421 Bible Verses about people

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Isaiah 52:6

Therefore My people shall know My Name and what it means. Therefore in that day I am the One who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’”

Isaiah 32:18


Then my people will live in a peaceful surrounding,
And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places.

Psalm 95:7


For He is our God
And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.
Today, if you will hear His voice,

Proverbs 16:2


All the ways of a man are clean and innocent in his own eyes [and he may see nothing wrong with his actions],
But the Lord weighs and examines the motives and intents [of the heart and knows the truth].

Isaiah 57:14


And it will be said,
“Build up, build up, clear the way.
Remove the stumbling block out of the way [of the spiritual return] of My people.”

Luke 13:23

And someone asked Him, “Lord, will only a few be saved [from the penalties of the last judgment]?” And He said to them,

Job 32:9


“Those [who are] abundant in years may not [always] be wise,
Nor may the elders [always] understand justice.

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites and base desires. By smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting [the innocent and the naive].

Psalm 33:12


Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.

Jeremiah 11:14

“Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, for I shall not listen when they cry to Me in the time of their disaster.

Jeremiah 16:20


“Can a man make gods for himself?
Such [things] are not gods!

Matthew 23:5

They do all their deeds to be seen by men; for they make their phylacteries (tefillin) wide [to make them more conspicuous] and make their tassels long.

Acts 22:15

For you will be His witness to all men testifying of what you have seen and heard.

Jeremiah 5:14


Therefore, thus says the Lord God of hosts,
“Because you [people] have spoken this word,
Behold, I am making My words a fire in your mouth [Jeremiah]
And this people wood, and My words will consume them.

Psalm 85:8


I will hear [with expectant hope] what God the Lord will say,
For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones—
But let them not turn again to folly.

Zephaniah 3:9


“Then I will give to the peoples [clear and pure speech from] purified lips [which reflect their purified hearts],
That all of them may call on the name of the Lord,
To serve Him shoulder to shoulder (united).

Isaiah 55:4


“Listen carefully, I have appointed him [David, representing the Messiah] to be a witness to the nations [regarding salvation],
A leader and commander to the peoples.

James 2:9

But if you show partiality [prejudice, favoritism], you are committing sin and are convicted by the Law as offenders.

Luke 14:16

But Jesus said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many guests;

Psalm 81:13


“Oh, that My people would listen to Me,
That Israel would walk in My ways!

Ezekiel 3:19

However, if you have warned the wicked and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked way, he will die in his sin; but you have freed yourself [from responsibility].

James 2:3

and you pay special attention to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say to him, “You sit here in this good seat,” and you tell the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down [on the floor] by my footstool,”

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Despondency » Instances of » moses » People » Craving » Meat

Numbers 11:15

So if this is the way You are going to deal with me, please kill me at once, if I have found favor in your sight, and do not let me see my wretchedness.”

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Topics on People

A Solitary People

Numbers 23:9


“For from the top of the rocks I see Israel,
And from the hills I look at him.
Behold, the people [of Israel] shall dwell alone
And will not be reckoned among the nations.

A Tenth Of People

Judges 20:10

and we will take ten men out of a hundred throughout the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand to bring provisions for the men, so that when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, they may punish them for all the despicable acts which they have committed in Israel.”

A Thousand People

Joshua 23:10

One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who is fighting for you, just as He promised you.

Abuse, To God's People

Acts 2:13

But others were laughing and joking and ridiculing them, saying, “They are full of sweet wine and are drunk!”

According To People

Genesis 47:12

Joseph provided and supplied his father and his brothers and all his father’s household with food, according to [the needs of] their children.

Adding People

Genesis 30:24

She named him Joseph (may He add) and said, “May the Lord add to me another son.”

Advice On Beating People

Proverbs 17:26


It is also not good to fine the righteous,
Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

Affection For God's People

Psalm 16:3


As for the saints (godly people) who are in the land,
They are the majestic and the noble and the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.

All People

Exodus 10:9

Moses said, “We will go with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters, with our flocks and our herds [all of us and all that we have], for we must hold a feast to the Lord.”

Angry People

Genesis 4:5-6

but for Cain and his offering He had no respect. So Cain became extremely angry (indignant), and he looked annoyed and hostile.

Animals Eating People

Genesis 37:20

Now then, come and let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits (cisterns, underground water storage); then we will say [to our father], ‘A wild animal killed and devoured him’; and we shall see what will become of his dreams!”

Anointed By People

Leviticus 14:17

Of the rest of the oil which is in his palm, the priest shall put some on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.

Asceticism, People Practicing

Numbers 6:1-8

Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Aspects Of People Made Known

Psalm 139:15


My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was being formed in secret,
And intricately and skillfully formed [as if embroidered with many colors] in the depths of the earth.

Attitudes, to other people

John 13:34-35

I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too are to love one another.

Authority Delegated To People

Genesis 39:4

So Joseph pleased Potiphar and found favor in his sight and he served him as his personal servant. He made Joseph overseer over his house, and he put all that he owned in Joseph’s charge.

Bad People

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

Beating People

Exodus 21:18

“If men quarrel and one strikes another with a stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to bed,

Becoming Like People

1 Corinthians 9:20

To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews [for Christ]; to men under the Law, [I became] as one under the Law, though not being under the Law myself, so that I might win those who are under the Law.

