1 occurrence in 31 translations

'Save His Life' in the Bible

so that someone who committed manslaughter could flee there, [that is, a person] who killed his neighbor unintentionally and without previously having hostility toward him, and that by escaping to one of these cities he might [claim the right of asylum and] save his life:

Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyManslaughterNot HatingUnintentional

“Here is the law concerning a case of someone who kills a person and flees there to save his life, having killed his neighbor accidentally without previously hating him:

Verse ConceptsMurderManslaughterNot HatingUnintentional

And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.

Verse ConceptsBoldness Examples OfCourage, Examples OfNot Maintaining LifeInterlopers In The Temple

But Satan answered the Lord, "Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!

Verse ConceptsSatan, Character OfFalse Accusations, Examples OfHuman SkinSeeking LifeOld Sayings

Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, by famine, and by the plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Chaldeans who are besieging you will live. He will save his life as a spoil of war.

Verse ConceptsKeeping Oneself AliveDeath Of Other GroupsSurrender

Flee out of Babylon,Let every one of you save his life!Do not be destroyed in her punishment,For this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance;He is going to pay her what she has earned.

Verse ConceptsReturn From BabylonRetributionWagesEvil AssociationsGod Executes VengeanceThe judgment of babylonRevenge

“Come out of her midst, My people,And each of you [escape and] save yourselfFrom the fierce anger of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In SinComing Out From EvilRemoving People From Your Life

{Khaf} All her people seek their bread with heaviness, and look: what precious things every man hath, that giveth he for meat to save his life. Consider, O LORD, and see, how vile I am become.

Verse ConceptsBarteringInferioritySearchingSeeking FoodSeeking For Concrete Things

When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

Verse ConceptsWatchfulness, Of LeadersResponsibility For Blood ShedGod Judges The WickedResponsible To WarnBloodPunishment of the The WickedResponsibilityChanging Yourself

Because with falsehood ye have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, to save his life:

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In SinNot Turning AsideKeeping Oneself AlivePeople Encouraging Others

Again, when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness which he has committed and practices justice and righteousness, he will save his life.

Verse ConceptsTurning From EvilLife Through Repentance

He heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning; his blood shall be on himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.

Verse ConceptsHearing ThingsPaying Attention To PeopleSaving Oneself

Thou son of man, tell the children of thy people, 'The righteousness of the righteous shall not save him, whensoever he turneth away unfaithfully. Again, the wickedness of the wicked shall not hurt him, whensoever he converteth from his ungodliness. And the righteousness of the righteous, shall not save his life, whensoever he sinneth.

Verse ConceptsPeople In RighteousnessThings Which Cannot Save

Flight will perish from [the] swift and [the] strong person will not muster his strength and [the] warrior will not save his life.

Verse ConceptsLimitations Of StrengthSpeedKeeping Oneself Aliveflying

And [the] one who takes hold of the bow will not stand and [the one who is] swift on his feet will not save himself, nor will [the] one who rides the horse save his life.

Verse ConceptsFicklenessFast RunnersKeeping Oneself AliveNo Escape

Remember Lot's wife. Whosoever shall seek to save his life,

Verse ConceptsHesitationWifeluck

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