Acts 10:39-41

"We are witnesses of all the things He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem They also put Him to death by hanging Him on a cross. "God raised Him up on the third day and granted that He become visible, not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen beforehand by God, that is, to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead.

Acts 2:23-24

this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death. "But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.

Acts 3:14-15

"But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, but put to death the Prince of life, the one whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses.

More verses: Acts 17:2-3

Resurrection » Examples of » Some infallible proofs of Christ's

Acts 1:3

To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Matthew 27:66

And they went and made the grave secure, and along with the guard they set a seal on the stone.

John 20:20

And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Luke 24:39

See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”

Resurrection » Examples of » Of Christ announced by angels

Matthew 28:6

He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.

Mark 16:6

And he *said to them, “Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him.

Luke 24:6

He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee,

Resurrection » Examples of » Saints at the time of the crucifixion

Matthew 27:52

The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

Mark 5:42

Immediately the girl got up and began to walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were completely astounded.

Resurrection » Examples of » Dead man restored to life at touch of elisha's bones

2 Kings 13:21

As they were burying a man, behold, they saw a marauding band; and they cast the man into the grave of Elisha. And when the man touched the bones of Elisha he revived and stood up on his feet.

Resurrection » Examples of » Son of the widow of zarephath

1 Kings 17:22

The Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the life of the child returned to him and he revived.

Resurrection » Examples of » Son of the shunammite

2 Kings 4:35

Then he returned and walked in the house once back and forth, and went up and stretched himself on him; and the lad sneezed seven times and the lad opened his eyes.

Resurrection » Examples of » Jairus' daughter

Resurrection » Examples of » Lazarus of bethany

John 11:44

The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus *said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

Resurrection » Examples of » Son of the widow of nain

Luke 7:15

The dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother.

Resurrection » Examples of » Dorcas

Acts 9:40

But Peter sent them all out and knelt down and prayed, and turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

Retaliation » Examples of

Luke 9:54

When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, “Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

Esther 9:5

Thus the Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying; and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.

Judges 8:7

Gideon said, “All right, when the Lord has given Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will thrash your bodies with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.”

Judges 15:7

Samson said to them, “Since you act like this, I will surely take revenge on you, but after that I will quit.”

More verses: 1 Kings 2:9

Retribution » Examples of

1 Kings 2:32

The Lord will return his blood on his own head, because he fell upon two men more righteous and better than he and killed them with the sword, while my father David did not know it: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, commander of the army of Judah.

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.

Judges 1:7

Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me.” So they brought him to Jerusalem and he died there.

Esther 9:25

But when it came to the king’s attention, he commanded by letter that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

Judges 9:24

so that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.

Revivals » Isa 35 » Examples of

2 Chronicles 30:11

Nevertheless some men of Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.

1 Kings 18:39

When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God.”

Acts 8:6

The crowds with one accord were giving attention to what was said by Philip, as they heard and saw the signs which he was performing.

Riches, spiritual » General references to » Examples of

1 Corinthians 1:5

that in everything you were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge,

Righteousness » Examples of

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

Zephaniah 3:13

“The remnant of Israel will do no wrong
And tell no lies,
Nor will a deceitful tongue
Be found in their mouths;
For they will feed and lie down
With no one to make them tremble.”

2 Chronicles 29:2

He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done.

Sacraments » Examples of » Administered by john the baptist

Matthew 21:25

The baptism of John was from what source, from heaven or from men?” And they began reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Then why did you not believe him?’

Luke 3:12

And some tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

John 3:23

John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people were coming and were being baptized—

Acts 10:37

you yourselves know the thing which took place throughout all Judea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism which John proclaimed.

Matthew 3:6

and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, as they confessed their sins.

Sacraments » Examples of » Of Christ

Luke 3:21

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened,

Matthew 3:13

Then Jesus *arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.

Mark 1:9

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

Sacraments » Examples of » Philippian jailer and household

Acts 16:33

And he took them that very hour of the night and washed their wounds, and immediately he was baptized, he and all his household.

