So Hushai came to Absalom. Absalom said to him, "Here is what Ahithophel has advised. Should we follow his advice? If not, what would you recommend?"

So I recommend enjoyment. For there [is] nothing better for man under the sun than to eat and to drink and to rejoice. This will accompany him in his toil the days of his life that God gives to him under the sun.

and now, my brethren, I recommend you to God, and to his gracious dispensation, which is able to improve you, and secure to you the inheritance with those who are sanctify'd.

And, now, I recommend you to be of good courage; for, loss of life, shall there be, none at all, from among you, - only the ship.

And if our injustice shall recommend the justice of God, what shall we say God not unjust bringing in anger? (I speak as man)

I recommend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church at Cenchrea. [Note: This was a seaport town about seven miles east of Corinth].

And this I say for your own benefit, not that I may cast a snare upon you, but in order to recommend that which is fit and becoming before the Lord without distraction.

But food will not recommend us to God; if we do not eat, we are not the worse; nor if we do eat, are we the better.

When I arrive, I will send with letters those you recommend to carry your gracious gift to Jerusalem.

Do we begin again to recommend ourselves, except we need, as some, letters of recommendation unto you, or from you?

renouncing all secret dishonesty, and void of all artifice, I deliver the word of God unadulterated, and recommend my self by urging the truth home to every man's conscience, as in the presence of God.

for not again ourselves do we recommend to you, but we are giving occasion to you of glorifying in our behalf, that ye may have something in reference to those glorifying in face and not in heart;

my meaning is not, that you should be distress'd to relieve others, I only recommend an equality;

We would not dare put ourselves in the same class with, or compare ourselves to, those who recommend themselves. Whenever they measure themselves by their own standards or compare themselves among themselves, they show how foolish they are.

This charge, my son Timothy, I recommend to you, agreeably to the prophetic gifts heretofore conferr'd on you, by virtue of which you might carry on a successful warfare,

These things recommend and teach.

these things recommend to them, that they may be without reproach.

Teach them not to contradict or to pilfer, but to show such praiseworthy fidelity in everything, as to recommend the teaching about God our Savior by all that they do.

these things remonstrate: recommend and enforce with all your authority: guard yourself against all contempt.

let those then, whom God calls to sufferings, by virtue recommend their souls to him, as to a creator, who will make good his promise.