Before People Act

Proverbs 1:22


“How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning?
How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing,
How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?

Black People

Job 30:30


“My skin falls from me in blackened flakes,
And my bones are burned with fever.

Blemished People

Leviticus 21:21

No man among the descendants of Aaron the priest who has a [physical] defect and is disfigured or deformed is to approach [the altar] to present the offerings of the Lord by fire. He has a defect; he shall not approach [the altar] to present the food of his God.

Blessing Through God's People

Genesis 12:3


And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you,
And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you.
And in you all the families (nations) of the earth will be blessed.”

Burial Of Unnamed People

1 Kings 13:22

but have come back and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which the Lord said to you, “You shall not eat bread nor drink water”; your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers (ancestors).’”

Burning People

2 Samuel 23:7


“But the man who touches them
Must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear,
And they are utterly burned and consumed by fire in their place.”

Causing People To Turn

1 Kings 11:2

from the very nations of whom the Lord said to the Israelites, “You shall not associate with them, nor shall they associate with you, for the result will be that they will turn away your hearts to follow their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these in love.

Choosing People

2 Samuel 16:18

Hushai said to Absalom, “No! For whomever the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen [as king], I will be his, and I will remain with him.

Christ Driving Out People

Matthew 21:12

And Jesus entered the temple [grounds] and drove out [with force] all who were buying and selling [birds and animals for sacrifice] in the temple area, and He turned over the tables of the moneychangers [who made a profit exchanging foreign money for temple coinage] and the chairs of those who were selling doves [for sacrifice].

Christ Going With People

Matthew 17:1

Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John the brother of James, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

Coming Out Of People

Matthew 15:11

It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that defiles and dishonors him, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles and dishonors him.”

Contact With People

Genesis 27:21

But Isaac [wondered and] said to Jacob, “Please come close [to me] so that I may touch you, my son, and determine if you are really my son Esau or not.”

Corpses Of Other People

Genesis 23:3

Then Abraham stood up before his dead [wife’s body], and spoke to the sons of Heth (Hittites), saying,

Crowns For God's People

Isaiah 28:5


In that day the Lord of hosts will become a magnificent crown
And a glorious diadem to the [converted] remnant of His people,

Dealing With Many People

Genesis 50:9

Both chariots and horsemen also went up [to Canaan] with Joseph; and it was a very great company.

Dealing With Young People

Judges 18:21

So they turned and left, and they put the children, the livestock, and the valuables and supplies in front of them.

Defeat Of God's People

Numbers 14:45

Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down and struck the Israelites and scattered them as far as Hormah.

Disorder Among People

Matthew 26:5

But they said, “It must not be during the festival (Passover), otherwise there might be a riot among the people.”

Easy For People

Numbers 14:9

Only do not rebel against the Lord; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”

Eight People

Genesis 22:23

Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight [children] Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

Empty People

Ruth 1:21

I left full [with a husband and two sons], but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, since the Lord has testified against me and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

Equivalent People

Genesis 44:18

Then Judah approached him, and said, “O my lord, please let your servant say a word to you in private, and do not let your anger blaze against your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh [so I speak as if directly to him].

Fat Of People

Job 15:27


For he has covered his face with his fat,
Adding layers of fat to his thighs [giving himself up to pleasures],

Fat People

Judges 3:17

And he brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was a very fat man.

Fearing Other People

Genesis 20:8

So Abimelech got up early in the morning and called all his servants and told them all these things; and the men were terrified.

Few People

Matthew 7:14

But small is the gate and narrow and difficult to travel is the path that leads the way to [everlasting] life, and there are few who find it.

Finding People

Genesis 16:7

But the Angel of the Lord found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, on the road to [Egypt by way of] Shur.

Fingers Of People

John 20:27

Then He said to Thomas, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and put out your hand and place it in My side. Do not be unbelieving, but [stop doubting and] believe.”

Five People

Luke 12:52

for from now on five in one household will be divided [over Me], three against two and two against three.

Foolish People

1 Kings 3:7

So now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of David my father; and as for me, I am but a little boy [in wisdom and experience]; I do not know how to go out or come in [that is, how to conduct business as a king].

For The Sake Of God's People

Genesis 26:24

The Lord appeared to him the same night and said,

“I am the God of Abraham your father;
Do not be afraid, for I am with you.
I will bless and favor you, and multiply your descendants,
For the sake of My servant Abraham.”

Foreigners Included Among The People

Isaiah 14:1

For the Lord will have compassion on Jacob (the captives in Babylon) and will again choose Israel, and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners (Gentiles) will join them [as proselytes] and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob (Israel).

Forgetting People

Genesis 40:23

Yet [even after all that] the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot [all about] him.

Four People

2 Samuel 21:22

These four [warriors] were descended from the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hands of David and his servants.

Gathered To One's People

Psalm 49:19


He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never again see the light.

God Beating People

1 Kings 14:15

“The Lord will strike Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and He will uproot Israel from this good land which He gave to their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the [Euphrates] River, because they have made their Asherim, provoking the Lord to anger.

God Can Harm People

Deuteronomy 32:23


‘I will heap misfortunes on them;
I will use My arrows on them.

