171 Bible Verses about Things
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Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening].
Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].
For God has unveiled them and revealed them to us through the [Holy] Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things [diligently], even [sounding and measuring] the [profound] depths of God [the divine counsels and things far beyond human understanding]. For what person knows the thoughts and motives of a man except the man’s spirit within him? So also no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the [Holy] Spirit who is from God, so that we may know and understand the [wonderful] things freely given to us by God. read more.
We also speak of these things, not in words taught or supplied by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining and interpreting spiritual thoughts with spiritual words [for those being guided by the Holy Spirit]. But the natural [unbelieving] man does not accept the things [the teachings and revelations] of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness [absurd and illogical] to him; and he is incapable of understanding them, because they are spiritually discerned and appreciated, [and he is unqualified to judge spiritual matters].
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Great » Mysteries, that test the faith of men » Things
Jesus did not let him [come], but [instead] He said to him,
Only fear the Lord [with awe and profound reverence] and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.
and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and [from the region] beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon; a vast number of people came to Him because they were hearing about all [the things] that He was doing.
He is your praise and glory; He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome things which you have seen with your own eyes.
New » Man » Things
Therefore if anyone is in Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a new creature [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life].
“Behold, I am creating new heavens and a new earth;
And the former things [of life] will not be remembered or come to mind.
“Listen carefully, I am about to do a new thing,
Now it will spring forth;
Will you not be aware of it?
I will even put a road in the wilderness,
Rivers in the desert.
“Indeed, the former things have come to pass,
Now I declare new things;
Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
“You have heard [these things foretold]; look at all this [that has been fulfilled].
And you, will you not declare it?
I proclaim to you [specific] new things from this time,
Even
Topics on Things
A Thousand Things
Psalm 50:10
“For every beast of the forest is Mine,
And the cattle on a thousand hills.
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, Evil Things
Isaiah 2:18
And the idols will completely vanish (be abolished).
Abolish, Temporary Things
2 Corinthians 3:13and we are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the Israelites would not gaze at the end of the glory which was fading away.
Abounding, Evil Things
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up strife,
And a hot-tempered and undisciplined man commits many transgressions.
Abounding, Good Things
Romans 5:15But the free gift [of God] is not like the trespass [because the gift of grace overwhelms the fall of man]. For if many died by one man’s trespass [Adam’s sin], much more [abundantly] did God’s grace and the gift [that comes] by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, overflow to [benefit] the many.
Abuse, Of Spiritual Things
Numbers 20:10and Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly before the rock. Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels; must we bring you water out of this rock?”
According To Things
Leviticus 27:16‘And if a man consecrates to the Lord part of a field of his own property, then your valuation shall be proportionate to the seed needed for it; a homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
All Things Being Possible
Matthew 19:26But Jesus looked at them and said,
All Things Belong To God
Deuteronomy 10:14Behold, the heavens and the highest of heavens belong to the Lord your God, the earth and all that is in it.
Anointing Things
Genesis 28:18So Jacob got up early in the morning, and took the stone he had put under his head and he set it up as a pillar [that is, a monument to the vision in his dream], and he poured [olive] oil on the top of it [to
Back Of Things
Exodus 26:12The overlapping part that is left over from the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over, shall lap over the back of the tabernacle.
Bad Things
John 16:33Base Of Things
Exodus 29:12And you shall take some of the blood of the bull and with your finger put it on the horns of the altar [of burnt offering], and you shall pour out the remainder of the blood at the base of the altar.
Beauty Of Things
Ecclesiastes 3:11He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.
Big Things
Ezekiel 24:9
‘Therefore, thus says the Lord God,
“Woe to the bloody city!
I will also make the pile [of wood] high.
Broken Things
Acts 27:41But striking a
Burning Idolatrous Things
Exodus 32:20Then Moses took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it on the surface of the water and made the Israelites drink it.
Camps, Unclean Things
Leviticus 13:46He shall remain [ceremonially] unclean as long as the disease is on him; he is unclean. He shall live alone; he shall live outside the camp.
Carrying Holy Things
Numbers 10:21Then the Kohathites moved out, carrying the holy things, and the tabernacle was set up before they arrived.
Choosing Things
2 Samuel 24:12“Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord, “I am giving you three choices; select one of them for yourself, and I will do it to you.”’”
Christ Concealing Things
Mark 1:34And Jesus healed many who were suffering with various diseases; and He drove out many demons, but would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him [recognizing Him as the Son of God].
