421 Bible Verses about people

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Isaiah 52:6

Therefore My people will know My name;
therefore they will know on that day
that I am He who says:
Here I am.”

Psalm 95:7

For He is our God,
and we are the people of His pasture,
the sheep under His care.

Today, if you hear His voice:

Isaiah 57:14

He said,
“Build it up, build it up, prepare the way,
remove every obstacle from My people’s way.”

Jeremiah 11:14

“As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening when they call out to Me at the time of their disaster.

Jeremiah 16:20

Can one make gods for himself?
But they are not gods.

Acts 22:15

For you will be a witness for Him to all people of what you have seen and heard.

Jeremiah 5:14

Therefore, this is what the Lord God of Hosts says:

Because you have spoken this word,
I am going to make My words
become fire in your mouth.
These people are the wood,
and the fire will consume them.

Psalm 85:8

I will listen to what God will say;
surely the Lord will declare peace
to His people, His godly ones,
and not let them go back to foolish ways.

Zephaniah 3:9

For I will then restore
pure speech to the peoples
so that all of them may call
on the name of Yahweh
and serve Him with a single purpose.

Isaiah 55:4

Since I have made him a witness to the peoples,
a leader and commander for the peoples,

James 2:9

But if you show favoritism, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Psalm 81:13

If only My people would listen to Me
and Israel would follow My ways,

Ezekiel 3:19

But if you warn a wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die for his iniquity, but you will have saved your life.

James 2:3

If you look with favor on the man wearing the fine clothes and say, “Sit here in a good place,” and yet you say to the poor man, “Stand over there,” or, “Sit here on the floor by my footstool,”

Topics on People

A Solitary People

Numbers 23:9

I see them from the top of rocky cliffs,
and I watch them from the hills.
There is a people living alone;
it does not consider itself among the nations.

A Tenth Of People

Judges 20:10

We will take 10 men out of every 100 from all the tribes of Israel, and 100 out of every 1,000, and 1,000 out of every 10,000 to get provisions for the people when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for all the horror they did in Israel.”

A Thousand People

Joshua 23:10

One of you routed a thousand because the Lord your God was fighting for you, as He promised.

According To People

Genesis 47:12

And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with food for their dependents.

Adding People

Genesis 30:24

She named him Joseph: “May the Lord add another son to me.”

Advice On Beating People

Proverbs 17:26

It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person
or to beat a noble for his honesty.

All People

Exodus 10:9

Moses replied, “We will go with our young and our old; we will go with our sons and daughters and with our flocks and herds because we must hold Yahweh’s festival.”

Angry People

Genesis 4:5-6

but He did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent.

Animals Eating People

Genesis 37:20

Come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal ate him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!”

Anointed By People

Leviticus 14:17

From the oil remaining in his palm the priest will put some on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the restitution offering.

Asceticism, People Practicing

Numbers 6:1-8

The Lord instructed Moses:

Aspects Of People Made Known

Psalm 139:15

My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.

Attitudes, to other people

John 13:34-35

“I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another.

Authority Delegated To People

Genesis 39:4

Joseph found favor in his master’s sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar also put him in charge of his household and placed all that he owned under his authority.

Bad People

Matthew 12:34

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Beating People

Exodus 21:18

“When men quarrel and one strikes the other with a stone or his fist, and the injured man does not die but is confined to bed,

Becoming Like People

1 Corinthians 9:20

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews; to those under the law, like one under the law—though I myself am not under the law—to win those under the law.

Blemished People

Leviticus 21:21

No descendant of Aaron the priest who has a defect is to come near to present the fire offerings to the Lord. He has a defect and is not to come near to present the food of his God.

Burial Of Unnamed People

1 Kings 13:22

but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place that He said to you, “Do not eat bread and do not drink water”— your corpse will never reach the grave of your fathers.’”

Burning People

2 Samuel 23:7

The man who touches them
must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear.
They will be completely burned up on the spot.

Causing People To Turn

1 Kings 11:2

from the nations that the Lord had told the Israelites about, “Do not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, because they will turn you away from Me to their gods.” Solomon was deeply attached to these women and loved them.

Choosing People

2 Samuel 16:18

“Not at all,” Hushai answered Absalom. “I am on the side of the one that the Lord, the people, and all the men of Israel have chosen. I will stay with him.

Christ Going With People

Matthew 17:1

After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

Coming Out Of People

Matthew 15:11

It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Contact With People

Genesis 27:21

Then Isaac said to Jacob, “Please come closer so I can touch you, my son. Are you really my son Esau or not?”

Corpses Of Other People

Genesis 23:3

Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites:

Crowns For God's People

Isaiah 28:5

On that day
the Lord of Hosts will become a crown of beauty
and a diadem of splendor
to the remnant of His people,

Dealing With Many People

Genesis 50:9

Horses and chariots went up with him; it was a very impressive procession.

Dealing With Young People

Judges 18:21

They prepared to leave, putting their small children, livestock, and possessions in front of them.

Defeat Of God's People

Numbers 14:45

Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them as far as Hormah.

Disorder Among People

Matthew 26:5

“Not during the festival,” they said, “so there won’t be rioting among the people.”

Easy For People

Numbers 14:9

Only don’t rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land, for we will devour them. Their protection has been removed from them, and the Lord is with us. Don’t be afraid of them!”