God Carrying People

Exodus 19:4

‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings, and brought you to Myself.

God Hardening People

Romans 9:18

So then, He has mercy on whom He wills (chooses), and He hardens [the heart of] whom He wills.

God Hating People

Leviticus 20:23

You shall not follow the statutes (laws, practices, customs) of the nation which I am driving out before you; for they did all these things, and therefore I have loathed them.

God Killed The Peoples

Zephaniah 3:6


“I [the Lord] have cut off and destroyed nations [as a warning to Judah];
Their corner towers (battlements) are in ruins.
I have made their streets desolate
So that no one passes by;
Their cities are destroyed
So that there is no man, there is no inhabitant.

God Killing All People

Genesis 6:7

So the Lord said, “I will destroy (annihilate) mankind whom I have created from the surface of the earth—not only man, but the animals and the crawling things and the birds of the air—because it [deeply] grieves Me [to see mankind’s sin] and I regret that I have made them.”

God Knowing His People

Exodus 33:12

Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’

God Might Kill His People

Exodus 16:3

and the Israelites said to them, “Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and ate bread until we were full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger.”

God Remembering His People

Genesis 8:1

And God remembered and thought kindly of Noah and every living thing and all the animals that were with him in the ark; and God made a wind blow over the land, and the waters receded.

God Renaming People

Isaiah 62:2


The nations will see your righteousness and vindication [by God],
And all kings [will see] your glory;
And you will be called by a new name
Which the mouth of the Lord will designate.

God Searching For People

Ezekiel 34:11

For thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out.

God Seeing All People

Psalm 14:2


The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the children of men
To see if there are any who understand (act wisely),
Who [truly] seek after God, [longing for His wisdom and guidance].

God Strengthening People

1 Samuel 30:6

Further, David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all of them were embittered, each man for his sons and daughters. But David felt strengthened and encouraged in the Lord his God.

God Stripping People

Hosea 2:3


Or I will strip her naked
And expose her as on the day she was born,
And make her like a wilderness
And make her like a parched land
And slay her with thirst.

God Testing People

Deuteronomy 8:2

And you shall remember [always] all the ways which the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart (mind), whether you would keep His commandments or not.

God Will Kill His People

Ezekiel 21:3

and say to the land of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, I am against you and will draw My sword out of its sheath and I will cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.

God Will Kill The Peoples

Amos 2:3


“I will also cut off and destroy the ruler from its midst
And slay all the princes with him,” says the Lord.

God With Specific People

Genesis 21:22

Now at that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do;

God's attitude towards people

John 3:16

“For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life.

God's Hands On People

Ezekiel 1:3

the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Chebar; and the hand of the Lord came upon him there.)

God's People Planted

2 Samuel 7:10

I will appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, so that they may live in a place of their own and not be disturbed again. The wicked will not afflict them again, as formerly,

God's People Sinning

Exodus 32:22

Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you know the people yourself, that they are prone to evil.

Good People

Luke 6:45

The [intrinsically] good man produces what is good and honorable and moral out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart; and the [intrinsically] evil man produces what is wicked and depraved out of the evil [in his heart]; for his mouth speaks from the overflow of his heart.

Grinding People

Isaiah 3:15


“What do you mean by crushing My people
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord God of hosts.

Guidance, From Godly People

Exodus 32:34

But now go, lead the people [to the place] where I have told you. Behold, My Angel shall go before you; nevertheless, in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin!”

Hairy People

Genesis 27:11

Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “Listen, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth [skinned] man.

Handing Over People

Isaiah 24:16


From the ends of the earth we hear songs, “Glory and honor to the Righteous One,”
But I say, “I waste away, I waste away. Woe to me!
The treacherous deal treacherously,
Indeed, the treacherous deal very treacherously.”

Hating Peoples

Genesis 43:32

So the servants served Joseph by himself [in honor of his rank], and his brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because [according to custom] the Egyptians could not eat food with the Hebrews, for that is loathsome to the Egyptians.

Heart, Of Unregenerate People

Hosea 10:2


Their heart is divided (faithless);
Now they must bear their guilt and punishment.
The Lord will break down [the horns of] their altars;
He will destroy their idolatrous pillars.

Hiding From People

Deuteronomy 7:20

Moreover, the Lord your God will send the hornet (His terror) against them, until those who are left and hide themselves from you perish.

Hope For Old People

Psalm 92:14


[Growing in grace] they will still thrive and bear fruit and prosper in old age;
They will flourish and be vital and fresh [rich in trust and love and contentment];

How People Eat

Ezekiel 18:6

and does not eat [at the pagan shrines] on the mountains or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her [monthly] time of impurity—

Humble People

Numbers 12:3

(Now the man Moses was very humble (gentle, kind, devoid of self-righteousness), more than any man who was on the face of the earth.)

Imitating Good People

Hebrews 13:7

Remember your leaders [for it was they] who brought you the word of God; and consider the result of their conduct [the outcome of their godly lives], and imitate their faith [their conviction that God exists and is the Creator and Ruler of all things, the Provider of eternal salvation through Christ, and imitate their reliance on God with absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness].