Sacraments » Examples of » Lydia of thyatira

Sacraments » Examples of » Believers at pentecost

Sacraments » Examples of » Believers in corinth

Acts 18:8

Crispus, the leader of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his household, and many of the Corinthians when they heard were believing and being baptized.

Sacraments » Examples of » The ethiopian eunuch

Acts 8:38

And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.

Sacraments » Examples of » Converts in samaria

Sacraments » Examples of » Ephesian disciples

Acts 19:5

When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Sacraments » Examples of » Saul of tarsus

Acts 9:18

And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized;

Salutations » Examples of

Matthew 28:9

And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.

Ruth 2:4

Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “May the Lord be with you.” And they said to him, “May the Lord bless you.”

Luke 1:28

And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

Genesis 43:29

As he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

1 Samuel 15:13

Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord! I have carried out the command of the Lord.”

Secret discipleship » Examples of

John 19:38

After these things Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate granted permission. So he came and took away His body.

John 3:1-2

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him."

John 12:42

Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue;

Seekers » Examples of

Psalm 119:10

With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.

Ezra 8:21

Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

John 12:21

these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

2 Chronicles 11:16

Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.

Seeking God » Examples of

Psalm 119:10

With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.

Ezra 8:21

Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river of Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek from Him a safe journey for us, our little ones, and all our possessions.

John 12:21

these then came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and began to ask him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

2 Chronicles 11:16

Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.

Selfishness » Examples of » Cain's cold-blooded words concerning abel

Exodus 2:17

Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock.

Numbers 20:21

Thus Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his territory; so Israel turned away from him.

Judges 8:6

The leaders of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands, that we should give bread to your army?”

Selfishness » Examples of » The priest and levite carelessly pass by the wounded man

Luke 10:31-32

"And by chance a priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. "Likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

Philippians 2:21

For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

Selfishness » Examples of » Haman's selfish conceit

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.

Isaiah 56:11

And the dogs are greedy, they are not satisfied.
And they are shepherds who have no understanding;
They have all turned to their own way,
Each one to his unjust gain, to the last one.

Esther 6:6

So Haman came in and the king said to him, “What is to be done for the man whom the king desires to honor?” And Haman said to himself, “Whom would the king desire to honor more than me?”

Selfishness » Examples of » Nabal refuses food to david

1 Samuel 25:11

Shall I then take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men whose origin I do not know?”

Selfishness » Examples of » James and john seek the best places

Mark 10:37

They said to Him, “Grant that we may sit, one on Your right and one on Your left, in Your glory.”

Separation » In israel, of the physically unclean and diseased from the » Examples of

Ezra 6:21

The sons of Israel who returned from exile and all those who had separated themselves from the impurity of the nations of the land to join them, to seek the Lord God of Israel, ate the Passover.

Ezra 4:3

But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of fathers’ households of Israel said to them, “You have nothing in common with us in building a house to our God; but we ourselves will together build to the Lord God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia has commanded us.”

Nehemiah 10:30

and that we will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons.

Nehemiah 9:2

The descendants of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers.

More verses: Nehemiah 13:3

Singing » Examples of

2 Chronicles 20:22

When they began singing and praising, the Lord set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were routed.

Mark 14:26

After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Numbers 21:17

Then Israel sang this song:
“Spring up, O well! Sing to it!

More verses: Ezra 3:11

Slander » Examples of

2 Samuel 10:3

the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think that David is honoring your father because he has sent consolers to you? Has David not sent his servants to you in order to search the city, to spy it out and overthrow it?”

Job 1:11

But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face.”

Amos 7:10

Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is unable to endure all his words.

Social life » Wedding feasts » Examples of

Matthew 28:9

And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.

Ruth 2:4

Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “May the Lord be with you.” And they said to him, “May the Lord bless you.”

Luke 1:28

And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

Genesis 43:29

As he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

1 Samuel 15:13

Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord! I have carried out the command of the Lord.”

Spiritual » Blindness » Examples of

Isaiah 59:10

We grope along the wall like blind men,
We grope like those who have no eyes;
We stumble at midday as in the twilight,
Among those who are vigorous we are like dead men.

