171 Bible Verses about Things

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1 Corinthians 2:10-14

For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God,read more.
which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words. But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.

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Great » Mysteries, that test the faith of men » Things

Mark 5:19

And He did not let him, but He *said to him, Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.”

Mark 3:8

and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard of all that He was doing and came to Him.

Deuteronomy 10:21

He is your praise and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen.

More verses: Psalm 126:2

New » Man » Things

Isaiah 43:19

“Behold, I will do something new,
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even make a roadway in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 42:9

“Behold, the former things have come to pass,
Now I declare new things;
Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”

Isaiah 48:6

“You have heard; look at all this.
And you, will you not declare it?
I proclaim to you new things from this time,
Even hidden things which you have not known.

More verses: Revelation 21:5

Topics on Things

Abandoning Things

Ecclesiastes 3:6

A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.

Abolish, Temporary Things

2 Corinthians 3:13

and are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the sons of Israel would not look intently at the end of what was fading away.

Abuse, Of Spiritual Things

Numbers 20:10

and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. And he said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock?”

According To Things

Leviticus 27:16

‘Again, if a man consecrates to the Lord part of the fields of his own property, then your valuation shall be proportionate to the seed needed for it: a homer of barley seed at fifty shekels of silver.

Anointing Things

Genesis 28:18

So Jacob rose early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on its top.

Back Of Things

Exodus 26:12

The overlapping part that is left over in the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that is left over, shall lap over the back of the tabernacle.

Base Of Things

Exodus 29:12

You shall take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; and you shall pour out all the blood at the base of the altar.

Beauty Of Things

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.

Big Things

Ezekiel 24:9

‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
Woe to the bloody city!
I also will make the pile great.

Broken Things

Acts 27:41

But striking a reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves.

Burning Idolatrous Things

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.

Camps, Unclean Things

Leviticus 13:46

He shall remain unclean all the days during which he has the infection; he is unclean. He shall live alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.

Carrying Holy Things

Numbers 10:21

Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy objects; and the tabernacle was set up before their arrival.

Choosing Things

2 Samuel 24:12

“Go and speak to David, ‘Thus the Lord says, “I am offering you three things; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you.”’”

Christ Concealing Things

Mark 1:34

And He healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

Christ Knowing All Things

John 16:30

Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; by this we believe that You came from God.”

Clothed With Bad Things

Psalm 109:18

But he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it entered into his body like water
And like oil into his bones.

Clothed With Good Things

Psalm 132:16

“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.

Different Things

John 21:25

And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they *were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself *would not contain the books that *would be written.

Dimensions Of Other Things

Genesis 6:15

This is how you shall make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

Discerning God's Things

Deuteronomy 18:21

You may say in your heart, ‘How will we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’

Dividing Into Three Things

Deuteronomy 19:3

You shall prepare the roads for yourself, and divide into three parts the territory of your land which the Lord your God will give you as a possession, so that any manslayer may flee there.

Doing Things Twice

Deuteronomy 24:20

When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.

Edge Of Other Things

1 Kings 7:26

It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths.

Eight Things

Exodus 26:25

There shall be eight boards with their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board and two sockets under another board.

Empty Things

1 Samuel 6:3

They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty; but you shall surely return to Him a guilt offering. Then you will be healed and it will be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.”

Enjoyment, Material Things

Deuteronomy 20:6

Who is the man that has planted a vineyard and has not begun to use its fruit? Let him depart and return to his house, otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would begin to use its fruit.

Escaping, Spiritual Things

Genesis 39:10-12

As she spoke to Joseph day after day, he did not listen to her to lie beside her or be with her.

Fear Of Other Things

Genesis 42:4

But Jacob did not send Joseph’s brother Benjamin with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that harm may befall him.”

Five Things

Joshua 10:26

So afterward Joshua struck them and put them to death, and he hanged them on five trees; and they hung on the trees until evening.

For The Sake Of Things

Psalm 122:9

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.

Foreign Things

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods which are among you, and purify yourselves and change your garments;

Forgetting Things

Genesis 27:45

until your brother’s anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I will send and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?”

Forsaking God's Things

2 Chronicles 24:18

They abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols; so wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their guilt.

Four Other Things

Exodus 28:17

You shall mount on it four rows of stones; the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz and emerald;

God Drying Things Up

Joshua 2:10

For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.