Imitating Wicked People

2 Kings 17:15

They rejected His statutes and His covenant which He made with their fathers, as well as His warnings that he gave them. And they followed vanity [that is, false gods, idols] and became vain (empty-headed). They followed the [pagan practices of the] nations which surrounded them, although the Lord had commanded that they were not to do as they did.

Importunity, Towards People

Genesis 19:3

However, Lot strongly urged them, so they turned aside and entered his house; and he prepared a feast for them [with wine], and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.

Impossible For People

Genesis 13:16

I will make your descendants [as numerous] as the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the [grains of] dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted.

Jews As God's Chosen People

Exodus 19:5

Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;

Judgement On Old People

1 Samuel 2:31

Behold, the time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.

Killing Many People

Ezekiel 9:9

Then He said to me, “The wickedness (guilt) of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of blood and the city is full of perversion and injustice; for they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land; the Lord does not see [what we are doing].’

Leaving People Alone

Nahum 3:7


“And it will come about that all who see you
Will shrink back and run from you and say,
‘Nineveh is completely ruined!
Who will grieve for her?’
Where will I seek comforters for you?”

Like Good People

Matthew 12:35

The good man, from his [inner] good treasure, brings out good things; and the evil man, from his [inner] evil treasure, brings out evil things.

Like People In Character

Psalm 106:6


We have sinned like our fathers;
We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.

Likening People

Matthew 11:16

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market places, who call to the others,

Limitations Of Old People

1 Kings 11:4

For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not completely devoted to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.

Looking Intently At People

Genesis 24:21

Meanwhile, the man stood gazing at Rebekah in [reverent] silence, [waiting] to know if the Lord had made his trip successful or not.

Lost People

Jeremiah 50:6


“My people have become lost sheep;
Their shepherds have led them astray.
They have made them turn aside [to the seductive places of idolatry] on the mountains.
They have gone along [from one sin to another] from mountain to hill;
They have forgotten their [own] resting place.

Lowering People

Mark 2:4

When they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus; and when they had dug out an opening, they let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.

Making People Holy

Exodus 31:13

“But as for you, say to the Israelites, ‘You shall most certainly observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the Lord who sanctifies you and sets you apart [for Myself].

Marks On People

Exodus 13:9

It shall serve as a sign to you on your hand (arm), and as a reminder on your forehead, so that the instruction (law) of the Lord may be in your mouth; for with a strong and powerful hand the Lord brought you out of Egypt.

Marriage, Between God And His People

Ezekiel 16:8-14

“Then I passed by you [again] and looked on you; behold, you were maturing and at the time for love, and I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore [an oath] to you and entered into a covenant with you,” says the Lord God, “and you became Mine.”

Meeting People

Genesis 14:17

Then after Abram’s return from the defeat (slaughter) of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

Memorials For People

Isaiah 56:5


To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial,
And a name better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name which will not be cut off.

Mixing People

Daniel 2:43

And as you saw the iron mixed with common clay, so they will combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not merge [for such diverse things or ideologies cannot unite], even as iron does not mix with clay.

Neglecting People

Deuteronomy 14:27

Also you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your [city] gates, for he does not have a share [of land] or an inheritance among you.

No Water For People

Genesis 21:15

When the water in the skin was all gone, Hagar abandoned the boy under one of the bushes.

Not Believing People

Genesis 45:26

and they said to him, “Joseph is still alive, and indeed he is ruler over all the land of Egypt.” But Jacob was stunned and his heart almost stopped beating, because he did not believe them.

Not Knowing People

Exodus 1:8

Now a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph [nor the history of his accomplishments].

Not Like People

Exodus 1:19

The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth quickly and their babies are born before the midwife can get to them.”

Not Recognising People

Genesis 27:23

He could not recognize him [as Jacob], because his hands were hairy like his brother Esau’s hands; so he blessed him.

Not Seeing People

Genesis 9:23

So Shem and Japheth took a robe and put it on both their shoulders, and walked backwards and covered the nakedness of their father; their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.

Obeying People

Ecclesiastes 8:2

I counsel you to keep the command of the king because of the oath before God [by which you swore loyalty to him].

Only Child Of People

Genesis 22:2

God said, “Take now your son, your only son [of promise], whom you love, Isaac, and go to the region of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”

Other Sad People

Genesis 40:6

When Joseph came to them in the morning and looked at them, [he saw that] they were sad and depressed.

Other Unimportant People

Daniel 4:17


“This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers
And the decision is a command of the holy ones,
So that the living may know [without any doubt]
That the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind
And He bestows it on whomever He desires
And sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.”

Patient People

Hebrews 6:15

And so, having patiently waited, he realized the promise [in the miraculous birth of Isaac, as a pledge of what was to come from God].

Pay Attention To People!

Exodus 18:19

Now listen to me; I will advise you, and may God be with you [to confirm my advice]. You shall represent the people before God. You shall bring their disputes and causes to Him.

Paying Attention To People

Jeremiah 26:5

and listen and follow [carefully] the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have been sending to you repeatedly—though you have not listened—

People Acting Madly

Ecclesiastes 10:13

the beginning of his talking is foolishness and the end of his talk is wicked madness.

People Actually Doing Evil

Genesis 43:6

And Israel (Jacob) said, “Why did you treat me so badly by telling the man that you had another brother?”

