He did what the LORD considered to be evil, after the pattern of Nebat's son Jeroboam. By doing so, he caused Israel to sin, and he never changed course from it.

The LORD had never said that he would erase the name of Israel from under heaven. Instead, he delivered them by Joash's son Jeroboam.

except that the high places were never removed, and the people kept on sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

He did what the LORD considered to be evil, just as his ancestors had done. He never abandoned the sins of Nebat's son Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin.

He did what the LORD considered to be evil by never abandoning the sins of Nebat's son Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin, as long as he lived.

He did what the LORD considered to be evil by never abandoning the sins of Nebat's son Jeroboam, by which he caused Israel to sin.

The Israelis practiced all the sins that Jeroboam had practiced, and never wavered from them

"This is what the LORD says: "Never be afraid of the words that you have heard by which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. Look! I'm going to cause an attitude to grow within him so that he'll hear a rumor and return to his own territory, where I'll make him die by the sword in his own land!"'"

"Therefore, look! I will gather you to your ancestors, and you will be placed in your grave in peace. Your eyes will never see all the evil that I will bring on this place.'"'"

He was more well-known than the Three, but he never attained the stature of the Three.

I will establish a homeland for my people Israel, planting them in a secure location where they will never be disturbed anymore. Wicked people will not oppress them as happened in the past,

I will be a father to him and he will be a son to me. I will never remove my gracious love from him as I did from the one who preceded you.

So David replied to Gad, "This is a very bad choice for me to make! Let me now please fall into the hand of the LORD, because his mercy is very great, but may I never fall into human hands!"

Then you will be successful, if you keep on observing the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong, be courageous, and never give in to fear or dismay.

Zeruiah's son Joab began the census, but never completed it. Nevertheless, God became angry with Israel because of this, so the number was never entered into the official records of the Annals of King David.

David continued with these words for his son Solomon: "Be strong and courageous, and get to work. Never be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor will he abandon you right up to your completion of the work for the service of the Temple of the LORD.

Solomon made so many utensils in such great quantities that the weight of the bronze was never fully recorded.

"From the day I brought out my people from the land of Egypt I never chose a city from all the tribes of Israel to build a temple where my name might reside. And I never chose any man to become Commander-in-Chief over my people Israel.

However, Solomon never made conscripted laborers from among the Israelis, but they did serve as his army, as his chief captains, and as commanders in charge of his chariots and cavalry.

All of King Solomon's drinking vessels were made of gold, and all the vessels in his palace in the Lebanon forest were made of pure gold. Silver was never considered to be valuable during the lifetime of Solomon,

Jeroboam never recovered his strength for the rest of Abijah's life. The LORD struck Jeroboam, and he died,

Now as for you, be strong and never be discouraged, because there will be reward for your work."

In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa suffered from a foot disease. Even though he suffered greatly, he never sought the LORD, but instead looked to doctors.

"There is still one man left by whom we could ask the LORD what to do," the king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, "but I hate him because he won't prophesy anything good about me. Instead, he always prophesies evil. He is Imla's son Micaiah." But Jehoshaphat rebuked Ahab, "Kings should never talk like that."

You won't be fighting in this battle. Take your stand, but stand still, and watch the LORD's salvation on your behalf, Judah and Jerusalem! Never fear and never be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, since the LORD is with you.'"

He followed the example of his father Asa and never departed from it, practicing what the LORD considered to be right.

But Dodavahu's son Eliezer from Mareshah prophesied in opposition to Jehoshaphat, "Because you have entered into an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your efforts." So the ships were destroyed and were never able to sail for Tarshish.

Then Jehoiada the priest's son Zechariah was clothed by the Spirit of God, and he stood above the people and told them, "This is what God has to say: "Why are you breaking the LORD's commandments. You'll never be successful! Because you have abandoned the LORD, he has abandoned you.'"

except that he never humbled himself to the LORD like his father Manasseh had done. In fact, Amon multiplied his own guilt

He practiced what the LORD his God considered to be evil and never humbled himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for the LORD.

It came about in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes, during the month of Nissan, the king was about to drink some wine that I was preparing for him. Now I had never looked troubled in his presence.

I accused them, "To the best of our ability, we've been buying back our fellow Jews who had been sold to foreigners. Even now you're selling your fellow countrymen, only for them to be sold back to us!" They kept quiet and never spoke a word.

Nevertheless, the former governors before me placed a heavy burden on the people. They received food and wine, plus a tax of 40 shekels of silver. Even their young men took advantage of the people, but I never did so because I feared God.