Matthew 23:19

You blind men, which is more important, the offering, or the altar that sanctifies the offering?

Spiritual » Riches general references to » Examples of

1 Corinthians 1:5

that in everything you were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge,

Stealing » Examples of

Joshua 7:21

when I saw among the spoil a beautiful mantle from Shinar and two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold fifty shekels in weight, then I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are concealed in the earth inside my tent with the silver underneath it.”

Genesis 31:19

When Laban had gone to shear his flock, then Rachel stole the household idols that were her father’s.

Genesis 31:30

Now you have indeed gone away because you longed greatly for your father’s house; but why did you steal my gods?”

Hosea 4:2

There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery.
They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Stoning » Examples of

Numbers 14:10

But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the Lord appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.

1 Kings 21:13

Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

1 Kings 12:18

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

Acts 14:19

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

Acts 7:59

They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of

Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Zechariah

2 Chronicles 24:21

So they conspired against him and at the command of the king they stoned him to death in the court of the house of the Lord.

Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Abel

Luke 11:51

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the house of God; yes, I tell you, it shall be charged against this generation.’

Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » John the baptist

Mark 6:27

Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,

Suffering for righteousness' sake » Examples of » Stephen

Acts 7:58

When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Sympathy » The marks of true » Examples of

Job 2:11

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, they came each one from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and comfort him.

2 Samuel 15:23

While all the country was weeping with a loud voice, all the people passed over. The king also passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness.

John 11:19

and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.

More verses: Luke 23:27 Psalm 35:14

Taxes » Examples of

Matthew 17:24

When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?”

2 Kings 23:35

So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land in order to give the money at the command of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his valuation, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.

Genesis 47:26

Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt valid to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests did not become Pharaoh’s.

Genesis 41:34

Let Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers in charge of the land, and let him exact a fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance.

1 Samuel 8:15

He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants.

More verses: Nehemiah 5:4

Thankfulness » Examples of

Acts 28:15

And the brethren, when they heard about us, came from there as far as the Market of Appius and Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

The Nation » Stoning » Examples of

Numbers 14:10

But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the Lord appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.

1 Kings 21:13

Then the two worthless men came in and sat before him; and the worthless men testified against him, even against Naboth, before the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

1 Kings 12:18

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the forced labor, and all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam made haste to mount his chariot to flee to Jerusalem.

Acts 14:19

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead.

Acts 7:59

They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

The Nation » Bribery » Examples of

1 Kings 15:19

“Let there be a treaty between you and me, as between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you a present of silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.”

Judges 16:5

The lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Entice him, and see where his great strength lies and how we may overpower him that we may bind him to afflict him. Then we will each give you eleven hundred pieces of silver.”

Esther 3:9

If it is pleasing to the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry on the king’s business, to put into the king’s treasuries.”

Matthew 28:12

And when they had assembled with the elders and consulted together, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,

More verses: Mark 14:11 Acts 8:18

The Nation » Payment of taxes (tribute) » Examples of

Matthew 17:24

When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?”

2 Kings 23:35

So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land in order to give the money at the command of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his valuation, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.

Genesis 47:26

Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt valid to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests did not become Pharaoh’s.

Genesis 41:34

Let Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers in charge of the land, and let him exact a fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance.

1 Samuel 8:15

He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants.

More verses: Nehemiah 5:4

spiritual Thirst » Examples of

Psalm 63:1

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Psalm 119:174

I long for Your salvation, O Lord,
And Your law is my delight.

Amos 8:11

“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God,
“When I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But rather for hearing the words of the Lord.

Tribute » Examples of

Matthew 17:24

When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?”

2 Kings 23:35

So Jehoiakim gave the silver and gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land in order to give the money at the command of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land, each according to his valuation, to give it to Pharaoh Neco.

Genesis 47:26

Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt valid to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth; only the land of the priests did not become Pharaoh’s.

Genesis 41:34

Let Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers in charge of the land, and let him exact a fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance.

1 Samuel 8:15

He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants.

More verses: Nehemiah 5:4

Trust in God » Examples of

2 Kings 18:5

He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel; so that after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.