People Appalled

Job 18:20


“Those in the west are astonished and appalled at his fate,
And those in the east are seized with horror.

People Appearing

Matthew 17:3

And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.

People Are Corruptible

Romans 1:23

and exchanged the glory and majesty and excellence of the immortal God for an image [worthless idols] in the shape of mortal man and birds and four-footed animals and reptiles.

People Are The Same

Job 34:19


“Who is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich above the poor,
For they all are the work of His hands.

People As Rocks

Nehemiah 9:11


“You divided the sea before them,
So that they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land;
You hurled their pursuers into the depths,
Like a stone into mighty and raging waters.

People As Signs

Zechariah 3:8

Now listen, Joshua, the high priest, you and your colleagues who are sitting in front of you—indeed they are men who are a symbol [of what is to come]—for behold, I am going to bring in My servant the Branch [in Messianic glory].

People Beginning

Job 15:7


“Were you the first man to be born [the original wise man],
Or were you created before the hills?

People Being Hated

Psalm 88:8


You have put my friends far from me;
You have made me an object of loathing to them.
I am shut up and I cannot go out.

People Being Polluted

Genesis 34:5

Now Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled (violated) Dinah his daughter; but his sons were in the field with his livestock, so Jacob said nothing until they came in.

People Being Silent

Job 29:22


“After I spoke, they did not speak again,
And my speech dropped upon them [like a refreshing shower].

People Being Unclean

2 Corinthians 6:17


“So come out from among unbelievers and be separate,” says the Lord,
And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will graciously receive you and welcome you [with favor],

People Bound By Oaths

Judges 15:12

They said to him, “We have come down to bind you, so that we may hand you over to the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not kill me.”

People Carrying Live People

2 Kings 4:19

But he said to his father, “My head, my head.” The man said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

People Changing Their Minds

Exodus 13:17

So it happened, when Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearer; for God said, “The people might change their minds when they see war [that is, that there will be war], and return to Egypt.”

People Commended By God

Psalm 22:25


My praise will be of You in the great assembly.
I will pay my vows [made in the time of trouble] before those who [reverently] fear Him.

People Converted

Matthew 18:3

and said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you repent [that is, change your inner self—your old way of thinking, live changed lives] and become like children [trusting, humble, and forgiving], you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

People Cut In Pieces

Judges 19:29

When he arrived at his house, he took a knife, and taking hold of his [dead] concubine, he cut her [corpse] limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her [body parts] throughout all the territory of Israel.

People Destroying Foreign Nations

Isaiah 37:11

Listen carefully, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, utterly destroying them. So will you be rescued?

People Drying Things Up

2 Kings 3:19

You 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 Eating

John 4:31

Meanwhile, the disciples were urging Jesus [to have a meal], saying, “Rabbi (Teacher), eat.”

People Ended

Genesis 6:13

God said to Noah, “I intend to make an end of all that lives, for through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I am about to destroy them together with the land.

People Exiled

Isaiah 5:13


Therefore My people go into exile because they lack knowledge [of God];
And their honorable men are famished,
And their common people are parched with thirst.

People Falling From A Height

Revelation 2:5

So remember the heights from which you have fallen, and repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will] and do the works you did at first [when you first knew Me]; otherwise, I will visit you and remove your lampstand (the church, its impact) from its place—unless you repent.

People Following People

Exodus 14:17

As for Me, hear this: I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will go in [the sea] after them; and I will be glorified and honored through Pharaoh and all his army, and his war-chariots and his horsemen.

People Freeing Slaves

Exodus 21:2

“If you purchase a Hebrew servant [because of his debt or poverty], he shall serve six years, and in the seventh [year] he shall leave as a free man, paying nothing.

People From Far Away

Deuteronomy 28:49

“The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, [as swift] as the eagle swoops down [to attack], a nation whose language you will not understand,

People Getting Up

Genesis 23:3

Then Abraham stood up before his dead [wife’s body], and spoke to the sons of Heth (Hittites), saying,

People Giving Clothes

Genesis 24:53

Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and articles of clothing, and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave precious things to her brother and her mother.

People Going Astray

Jeremiah 50:6


“My people have become lost sheep;
Their shepherds have led them astray.
They have made them turn aside [to the seductive places of idolatry] on the mountains.
They have gone along [from one sin to another] from mountain to hill;
They have forgotten their [own] resting place.

People Going Before

Matthew 17:10

The disciples asked Him, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

People Helping Orphans

Deuteronomy 26:12-13

“When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce the third year, [which is] the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the orphan, and to the widow, so that they may eat within the gates of your cities and be satisfied.

People Hiding People

Deuteronomy 13:8

you shall not consent to him or listen to him; and your eye shall not pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him.

People Hung To Death

Deuteronomy 21:22

“And if a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is put to death and [afterward] you hang him on a tree [as a public example],

People Improved

John 4:52

So he asked them at what time he began to get better. They said, “Yesterday during the seventh hour the fever left him.”

People In Caves

Isaiah 2:19


They [the stricken, deprived of all in which they had trusted] will go into the caves of the rocks
And into the holes of the ground [fleeing]
From the terror and dread of the Lord
And from the splendor of His majesty,
When He arises to terrify the earth.