Christ Knowing All Things
John 16:30Now we know that You know all things, and have no need for anyone to question You; because of this we believe [without any doubt] that you came from God.”
Clothed With Bad Things
Psalm 109:18
He clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it seeped into his inner self like water
And like [anointing] oil into his bones.
Clothed With Good Things
Psalm 132:16
“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will shout aloud for joy.
Deep Things
1 Corinthians 2:10For God has unveiled them and revealed them to us through the [Holy] Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things [diligently], even [sounding and measuring] the [profound] depths of God [the divine counsels and things far beyond human understanding].
Different Things
John 21:25And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were recorded
Dimensions Of Other Things
Genesis 6:15This is the way you are to make it: the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits (450’ x 75’ x 45’).
Discerning God's Things
Deuteronomy 18:21If you say in your heart, ‘How will we know and recognize the word which the Lord has not spoken?’
Dividing Into Three Things
Deuteronomy 19:3You shall prepare and maintain for yourself the roads [to these cities], and divide the territory of your land into three parts, so that anyone who kills another unintentionally may escape there [for asylum].
Doing Things Twice
Deuteronomy 24:20When you beat [the olives off of] your olive tree, do not search through the branches again; [whatever is left] shall be for the stranger, for the orphan, and for the widow.
Edge Of Other Things
1 Kings 7:26It was a hand width thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand
Eight Things
Exodus 26:25There shall be eight boards and sixteen silver sockets; two sockets under each board.
Empty Things
1 Samuel 6:3They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty [without a gift]; but be sure to return [it] to Him [together with] 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 20:6What man has planted a vineyard and has not put it to use [harvesting its fruit]? Let him go and return to his house, otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would begin to use its fruit.
Escaping, Physical Things
Acts 9:25but his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a large basket.
Escaping, Spiritual Things
Genesis 39:10-12And so it was that she spoke to Joseph [persistently] day after day, but he did not listen to her [plea] to lie beside her or be with her.
Fear Of Other Things
Genesis 42:4But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph’s [younger] brother, with his brothers, for he said, “I am afraid that some harm or injury may come to him.”
Few Things
Matthew 25:23Finding Things
Matthew 7:7First Things
Matthew 6:33Five Things
Joshua 10:26Then afterward Joshua struck them [with his sword] and put them to death, and he hung them on five trees; and they
For The Sake Of Things
Psalm 122:9
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God [which is Jerusalem],
I will seek your (the city’s) good.
Foreign Things
Genesis 35:2Then Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the [idols and images of] foreign gods that are among you, and ceremonially purify yourselves and change [into fresh] clothes;
Forgetting Things
Genesis 27:45When your brother’s anger toward you subsides and he forgets what you did to him, then
Forsaking God's Things
2 Chronicles 24:18They abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their fathers, and served the
Four Other Things
Exodus 28:17You shall mount on it four rows of stones: the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;
Giving Good Things
James 1:17Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above; it comes down from the Father of lights [the Creator and Sustainer of the heavens], in whom there is no variation [no rising or setting] or shadow
God Drying Things Up
Joshua 2:10For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the
God Hating Things
Proverbs 6:16-19
These six things the Lord hates;
Indeed, seven are repulsive to Him:
God Naming Things
Genesis 1:5And God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was
God Turning Bad Things Into Good
Romans 8:28And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.
God's Things Concealed
Genesis 18:17The Lord said, “Shall I keep secret from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do,
God's Things Revealed
Judges 13:23But his [sensible] wife said to him, “If the Lord had desired to kill us, He would not have received a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have announced such things as these at this time.”
Good Things From Far Away
Proverbs 25:25
Like cold water to a thirsty soul,
So is good news from a distant land.
Great Things
Exodus 18:22They shall judge the people at all times; have them bring every major dispute to you, but let them judge every minor dispute themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.
Half Of Things
Genesis 24:22When the camels had finished drinking, Eliezer took a gold ring weighing a half-shekel and two bracelets for her hands weighing ten shekels in gold,
Hearing Things
Ezekiel 33:4then whoever 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 35:4So they gave Jacob all the [idols and images of the] foreign gods they had and the rings which were in their ears [worn as charms against evil], and Jacob buried them under the
Hot Things
Daniel 3:19Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with fury, and his facial expression changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then he gave a command that the furnace was to be heated seven
Invisible Things
Romans 1:20For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense.
Joining Things
Genesis 37:7we [brothers] were binding sheaves [of grain stalks] in the field, and lo, my sheaf [suddenly] got up and stood upright and remained standing; and behold, your sheaves stood all around my sheaf and bowed down [in respect].”