God Hating Things

Proverbs 6:16-19

There are six things which the Lord hates,
Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:

God's Things Concealed

Genesis 18:17

The Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,

God's Things Revealed

Judges 13:23

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.”

Great Things

Exodus 18:22

Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that every major dispute they will bring to you, but every minor dispute they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.

Half Of Things

Genesis 24:22

When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half-shekel and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels in gold,

Hearing Things

Ezekiel 33:4

then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

Hidden Things

Genesis 35:4

So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which they had and the rings which were in their ears, and Jacob hid them under the oak which was near Shechem.

Hot Things

Daniel 3:19

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was altered toward Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. He answered by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.

Joining Things

Genesis 37:7

for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf rose up and also stood erect; and behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf.”

Kinds Of Living Things

Ezekiel 47:10

And it will come about that fishermen will stand beside it; from Engedi to Eneglaim there will be a place for the spreading of nets. Their fish will be according to their kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea, very many.

Likening Things

Lamentations 2:13

How shall I admonish you?
To what shall I compare you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
To what shall I liken you as I comfort you,
O virgin daughter of Zion?
For your ruin is as vast as the sea;
Who can heal you?

Living Things

Genesis 1:21

God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

Loving God's Things

Psalm 40:16

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
Let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“The Lord be magnified!”

Loving Other Things

Genesis 27:4

and prepare a savory dish for me such as I love, and bring it to me that I may eat, so that my soul may bless you before I die.”

Moist Things

Luke 8:6

Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.

Narrow Things

Leviticus 13:30

then the priest shall look at the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and there is thin yellowish hair in it, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a scale, it is leprosy of the head or of the beard.

Not Like Things

Luke 5:36

And He was also telling them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and puts it on an old garment; otherwise he will both tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old.

Not Seeing Spiritual Things

Daniel 10:7

Now I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, while the men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great dread fell on them, and they ran away to hide themselves.

Not Understanding God's Things

Micah 4:12

“But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord,
And they do not understand His purpose;
For He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

Old Things

Leviticus 26:10

You will eat the old supply and clear out the old because of the new.

People Drying Things Up

2 Kings 3:19

Then you shall strike every fortified city and every choice city, and fell every good tree and stop all springs of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.’”

People Giving Other Things

Matthew 25:28

Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’

People Naming Things

Genesis 2:19-20

Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.

People Possessing Other Things

Genesis 23:17-18

So Ephron’s field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were within all the confines of its border, were deeded over

Persons With Things

Exodus 22:15

If its owner is with it, he shall not make restitution; if it is hired, it came for its hire.

Pulling Things

2 Samuel 17:13

If he withdraws into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it into the valley until not even a small stone is found there.”

Putting Things Down

Ezekiel 21:26

thus says the Lord God, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will no longer be the same. Exalt that which is low and abase that which is high.

Recognising Things

Genesis 38:26

Judah recognized them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, inasmuch as I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.

Restoring Things

Genesis 14:16

He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the people.

Salvation By Other Things

2 Kings 18:33

Has any one of the gods of the nations delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

Sealing Things

Matthew 27:66

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

Secret Things

Luke 8:17

For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light.

Seeking For Abstract Things

Proverbs 11:27

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

Seeking For Concrete Things

Leviticus 10:16

But Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up! So he was angry with Aaron’s surviving sons Eleazar and Ithamar, saying,

Seeking Things Above

Colossians 3:1-2

Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Seven Things

Genesis 41:5

He fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain came up on a single stalk, plump and good.

Sharing Material Things

Genesis 14:24

I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share.”

Six Things

Exodus 25:32

Six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its other side.

Small Things

1 Kings 8:64

On the same day the king consecrated the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord, because there he offered the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat of the peace offerings; for the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to hold the burnt offering and the grain offering and the fat of the peace offerings.

Small Things God Uses

Exodus 4:2

The Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”

Storing Other Things

Genesis 27:36

Then he said, “Is he not rightly named Jacob, for he has supplanted me these two times? He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing.” And he said, “Have you not reserved a blessing for me?”

Straight Things

Ezekiel 1:7

Their legs were straight and their feet were like a calf’s hoof, and they gleamed like burnished bronze.

Taking God's Things

Matthew 13:12

For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him.

Ten Things

Exodus 26:1

Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.

Things As Signs

Exodus 12:13

The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you live; and when I see the blood I will pass over you, and no plague will befall you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

Things As Witnesses

Genesis 21:30

He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a witness to me, that I dug this well.”