People In Righteousness

Job 27:6


“I hold fast my uprightness and my right standing with God and I will not let them go;
My heart does not reproach me for any of my days.

People Involved In Judgement

Exodus 18:13

Now the next day Moses sat to judge [the disputes] the people [had with one another], and the people stood around Moses from dawn to dusk.

People Jumping

Acts 19:16

Then the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they ran out of that house [in terror, stripped] naked and wounded.

People Keeping

Genesis 41:35

Let them gather [as a tax] all [of the fifth of] the food of these good years that are coming, and store up grain under the direction and authority of Pharaoh, and let them guard the food [in fortified granaries] in the cities.

People Lacking Authority

Daniel 4:31

While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came [as if falling] from heaven, saying, ‘O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: “The kingdom has been removed from you,

People Made Known

Genesis 45:1

Then Joseph could not control himself [any longer] in front of all those who attended him, and he called out, “Have everyone leave me.” So no man stood there when Joseph revealed himself to his brothers.

People Making Drunk

2 Samuel 11:13

Now David called him [to dinner], and he ate and drank with him, so that he made Uriah drunk; in the evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, and [still] did not go down to his house.

People Mourning Catastrophe

1 Samuel 11:4

Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news to the people; and all the people raised their voices and wept aloud.

People Multiplying

Genesis 22:17

indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies [as conquerors].

People Naming Things

Genesis 2:19-20

So 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 Not Abandoning

Exodus 10:26

Therefore, our livestock must also go with us; not one hoof shall be left behind, for we must take some of them to serve the Lord our God. Even we do not know with what we will serve the Lord until we arrive there.”

People Not Far Away

Genesis 44:4

When they had left the city, and were not yet far away, Joseph said to his steward, “Get up, follow after the men; and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil [to us] for good [paid to you]?

People not returning

Job 7:10


“He will not return again to his house,
Nor will his place know about him anymore.

People Of Judah

Joshua 14:6

Then the [tribe of the] sons of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know the word which the Lord said to Moses the man of God concerning me and you in Kadesh-barnea.

People Opposed

2 Timothy 2:25

He must correct those who are in opposition with courtesy and gentleness in the hope that God may grant that they will repent and be led to the knowledge of the truth [accurately understanding and welcoming it],

People Ostracised

Isaiah 66:5


Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble [with awe-filled reverence] at His word:
“Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My Name’s sake,
Have said, ‘Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy.’
But they will be put to shame.

People Parting

Genesis 13:9

Is not the entire land before you? Please separate [yourself] from me. If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or if you choose the right, then I will go to the left.”

People Passing Away

1 Corinthians 2:6

Yet we do speak wisdom among those spiritually mature [believers who have teachable hearts and a greater understanding]; but [it is a higher] wisdom not [the wisdom] of this present age nor of the rulers and leaders of this age, who are passing away;

People Polluting Themselves

Ezekiel 14:11

so that the house of Israel may no longer drift away from Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions, but they will be My people, and I will be their God,”’ says the Lord God.”

People Possessing Other Things

Genesis 23:17-18

So 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]

People Possibly Doing Evil

Genesis 16:5

Then Sarai said to Abram, “May [the responsibility for] the wrong done to me [by the arrogant behavior of Hagar] be upon you. I gave my maid into your arms, and when she realized that she had conceived, I was despised and looked on with disrespect. May the Lord judge [who has done right] between you and me.”

People Promising

Matthew 14:7

so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

People Providing Food

Genesis 42:19

if you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined in your [place here in] prison; but as for the rest of you, go, carry grain for the famine in your households,

People Refreshed

Proverbs 25:13


Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
For he refreshes the life of his masters.

People Releasing Others

Genesis 40:14

Only think of me when it goes well with you, and please show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.

People Remembering

Proverbs 10:7


The memory of the righteous [person] is a [source of] blessing,
But the name of the wicked will [be forgotten and] rot [like a corpse].

People Renaming People

Genesis 41:45

Then Pharaoh named Joseph Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On (Heliopolis in Egypt), as his wife. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt [to inspect and govern it].

People Rotting

Leviticus 26:39

Those of you who are left will rot away because of their wickedness in the lands of your enemies; also because of the wickedness of their forefathers they will rot away like them.

People Sending Creatures

Genesis 8:7

and he sent out a raven, which flew here and there until the waters were dried up from the earth.

People Sending People

Luke 7:8

For I also am a man subject to authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

People Set Free By People

Genesis 41:14

Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph, and they hurriedly brought him out of the dungeon; and when Joseph shaved himself and changed his clothes [making himself presentable], he came to Pharaoh.

People Shaking

Luke 9:5

And as for all those who do not welcome you, when you leave that city, shake the dust off your feet [breaking all ties with them] as a testimony against them [that they rejected My message].”

People Sitting Down

John 6:10

Jesus said, “Have the people sit down [to eat].” Now [the ground] there was [covered with] an abundance of grass, so the men sat down, about 5,000 in number.

People Stripping Off

1 Samuel 31:9

So they cut off Saul’s head and stripped off his weapons and armor and sent them throughout the land of the Philistines, to bring the good news to the house of their idols and to the people.