Unity » Examples of

Unwise prayers » Examples of

Numbers 11:15

So if You are going to deal thus with me, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in Your sight, and do not let me see my wretchedness.”

1 Kings 19:4

But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree; and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take my life, for I am not better than my fathers.”

Matthew 20:21

And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She *said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.”

Vices » Dishonesty » Examples of

1 Kings 21:7

Jezebel his wife said to him, “Do you now reign over Israel? Arise, eat bread, and let your heart be joyful; I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”

Genesis 21:25

But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.

Genesis 26:20

the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.

Genesis 31:41

These twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flock, and you changed my wages ten times.

Joshua 7:11

Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. And they have even taken some of the things under the ban and have both stolen and deceived. Moreover, they have also put them among their own things.

More verses: Judges 17:2 Judges 18:17

Virtues » Integrity » Examples of

Numbers 16:15

Then Moses became very angry and said to the Lord, “Do not regard their offering! I have not taken a single donkey from them, nor have I done harm to any of them.”

2 Kings 12:15

Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, for they dealt faithfully.

1 Samuel 12:4

They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man’s hand.”

2 Samuel 18:12

The man said to Joab, “Even if I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I would not put out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Protect for me the young man Absalom!’

1 Kings 13:8

But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

Virtues » Industry » Examples of

Acts 18:3

and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.

1 Kings 11:28

Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

Ruth 2:17

So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

Vows » Examples of

1 Samuel 1:11

She made a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head.”

Acts 18:18

Paul, having remained many days longer, took leave of the brethren and put out to sea for Syria, and with him were Priscilla and Aquila. In Cenchrea he had his hair cut, for he was keeping a vow.

Genesis 28:20

Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me on this journey that I take, and will give me food to eat and garments to wear,

Numbers 21:2

So Israel made a vow to the Lord and said, “If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.”

More verses: Judges 11:30 Acts 21:23

Warnings » Examples of

Deuteronomy 29:20

The Lord shall never be willing to forgive him, but rather the anger of the Lord and His jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse which is written in this book will rest on him, and the Lord will blot out his name from under heaven.

Hebrews 12:25

See to it that you do not refuse Him who is speaking. For if those did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape who turn away from Him who warns from heaven.

Jeremiah 13:16

Give glory to the Lord your God,
Before He brings darkness
And before your feet stumble
On the dusky mountains,
And while you are hoping for light
He makes it into deep darkness,
And turns it into gloom.

Jonah 3:4

Then Jonah began to go through the city one day’s walk; and he cried out and said, “Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”

Witnesses, false » Examples of

Acts 25:7

After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him which they could not prove,

Acts 6:11

Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”

Matthew 28:15

And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.

Acts 17:6

When they did not find them, they began dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset the world have come here also;

Mark 14:56

For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.

Witnessing to the truth » Examples of

John 1:15

John *testified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’”

Acts 16:32

And they spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all who were in his house.

physical Work » Business life » Industry » Examples of

Acts 18:3

and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.

1 Kings 11:28

Now the man Jeroboam was a valiant warrior, and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he appointed him over all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

Ruth 2:17

So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

religious Work » Examples of » Insufficient to secure salvation

Ephesians 2:8-9

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Romans 9:32

Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

Matthew 7:22-23

"Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' "And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

religious Work » Examples of » Joy in

Psalm 126:5-6

Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

Acts 11:23

Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;

Nehemiah 12:43

and on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced because God had given them great joy, even the women and children rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.

More verses: Psalm 100:2 John 4:36

Works, good » Encouraged » Examples of

Revelation 2:2

I know your deeds and your toil and perseverance, and that you cannot tolerate evil men, and you put to the test those who call themselves apostles, and they are not, and you found them to be false;

Acts 9:36

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called Dorcas); this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness and charity which she continually did.

Matthew 25:35-36

'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'

Nehemiah 13:14

Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my loyal deeds which I have performed for the house of my God and its services.

FALSE » Witnesses » Examples of

Acts 25:7

After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him which they could not prove,

Acts 6:11

Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”

Matthew 28:15

And they took the money and did as they had been instructed; and this story was widely spread among the Jews, and is to this day.