If it seems good to the king, let a royal decree go out from him and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Ahasuerus. Let the king give her royal position to another woman who is better than she.

"Or why was I not buried like a stillborn child, like babies who never saw the light?

He frustrates the plans of the crafty; so that what they work for never succeeds.

"Indeed, how blessed is the person whom God reproves! So never disrespect the discipline of the Almighty,

If he is uprooted from his place, then it will deny him: "I never saw you.'

as if I had never existed; carried from the womb to the grave.

before I go, never to return, leaving for the land of deep darkness and shadow.

"If his children are honored, he doesn't know it; if they become insignificant, he never perceives it.

Will windy words like yours never end? What is upsetting you that you keep on arguing?

For when only a few years have elapsed, I'll start down a path from which I'll never return."

Their houses are safe from fear, and God's chastisement never visits them.

Others die with a bitter soul, never having tasted the good life.

a place where birds of prey never fly, and the eyes of the falcon have never seen.

The proud beasts haven't walked there; lions have never passed over it.

The deepest ocean says, "It's not within me.' and the sea says, "You'll never find it with me.'

He never asks, "Where is God, my Creator, who gives me songs in the night,

We cannot find the Almighty he is majestic in power and justice, and overflowing with righteousness; he never oppresses.

because God didn't grant her wisdom and never gave her understanding.

He scoffs at fear and is never scared; he never retreats from a sword.

Lay your hand on him, and you'll remember the struggle. You'll never do that again!

Many are saying about me, "God will never deliver him!"

Indeed, you aren't a God who delights in wickedness; evil will never dwell with you.

The wicked say to themselves, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."

Will those who do evil ever learn? They devour my people like they devour bread, and never call on the LORD.

Because they do not understand the deeds of the LORD or the work of his hands, He will tear them down and never build them up.

As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I will never be moved."

In you, LORD, I have taken refuge. Let me never be ashamed. Because you are righteous, deliver me!

Young lions lack and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will never lack any good thing.

The wicked borrow but never pay back; but the righteous are generous and give.

you will end up like your ancestors' generation, never again to see the light of day!

Why do you make evil the foundation of your boasting, mighty one? God's gracious love never ceases.

Will those who do evil ever learn? They devour my people like they devour bread, and never call on God.

Wickedness is at the center of it; fraud and lies never leave its streets.

Cast on the LORD whatever he sends your way, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

May they be like a snail that dries up as it crawls; like a woman's stillborn baby, who never saw the sun.

In you, LORD, I take refuge; let me never be humiliated.

But you remain the same; your years never end.

Bless the LORD, my soul, and never forget any of his benefits:

He established the earth on its foundations, so that it never falters.

You have set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.

They never destroyed the people, as the LORD had commanded them.

The LORD took an oath and will never recant: "You are a priest forever, after the manner of Melchizedek."

He will never be shaken; the one who is just will always be remembered.

Never take your truthful words from me, For I wait for your ordinances.

I will never forget your precepts, for you have revived me with them.

He will never let your foot slip, nor will your guardian become drowsy.

Look! The one who is guarding Israel never sleeps and does not take naps.

And may those who pass by never tell them, "May the LORD's blessing be upon you. We bless you in the name of the LORD." A Song of Ascents

Never grant, LORD, the desires of the wicked; never condone their plans so they cannot exalt themselves. Interlude

May burning coals fall on them; may they be cast into fire, and into miry pits, never to rise again.

He has not dealt with any other nation like this; they never knew his decrees. Hallelujah!

Never talk deceptively and don't keep company with people whose speech is corrupt.

Therefore, disaster will overtake him suddenly. He will be broken in an instant, and he will never recover.

Keep your father's commands, my son, and never forsake your mother's rules,

The righteous will never be overthrown, but the wicked will never inhabit the land.

Good understanding produces grace, but the lifestyle of the treacherous never changes.

The arrogant mocker never loves the one who corrects him; he will not inquire of the wise.

The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.

A father's ruin is a foolish son, and a wife's quarreling is like dripping water that never stops.

Never let yourself envy sinners; instead, remain in fear of the LORD every day,

"They struck me," you will say, "but I never felt it. They beat me, but I never knew it When will I wake up? I want another drink."

Otherwise, anyone who hears will make you ashamed, and your bad reputation will never leave you.

Like clouds and winds without rain is the man who brags about gifts he never gave.

Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring.

Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, and never your own lips.

Never abandon your friend nor your father's friend, and don't go to your brother's house in times of trouble. A neighbor who is near is better than a brother who lives far away.

Sheol and Abaddon are never satiated, and neither are human eyes.