People Stripping People

Exodus 32:25

Now when Moses saw that the people were out of control—for Aaron had let them get out of control to the point of being an object of mockery among their enemies—

People Stumbling

John 11:10

But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because there is no light in him.”

People Torn To Pieces

Genesis 37:33

He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A wild animal has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces!”

People Tumbling

Joshua 6:20

So the people shouted [the battle cry], and the priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the sound of the trumpet, they raised a great shout and the wall [of Jericho] fell down, so that the sons of Israel went up into the city, every man straight ahead [climbing over the rubble], and they overthrew the city.

People Unwashed

Matthew 15:20

These are the things which defile and dishonor the man; but eating with [ceremonially] unwashed hands does not defile the man.”

People Unwilling

John 5:40

and still you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

People Waiting

Genesis 8:10

He waited another seven days and again sent the dove out from the ark.

People Wearing Out

Exodus 18:18

You will certainly wear out both yourself and these people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you [to bear]; you cannot do it alone.

People Who Blessed Others

Genesis 14:19

And Melchizedek blessed Abram and said,

“Blessed (joyful, favored) be Abram by God Most High,
Creator and Possessor of heaven and earth;

People Who Delayed

Genesis 24:55

But Rebekah’s brother and mother said, “Let the girl stay with us a few days—at least ten; then she may go.”

People Who Did Right

Genesis 6:9

These are the records of the generations (family history) of Noah. Noah was a righteous man [one who was just and had right standing with God], blameless in his [evil] generation; Noah walked (lived) [in habitual fellowship] with God.

People Willing

Genesis 24:58

So they called Rebekah and said, “Will you go with this man?” And she answered, “I will go.”

People With Apt Names

Genesis 30:13

Then Leah said, “I am happy! For women will call me happy.” So she named him Asher (happy).

People With General Knowledge

Job 13:1

[Job continued:] “Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.

People With Knowledge

Genesis 3:22

And the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), knowing [how to distinguish between] good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take from the tree of life as well, and eat [its fruit], and live [in this fallen, sinful condition] forever”—

People Withered

Lamentations 4:8


Their appearance is [now] blacker than soot [because of the prolonged famine];
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their skin clings to their bones;
It is withered, and it has become [dry] like wood.

People's Inability To Save

Deuteronomy 28:32

Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes look on and long for them continually; but there will be nothing you can do.

People's Inability To Serve God

Joshua 24:19

Then Joshua said to the people, “You will not be able to serve the Lord [if you serve any other gods], for He is a holy God; He is a jealous God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His]. He will not forgive your transgression [of His law] or your sins.

People's Inability To Understand

Daniel 2:27

Daniel answered the king and said, “Regarding the mystery about which the king has inquired, neither the wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor astrologers are able to answer the king,

Peoples Who Fled

Isaiah 2:19


They [the stricken, deprived of all in which they had trusted] will go into the caves of the rocks
And into the holes of the ground [fleeing]
From the terror and dread of the Lord
And from the splendor of His majesty,
When He arises to terrify the earth.

Possibilities For People

Genesis 11:6

And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one [unified] people, and they all have the same language. This is only the beginning of what they will do [in rebellion against Me], and now no evil thing they imagine they can do will be impossible for them.

Possible For People

Genesis 11:6

And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one [unified] people, and they all have the same language. This is only the beginning of what they will do [in rebellion against Me], and now no evil thing they imagine they can do will be impossible for them.

Praising Specific People

Song of Solomon 6:9


But my dove, my perfect one, stands alone [above them all];
She is her mother’s only daughter;
She is the pure child of the one who bore her.
The maidens saw her and called her blessed and happy,
The queens and the concubines also, and they praised her, saying,

Predestined People

Romans 8:29-30

For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers.

Price Of People

1 Corinthians 7:23

You were bought with a price [a precious price paid by Christ]; do not become slaves to men [but to Christ].

Problem People

1 Corinthians 6:1

Does any one of you, when he has a complaint (civil dispute) with another [believer], dare to go to law before unrighteous men (non-believers) instead of [placing the issue] before the saints (God’s people)?

Proud People

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods; indeed, it was proven when they acted insolently toward Israel [and the Lord showed Himself infinitely superior to all their gods].”

Pure People

Psalm 24:4


He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to what is false,
Nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully.

Recognising People

Mark 6:33

Many [people] saw them leaving, and recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the [surrounding] cities, and got there ahead of them.

Reinstating People

Genesis 20:7

So now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her [to him], know that you shall die, you and all who are yours (your household).”

Remembering People

Genesis 40:14

Only think of me when it goes well with you, and please show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.

Removing People From Your Life

Proverbs 25:5


Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Renewal, Of People Of God

Isaiah 40:30-31


Even youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,

Resentment, Against People

Proverbs 3:11-12


My son, do not reject or take lightly the discipline of the Lord [learn from your mistakes and the testing that comes from His correction through discipline];
Nor despise His rebuke,

Reward, For God's People

1 Corinthians 3:12-15

But if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,

Rules About Young People

Numbers 30:3

“Also if a woman makes a vow to the Lord and binds herself by a pledge [of abstinence], while living in her father’s house in her youth,

Scattering The Peoples

Deuteronomy 4:27

The Lord will scatter and disperse you among the peoples (pagan nations), and you will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord drives you.