Acts 17:6

When they did not find them, they began dragging Jason and some brethren before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have upset the world have come here also;

Mark 14:56

For many were giving false testimony against Him, but their testimony was not consistent.

Topics on Examples Of

Abasement, Examples Of

Daniel 4:33

Immediately the word concerning Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled; and he was driven away from mankind and began eating grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.

Abuse Of Authority, Examples Of

Genesis 16:6

But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your power; do to her what is good in your sight.” So Sarai treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence.

Adoration, Examples Of

Exodus 15:1-2

Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and said,
I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted;
The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.

Adultery, Examples Of

Genesis 19:31-38

Then the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us after the manner of the earth.

Afflicted Saints, Examples Of

Genesis 39:20-23

So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail.

Afflictions Of The Wicked, Examples Of

Exodus 9:14-15

For this time I will send all My plagues on you and your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.

Anxiety, Examples Of

Genesis 20:7-9

Now therefore, restore the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.”

Bitterness, Examples Of

Ruth 1:19-21

So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. And when they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was stirred because of them, and the women said, “Is this Naomi?”

Blasphemy, Examples Of

Leviticus 24:11

The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name and cursed. So they brought him to Moses. (Now his mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.)

Boldness Examples Of

Genesis 33:18

Now Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-aram, and camped before the city.

Borrowing, Examples Of

Exodus 11:2

Speak now in the hearing of the people that each man ask from his neighbor and each woman from her neighbor for articles of silver and articles of gold.”

Bribery, Examples Of

Numbers 22:17-18

for I will indeed honor you richly, and I will do whatever you say to me. Please come then, curse this people for me.’”

Children, Good Examples Of

Genesis 45:9

Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay.

Compassion, Examples Of

1 Chronicles 7:22

Their father Ephraim mourned many days, and his relatives came to comfort him.

Condemnation, Examples Of

Revelation 20:11-15

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.

Confession, Examples Of

Numbers 12:11

Then Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, I beg you, do not account this sin to us, in which we have acted foolishly and in which we have sinned.

Confusion, Examples Of

Genesis 11:9

Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of the whole earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of the whole earth.

Consecration, Examples Of

Numbers 32:12

except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua the son of Nun, for they have followed the Lord fully.’

Contempt, Examples Of

1 Samuel 25:10

But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today who are each breaking away from his master.

Conversion, examples of

Acts 9:1-19

Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

Courage, Examples Of

Joshua 14:12

Now then, give me this hill country about which the Lord spoke on that day, for you heard on that day that Anakim were there, with great fortified cities; perhaps the Lord will be with me, and I will drive them out as the Lord has spoken.”

Cruelty, examples of

Psalm 71:4

Rescue me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked,
Out of the grasp of the wrongdoer and ruthless man,

Death Of The Saints, Examples Of

Genesis 25:8

Abraham breathed his last and died in a ripe old age, an old man and satisfied with life; and he was gathered to his people.

Death Of The Wicked, Examples Of

Numbers 16:32

and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men who belonged to Korah with their possessions.

Delay, Examples Of

Exodus 14:24-25

At the morning watch, the Lord looked down on the army of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud and brought the army of the Egyptians into confusion.

Despondency, Examples Of

Exodus 14:15

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward.

Diligence, Examples Of

2 Chronicles 15:15

All Judah rejoiced concerning the oath, for they had sworn with their whole heart and had sought Him earnestly, and He let them find Him. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.

Disappointments, Examples Of

Ruth 1:20

She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

Dishonesty, Examples Of

Genesis 21:25

But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.

Divine Protection, Examples Of

Genesis 35:5

As they journeyed, there was a great terror upon the cities which were around them, and they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.

Dreams, Examples Of

Genesis 20:3

But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married.”

Edification, Examples Of

Deuteronomy 3:28

But charge Joshua and encourage him and strengthen him, for he shall go across at the head of this people, and he will give them as an inheritance the land which you will see.’

encouragement, examples of

2 Chronicles 32:6-7

He appointed military officers over the people and gathered them to him in the square at the city gate, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

Examples Of Bad Servants

2 Samuel 16:1-4

Now when David had passed a little beyond the summit, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine.