Kinds Of Living Things
Ezekiel 47:10And it will come about that fishermen will stand beside it [at the banks of the Dead Sea]; from Engedi to Eneglaim there will be dry places to spread nets. Their fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great [Mediterranean] Sea.
Last Things
Job 30:23
“For I know that You will bring me to death
And to the house of meeting [appointed] for all the living.
Likening Things
Lamentations 2:13
How shall I console you?
To what shall I compare you,
O Daughter of Jerusalem?
With what shall I compare you, so that I may comfort you,
O Virgin Daughter of Zion?
For your ruin is as vast as the sea;
Who can heal you?
Living Things
Genesis 1:21God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it.
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 27:4and make me a savory and delicious dish [of meat], the kind I love, and bring it to me to eat, so that my soul may bless you [as my firstborn son] before I die.”
Moist Things
Luke 8:6Narrow Things
Leviticus 13:30the priest shall examine the diseased place; if it appears to be deeper than the skin, with yellow, thin hair in it, the priest shall pronounce him unclean; it is a scale, it is leprosy of the head or beard.
Neglecting God's Things
Deuteronomy 32:18
“You were unmindful of the Rock who bore you,
And you forgot the God who gave you birth.
New Things
John 13:34Not Like Things
Luke 5:36He also told them a parable:
Not Seeing Spiritual Things
Daniel 10:7And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision [of this heavenly being], for the men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great panic overwhelmed them, so they ran away to hide themselves.
Not Understanding God's Things
Micah 4:12
“But they (Gentile nations) do not know the thoughts of the Lord,
Nor do they understand His purpose and plan;
For He has gathered them (Gentiles) like sheaves to the threshing floor [for destruction].
Not Understanding Other Things
Romans 7:15For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled and bewildered by them]. I do not practice what I want to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate [and yielding to my human nature, my worldliness—my sinful capacity].
Old Things
Leviticus 26:10You will eat the old supply of [abundant] produce, and clear out the old [to make room] for the new.
People Drying Things Up
2 Kings 3:19You shall strike every fortified city and every choice (principal) city, and cut down every good tree and stop up all sources of water, and ruin every good piece of land with stones.’”
People Giving Other Things
Matthew 25:28People Naming Things
Genesis 2:19-20So the Lord God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
People Possessing Other Things
Genesis 23:17-18So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre (Hebron)—the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and in all its borders around it—were deeded over [legally]
Persons With Things
Exodus 22:15But if the owner is with it [when the damage is done], the borrower shall not make restitution. If it was hired, the damage is included in [the price of] its fee.
Profitable Things
1 Corinthians 10:23All things are lawful [that is, morally legitimate, permissible], but not all things are beneficial or advantageous. All things are lawful, but not all things are constructive [to character] and edifying [to spiritual life].
Pulling Things
2 Samuel 17:13If he retreats into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it into the ravine until not even a pebble [of it] is found there.”
Pure Things
Philippians 4:8Finally,
Putting Things Down
Ezekiel 21:26thus says the Lord God, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; things shall not remain as they have been. Exalt that which is low and abase the high.
Recognising Things
Genesis 38:26Judah recognized the articles, and said, “She has been more righteous [in this matter] than I, because I did not give her to my son Shelah [as I had promised].” And Judah did not have [intimate] relations with her again.
Rejecting Things
Proverbs 1:29
Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect],
Reproving Things
Psalm 106:9
He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up;
And He led them through the depths as through a pasture.
Restoration Of All Things
Acts 3:21whom heaven must keep until the time for the [complete] restoration of all things about which God promised through the mouth of His holy prophets from ancient time.
Restoring Things
Genesis 14:16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, and also the women, and the people.
Reversion Of Things
Genesis 3:19
“By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread
Until you return to the ground,
For from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”
Salvation By Other Things
2 Kings 18:33Has any one of the gods of the nations ever rescued his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?
Saying The Same Things
1 Corinthians 1:10But I urge you, believers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in full agreement in what you say, and that there be no divisions or factions among you, but that you be perfectly united in your way of thinking and in your judgment [about matters of the faith].
