'Relax' in the Bible
He went out to relax in the field in the early evening. Then he looked up and saw that there were camels approaching.
"Relax," the manager said. "You can stop being afraid, now. Your God, the God of your father, has placed hidden treasure within those sacks for you. I've been paid in full." Then he brought Simeon out to them,
and this is the manner of the release: Every creditor shall relax his hand from the loan which he hath lent unto his neighbour; he shall not demand it of his neighbour, or of his brother; for a release to Jehovah hath been proclaimed.
So the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal, saying, “Do not abandon your servants; come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all [five of] the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country have assembled against us.”
Then David told Uriah, "Go on down to your house and relax a while." So Uriah left the king's palace, and the king sent a gift along after him.
When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented from the calamity and said to the angel who destroyed the people, “It is enough! Now relax your hand!” And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
And God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it; but as he was about to destroy it, the Lord saw and was sorry over the calamity, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough; now relax your hand.” And the angel of the Lord was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
There the prisoners relax together; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
I cannot relax or be still;I have no rest, for trouble comes.
“I am seething within and cannot relax;Days of affliction confront me.
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example],Nor stand in the path of sinners,Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,
"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,
For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!
And I will say to myself, "You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!"'
my spirit could not rest because I did not find my brother Titus there; so saying goodbye to them, I left for Macedonia.
Let us not grow weary or become discouraged in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap, if we do not give in.
Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”
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- Loose (243 instances)
- Loosen (15 instances)
- Relax (18 instances)
- Slack (23 instances)
- Slacken (2 instances)
- Unbend (1 instance)