Examples Of Consecration

Genesis 4:4-7

Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and for his offering;

Examples Of Faith

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained the testimony that he was righteous, God testifying about his gifts, and through faith, though he is dead, he still speaks.

Examples Of Following God

Deuteronomy 1:34-36

“Then the Lord heard the sound of your words, and He was angry and took an oath, saying,

Examples Of Love For Children

Genesis 21:14

So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave them to Hagar, putting them on her shoulder, and gave her the boy, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Examples Of Orphans

Genesis 11:27-28

Now these are the records of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran; and Haran became the father of Lot.

Examples Of Patriotism

Hebrews 11:13-16

All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

Examples Of Ungodly Men

2 Peter 2:6

and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter;

Extortion, Examples Of

1 Samuel 2:12-17

Now the sons of Eli were worthless men; they did not know the Lord

Faithfulness, Examples Of

Nehemiah 9:7-8

“You are the Lord God,
Who chose Abram
And brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees,
And gave him the name Abraham.

False Accusations, Examples Of

Genesis 39:7-20

It came about after these events that his master’s wife looked with desire at Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”

False Prophets, Examples Of

Revelation 2:20

But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

False Teachers, Examples Of

Revelation 2:14

But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality.

False Witnesses,examples Of

1 Samuel 22:8-18

For all of you have conspired against me so that there is no one who discloses to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you who is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in ambush, as it is this day.”

Famine, Examples Of

Genesis 12:10

Now there was a famine in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land.

Fatherless, Examples Of

Genesis 11:27-28

Now these are the records of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran; and Haran became the father of Lot.

Friendship, Examples Of

1 Samuel 18:1

Now it came about when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself.

Godly Fear, Examples Of

Genesis 22:12

He said, “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.”

Guidance, Examples Of God's

Exodus 13:17-18

Now when Pharaoh had let the people go, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was near; for God said, “The people might change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt.”

Hope, Examples Of

Romans 4:18

In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “So shall your descendants be.”

Hospitality, Examples Of

Genesis 18:2-5

When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth,

Hunger, Examples Of

1 Samuel 21:3-6

Now therefore, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”

Hypocrisy, Examples Of

Genesis 27:6-35

Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Behold, I heard your father speak to your brother Esau, saying,

Injustice, Examples Of

Mark 7:9-13

He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

Integrity, Examples Of

Job 2:9-10

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!”

Intercession, Examples Of

Daniel 9:3-5

So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.

Love to Others, Examples Of

Genesis 45:15

He kissed all his brothers and wept on them, and afterward his brothers talked with him.

Magical Arts, Examples Of

Acts 8:9

Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;

Mercy, Examples Of

1 Samuel 11:13

But Saul said, “Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the Lord has accomplished deliverance in Israel.”

Motives, Examples Of

Philippians 1:15-18

Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will;

Oppression, Examples Of

Exodus 1:14

and they made their lives bitter with hard labor in mortar and bricks and at all kinds of labor in the field, all their labors which they rigorously imposed on them.

Pilgrims, Examples Of

Genesis 23:4

“I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a burial site among you that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

Praise, Examples Of

Genesis 14:18-20

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.

Responsibility, Examples Of

Genesis 6:13-14

Then God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.

Sexual Chastity Examples Of

Ruth 3:13

Remain this night, and when morning comes, if he will redeem you, good; let him redeem you. But if he does not wish to redeem you, then I will redeem you, as the Lord lives. Lie down until morning.”

Steadfastness, Examples Of

1 Kings 13:8

But the man of God said to the king, “If you were to give me half your house I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

Unbelief, Examples Of

Genesis 3:4-6

The serpent said to the woman, You surely will not die!

Warfare, Examples Of

Deuteronomy 7:1-2

When the Lord your God brings you into the land where you are entering to possess it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and stronger than you,

Zealousness, Examples Of

2 Kings 10:16

He said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he made him ride in his chariot.

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