Sealing Things
Matthew 27:66So they went and
Secret Things
Luke 8:17Seeking For Abstract Things
Proverbs 11:27
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor and grace,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
Seeking For Concrete Things
Leviticus 10:16But Moses diligently tried to find the goat [that had been offered] as the sin offering, and discovered that it had been burned up [as waste, not eaten]! So he was angry with Aaron’s surviving sons Eleazar and Ithamar, saying,
Seeking Things Above
Colossians 3:1-2Therefore if you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, sharing in His resurrection from the dead], keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Sending Things Away
Luke 1:53
“He has filled the hungry with good things;
And sent the rich away empty-handed.
Seven Things
Genesis 41:5Then 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 14:24I will take nothing except what my young men have eaten, and the share of the spoils belonging to the men [my allies] who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share of the spoils.”
Six Things
Exodus 25:32Six branches shall come out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand out of the one side and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side [the shaft being the seventh branch].
Small Things
1 Kings 8:64On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was in front of the house (temple) of the Lord; for he offered there the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too small to hold [all] the burnt offerings, the grain offerings and the fat of the peace offerings.
Small Things God Uses
Exodus 4:2And the Lord said to him, “What is that in your hand?” And he said, “A staff.”
Storing Other Things
Genesis 27:36Esau replied, “Is he not rightly named
Straight Things
Ezekiel 1:7Their legs were straight and the soles of their feet were like a calf’s hoof, and they sparkled and gleamed like shiny bronze.
Taking God's Things
Matthew 13:12Ten Things
Exodus 26:1“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle (sacred tent of worship) with ten [interior] curtains of fine twisted linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet fabric; you shall make them with [embroidered] cherubim, the handwork of a skillful craftsman.
Testing Other Things
1 Thessalonians 5:21But test
The Existence Of Things
John 1:3All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him not even one thing was made that has come into being.
Things As Signs
Exodus 12:13The blood shall be a sign for you on [the doorposts of] the houses where you live; when I see the blood I shall pass over you, and no affliction shall happen to you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
Things As Witnesses
Genesis 21:30Abraham said, “You are to accept these seven ewe lambs from me as a witness for me, that I dug this well.”
Things Changed
Exodus 4:3Then He said, “Throw it on the ground.” So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a [living] serpent [like the royal symbol on the crown of Pharaoh]; and Moses ran from it.
Things Falling
Joshua 6:5When they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall cry out with a great shout (battle cry); and the wall of the city will fall down in its place, and the people shall go up, each man [going] straight ahead [climbing over the rubble].”
Things Going Before
Numbers 10:33So they set out from the mountain of the Lord (Sinai) three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went in front of them during the three days’ journey to seek out a resting place for them.
Things Going Up
Ecclesiastes 1:5
Also, the sun rises and the sun sets;
And hurries to the place where it rises again.
Things Improved
Psalm 12:6
The words and promises of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.
Things Lifted Up
Genesis 7:17The flood [the great downpour of rain] was forty days and nights on the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it floated [high] above the land.
Things Like
Galatians 5:21envy, drunkenness, riotous behavior, and other things like these. I warn you beforehand, just as I did previously, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Things Like Bronze
Deuteronomy 28:23The heaven which is over your head shall be bronze [giving no rain and blocking all prayers], and the earth which is under you, iron [hard to plow and yielding no produce].
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 28:23The heaven which is over your head shall be bronze [giving no rain and blocking all prayers], and the earth which is under you, iron [hard to plow and yielding no produce].
Things Like People
Judges 9:36When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountaintops.” But Zebul said to him, “You are only seeing the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.”
Things Like Silver
Proverbs 2:4
If you seek skillful and godly wisdom as you would silver
And search for her as you would hidden treasures;
Things Like Snakes
Micah 7:17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent;
Like crawling things of the earth
They shall come trembling out of their fortresses and hiding places.
They shall turn and come with fear and dread to the Lord our God
And they shall be afraid and stand in awe before You [O Lord].
Things Like The Sea
Psalm 36:6
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God,
Your judgments are like the great deep.
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
Things Like Water
Isaiah 58:11
“And the Lord will continually guide you,
And satisfy your soul in scorched and dry places,
And give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
Things Manifest
1 Timothy 5:24Things On High
Ezekiel 21:26thus says the Lord God, ‘Remove the turban and take off the crown; things shall not remain as they have been. Exalt that which is low and abase the high.
Things Passing Away
1 John 2:17The world is passing away, and with it its lusts [the shameful pursuits and ungodly longings]; but the one who does the will of God and carries out His purposes lives forever.