Things Changed

Exodus 4:3

Then He said, “Throw it on the ground.” So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it.

Things Falling

Joshua 6:5

It shall be that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people will go up every man straight ahead.”

Things Going Before

Numbers 10:33

Thus they set out from the mount of the Lord three days’ journey, with the ark of the covenant of the Lord journeying in front of them for the three days, to seek out a resting place for them.

Things Going Up

Ecclesiastes 1:5

Also, the sun rises and the sun sets;
And hastening to its place it rises there again.

Things Lifted Up

Genesis 7:17

Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days, and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth.

Things Like

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.

Things Like Bronze

Deuteronomy 28:23

The heaven which is over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you, iron.

Things Like Gold

Psalm 19:10

They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.

Things Like Iron

Deuteronomy 28:23

The heaven which is over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you, iron.

Things Like People

Judges 9:36

When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the tops of the mountains.” But Zebul said to him, “You are seeing the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.”

Things Like Snakes

Micah 7:17

They will lick the dust like a serpent,
Like reptiles of the earth.
They will come trembling out of their fortresses;
To the Lord our God they will come in dread
And they will be afraid before You.

Things Manifest

1 Timothy 5:24

The sins of some men are quite evident, going before them to judgment; for others, their sins follow after.

Things On High

Ezekiel 21:26

thus says the Lord God, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; this will no longer be the same. Exalt that which is low and abase that which is high.

Things Revealed

1 Samuel 9:15

Now a day before Saul’s coming, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel saying,

Things Shaking

Hebrews 12:27

This expression, “Yet once more,” denotes the removing of those things which can be shaken, as of created things, so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

Things Stopping

Exodus 9:29

Moses said to him, “As soon as I go out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the Lord; the thunder will cease and there will be hail no longer, that you may know that the earth is the Lord’s.

Things Stripped

Psalm 29:9

The voice of the Lord makes the deer to calve
And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple everything says, “Glory!”

Things Stuck Together

Psalm 22:15

My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And my tongue cleaves to my jaws;
And You lay me in the dust of death.

Things Surrounding

Genesis 2:11

The name of the first is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Things Under

1 Corinthians 15:27

For He has put all things in subjection under His feet. But when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him.

Things Which Cannot Save

Lamentations 4:17

Yet our eyes failed,
Looking for help was useless;
In our watching we have watched
For a nation that could not save.

Top Of Things

1 Kings 7:16-20

He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits.

Touching Holy Things

Leviticus 22:6

a person who touches any such shall be unclean until evening, and shall not eat of the holy gifts unless he has bathed his body in water.

Touching Unclean Things

Leviticus 5:2-3

Or if a person touches any unclean thing, whether a carcass of an unclean beast or the carcass of unclean cattle or a carcass of unclean swarming things, though it is hidden from him and he is unclean, then he will be guilty.

Twelve Things

Exodus 15:27

Then they came to Elim where there were twelve springs of water and seventy date palms, and they camped there beside the waters.

Two Intangible Things

1 Kings 18:21

Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him a word.

Unable To Do Other Things

Exodus 2:3

But when she could hide him no longer, she got him a wicker basket and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile.

Unbearable Things

Acts 15:10

Now therefore why do you put God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

Uncertain Things

Deuteronomy 28:66

So your life shall hang in doubt before you; and you will be in dread night and day, and shall have no assurance of your life.

Uncertain, Things That Are

John 16:32

Behold, an hour is coming, and has already come, for you to be scattered, each to his own home, and to leave Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

Unclean Things

Leviticus 13:51

He shall then look at the mark on the seventh day; if the mark has spread in the garment, whether in the warp or in the woof, or in the leather, whatever the purpose for which the leather is used, the mark is a leprous malignancy, it is unclean.

Unimportant Things

Exodus 18:22

Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that every major dispute they will bring to you, but every minor dispute they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.

Unique Things

Exodus 9:18

Behold, about this time tomorrow, I will send a very heavy hail, such as has not been seen in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.

Unrelated Things

2 Kings 9:18

So a horseman went to meet him and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu said, “What have you to do with peace? Turn behind me.” And the watchman reported, “The messenger came to them, but he did not return.”

Weights Of Other Things

Exodus 30:24

and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.

Why God Did Things

Exodus 18:8

Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardship that had befallen them on the journey, and how the Lord had delivered them.

Worshipping Material Things

Exodus 32:8

They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and have sacrificed to it and said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!’”

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