Seeing People

Genesis 37:18

And when they saw him from a distance, even before he came close to them, they plotted to kill him.

Seeking But Not Finding People

Song of Solomon 3:1

(The Shulammite Bride)“On my bed night after night [I dreamed that] I sought the one
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.

Sending people home

Joshua 24:28

Then Joshua sent the people away, each to [the territory of] his inheritance.

Separation From Evil People

Ezra 6:21

The Passover was eaten by the sons (descendants) of Israel (Jacob) who returned from exile and by all those who had separated themselves from the [ceremonial] uncleanness of the nations of the land to join them, in order to seek the Lord God of Israel.

Servants Of People

Psalm 123:2


Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
And as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He is gracious and favorable toward us.

Seven People

Deuteronomy 7:1

“When the Lord your God brings you into the land which you are entering to possess, and has cleared away many nations before you, the Hittite and the Girgashite and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, seven nations greater and mightier than you,

Short People

Leviticus 21:20

or a hunchback or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye or eczema or scabs or crushed testicles.

Side Of People

1 Samuel 20:25

The king sat on his seat as on previous occasions, on his seat by the wall; then Jonathan stood up, and Abner [his commander] sat down by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.

Six People

1 Chronicles 3:4

These six were born to David in Hebron; he reigned there seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty-three years.

Snares Laid for People

Psalm 35:7


For without cause they hid their net for me;
Without cause they dug a pit [of destruction] for my life.

Stiffnecked People

Exodus 7:12-13

For every man threw down his staff and they turned into serpents; but Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

Stingy People

Proverbs 11:24


There is the one who [generously] scatters [abroad], and yet increases all the more;
And there is the one who withholds what is justly due, but it results only in want and poverty.

Subtracting From People

Judges 21:3

They said, “O Lord, God of Israel, why has this come about in Israel, that there should be today one tribe missing from Israel?”

Taking Other People

Genesis 14:16

And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, and also the women, and the people.

Tall People

1 Samuel 9:2

Kish had a son named Saul, a choice and handsome man; among the sons of Israel there was not a man more handsome than he. From his shoulders and up he was [a head] taller than any of the people.

Telling Of People's Situations

Genesis 3:11

God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten [fruit] from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

Telling What People Did

Genesis 24:66

The servant told Isaac everything that he had done.

Telling What People Said

Genesis 27:42

When these words of her elder son Esau were repeated to Rebekah, she sent for Jacob her younger son, and said to him, “Listen carefully, your brother Esau is comforting himself concerning you by planning to kill you.

Ten People

Genesis 18:32

Then Abraham said, “Oh may the Lord not be angry [with me], and I will speak only this once; suppose ten [righteous people] are found there?” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”

Thanks To People

Acts 24:3

in every way and in every place, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.

Things Like People

Judges 9:36

When 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.”

Those Jealous Of People

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she conceived no children for Jacob, she envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I will die.”

Those Looking For People

Genesis 37:15-16

Now a certain man found Joseph, and saw that he was wandering around and had lost his way in the field; so the man asked him, “What are you looking for?”

Those Subjected To People

Psalm 74:8


They said in their heart, “Let us completely subdue them.”
They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.

Throwing People

Exodus 15:1

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, singing,

“I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously;
The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.

Times Of People

Isaiah 54:9


“For this is like the waters of Noah to Me,
As I swore [an oath] that the waters of Noah
Would not flood the earth again;
In the same way I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
Nor will I rebuke you.

Tithing For People

Genesis 14:20


And blessed, praised, and glorified be God Most High,
Who has given your enemies into your hand.”


And Abram gave him a tenth of all [the treasure he had taken in battle].

Unmarried People

Matthew 19:9-12

I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

Useful People

2 Peter 1:8

For as these qualities are yours and are increasing [in you as you grow toward spiritual maturity], they will keep you from being useless and unproductive in regard to the true knowledge and greater understanding of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Useless People

Psalm 89:47


Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;
For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!

Valuation Of People

Leviticus 27:2-8

“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man makes a special vow [consecrating himself or a member of his family], he shall be valued according to your [established system of] valuation of people belonging to the Lord [that is, the priest accepts from the man making the vow a specified amount of money for the temple treasury in place of the actual person].

Wealthy People

Exodus 30:15

The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when you give this contribution to the Lord to make atonement for yourselves.

Welcoming Other People

Luke 16:4

I know what I will do, so that when I am removed from the management, people [who are my master’s debtors] will welcome me into their homes.’

Where People Live To This Day

Deuteronomy 2:22

just as He did for the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them; and the sons of Esau (the Edomites) dispossessed them and settled in their place [and remain there] even to this day.

Why Do People Not Do This?

Leviticus 10:17

“Why did you not eat the sin offering in the holy place? For it is most holy; and God gave it to you to remove the guilt of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord.

Worthy People

Matthew 10:11

Whatever city or village you enter, ask who in it is worthy [who welcomes you and your message], and stay at his house until you leave [that city].

Writing On People

Jeremiah 31:33

“But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” says the Lord, “I will put My law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Wronging Other People

Leviticus 25:14

If you sell anything to your friend or buy from your friend, you shall not wrong one another.

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