Things Revealed
1 Samuel 9:15Now a day before Saul came, the Lord had
Things Shaking
Hebrews 12:27Now this [expression], “Yet once more,” indicates the removal and final transformation of all those things which can be shaken—that is, of that which has been created—so that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
Things Stopping
Exodus 9:29Moses said to him, “As soon as I leave the city, I will stretch out my hands to the Lord; the thunder will cease and there will be no more hail, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that the earth is the Lord’s.
Things Stripped
Psalm 29:9
The voice of the Lord
And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple all are saying, “Glory!”
Things Stuck Together
Psalm 22:15
My strength is dried up like a fragment of clay pottery;
And my [dry] tongue clings to my jaws;
And You have laid me in the dust of death.
Things Surrounding
Genesis 2:11The first [river] is named Pishon; it flows around the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Things Under
1 Corinthians 15:27For He (the Father) has put all things in subjection under His (Christ’s) feet. But when He says, “All things have been put in subjection [under Christ],” it is clear that He (the Father) who put all things in subjection to Him (Christ) is excepted [since the Father is not in subjection to His own Son].
Things Wearing Out
Luke 12:33Things Which Cannot Save
Lamentations 4:17
[And as for us,] yet our eyes failed,
Looking in vain for help.
Watching [from the towers] we watched
For a nation that could not save.
Three Other Things
1 Corinthians 13:13And now there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love.
Top Of Things
1 Kings 7:16-20He also made two capitals (crowns) of cast bronze to put on the tops of the pillars; the height of one capital was five cubits, and the height of the other capital was five cubits.
Touching Holy Things
Leviticus 22:6the person who touches any such thing shall be unclean until evening and shall not eat the holy things unless he has bathed his body in water.
Touching Unclean Things
Leviticus 5:2-3Or if someone touches any [ceremonially] unclean thing—whether the carcass of an unclean wild animal or the carcass of an unclean domestic animal or the carcass of unclean creeping things—even if he is unaware of it, he has become unclean, and he will be guilty.
Trusting Deceptive Things
Job 8:14
For his confidence is fragile and breaks,
And his trust is [like] a spider’s web.
Twelve Things
Exodus 15:27Then the children of Israel 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 18:21Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you
Two Other Things
Genesis 1:16God made the two great lights—the greater light (the sun) to rule the day, and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night; He made the [galaxies of] stars also [that is, all the amazing wonders in the heavens].
Unable To Do Other Things
Exodus 2:3When she could no longer hide him, she got him a basket (chest) made of papyrus reeds and covered it with tar and pitch [making it waterproof]. Then she put the child in it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile.
Unbearable Things
Acts 15:10Now then, why are you testing God by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we have been able to endure?
Uncertain Things
Deuteronomy 28:66Your life will hang in doubt before you; night and day you will be filled with anxiety and have no assurance of living.
Uncertain, Things That Are
John 16:32Unclean Things
Leviticus 13:51He shall examine the mark on the seventh day; if it has spread in the garment, whether in the warp or the woof, or in the leather, whatever the leather’s purpose, the mark is a malignant leprosy; it is unclean.
Unfitting Things
Proverbs 26:1
So honor is not fitting for a [shortsighted]
Unimportant Things
Exodus 18:22They shall judge the people at all times; have them bring every major dispute to you, but let them judge every minor dispute themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.
Unique Things
Exodus 9:18hear this: tomorrow about this time I will send a very heavy and dreadful hail, such as has not been seen in Egypt from the day it was founded until now.
Unknown Things
Jeremiah 33:3‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’
Unrelated Things
2 Kings 9:18So the horseman went to meet him and said, “Thus says the king: ‘Do you come in peace?’” And Jehu said, “What have you to do with peace? Rein in behind me.” And the watchman reported, “The messenger approached them, but he has not returned.”
Useful Things
2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both publicly and privately—behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage];
Useless Things
Psalm 119:37
Turn my eyes away from vanity [all those worldly, meaningless things that distract—let Your priorities be mine],
And restore me [with renewed energy] in Your ways.
Weights Of Other Things
Exodus 30:24and five hundred shekels of cinnamon blossom according to the sanctuary shekel, and a hin of olive oil.
Where Are Things?
Jeremiah 17:15
Behold, they keep saying to me,
“Where is the word of the Lord [that is, the disaster that you prophesied]?
Let it come now!”
Why God Did Things
Exodus 18:8Moses told his father-in-law about all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and about all the hardship that had happened during the journey, and how the Lord had rescued them.
Why People Did Things
1 John 3:12and not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother [Abel]. And why did he murder him? Because Cain’s deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.
Worshipping Material Things
Exodus 32:8They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!’”