Eight People

Genesis 22:23

And Bethuel fathered Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight to Nahor, Abraham’s brother.

Empty People

Ruth 1:21

I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the Lord has pronounced judgment on me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?”

Equivalent People

Genesis 44:18

But Judah approached him and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh.

Fat Of People

Job 15:27

Though his face is covered with fat
and his waistline bulges with it,

Fat People

Judges 3:17

and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an extremely fat man.

Fearing Other People

Genesis 20:8

Early in the morning Abimelech got up, called all his servants together, and personally told them all these things, and the men were terrified.

Fingers Of People

John 20:27

Then He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and observe My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Don’t be an unbeliever, but a believer.”

Five People

Luke 12:52

From now on, five in one household will be divided: three against two, and two against three.

Foolish People

1 Kings 3:7

Lord my God, You have now made Your servant king in my father David’s place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership.

For The Sake Of God's People

Genesis 26:24

and the Lord appeared to him that night and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your offspring because of My servant Abraham.”

Four People

2 Samuel 21:22

These four were descended from the giant in Gath and were killed by David and his soldiers.

Gathered To One's People

Psalm 49:19

he will go to the generation of his fathers;
they will never see the light.

God Beating People

1 Kings 14:15

For the Lord will strike Israel and the people will shake as a reed shakes in water. He will uproot Israel from this good soil that He gave to their ancestors. He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates because they made their Asherah poles, provoking the Lord.

God Can Harm People

Deuteronomy 32:23

“I will pile disasters on them;
I will use up My arrows against them.

God Hardening People

Romans 9:18

So then, He shows mercy to those He wants to, and He hardens those He wants to harden.

God Hating People

Leviticus 20:23

You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and I abhorred them.

God Killed The Peoples

Zephaniah 3:6

I have cut off nations;
their corner towers are destroyed.
I have laid waste their streets,
with no one to pass through.
Their cities lie devastated,
without a person, without an inhabitant.

God Killing All People

Genesis 6:7

Then the Lord said, “I will wipe off from the face of the earth mankind, whom I created, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky—for I regret that I made them.”

God Knowing His People

Exodus 33:12

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

God Might Kill His People

Exodus 16:3

The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by pots of meat and ate all the bread we wanted. Instead, you brought us into this wilderness to make this whole assembly die of hunger!”

God Remembering His People

Genesis 8:1

God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to subside.

God Renaming People

Isaiah 62:2

Nations will see your righteousness
and all kings, your glory.
You will be called by a new name
that the Lord’s mouth will announce.

God Searching For People

Ezekiel 34:11

“For this is what the Lord God says: See, I Myself will search for My flock and look for them.

God Seeing All People

Psalm 14:2

The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race
to see if there is one who is wise,
one who seeks God.

God Stripping People

Hosea 2:3

Otherwise, I will strip her naked
and expose her as she was on the day of her birth.
I will make her like a desert
and like a parched land,
and I will let her die of thirst.

God Will Kill His People

Ezekiel 21:3

and say to it: This is what the Lord says: I am against you. I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off both the righteous and the wicked from you.

God Will Kill The Peoples

Amos 2:3

I will cut off the judge from the land
and kill all its officials with him.
The Lord has spoken.

God With Specific People

Genesis 21:22

At that time Abimelech, accompanied by Phicol the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.

God's Hands On People

Ezekiel 1:3

the word of the Lord came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal. And the Lord’s hand was on him there.

God's People Planted

2 Samuel 7:10

I will establish a place for My people Israel and plant them, so that they may live there and not be disturbed again. Evildoers will not afflict them as they have done

God's People Sinning

Exodus 32:22

“Don’t be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.

Good People

Luke 6:45

A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

Grinding People

Isaiah 3:15

Why do you crush My people
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration
of the Lord God of Hosts.

Guidance, From Godly People

Exodus 32:34

Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about; see, My angel will go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will hold them accountable for their sin.”

Hairy People

Genesis 27:11

Jacob answered Rebekah his mother, “Look, my brother Esau is a hairy man, but I am a man with smooth skin.

Handing Over People

Isaiah 24:16

From the ends of the earth we hear songs:
The Splendor of the Righteous One.


But I said, “I waste away! I waste away!
Woe is me.”
The treacherous act treacherously;
the treacherous deal very treacherously.

Hating Peoples

Genesis 43:32

They served him by himself, his brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who were eating with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, since that is abhorrent to them.

Heart, Of Unregenerate People

Hosea 10:2

Their hearts are devious;
now they must bear their guilt.
The Lord will break down their altars
and demolish their sacred pillars.

Hiding From People

Deuteronomy 7:20

The Lord your God will also send the hornet against them until all the survivors and those hiding from you perish.

How People Eat

Ezekiel 18:6

He does not eat at the mountain shrines or raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or come near a woman during her menstrual impurity.

Imitating Wicked People

2 Kings 17:15

They rejected His statutes and His covenant He had made with their ancestors and the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, following the surrounding nations the Lord had commanded them not to imitate.

Importunity, Towards People

Genesis 19:3

But he urged them so strongly that they followed him and went into his house. He prepared a feast and baked unleavened bread for them, and they ate.

Impossible For People

Genesis 13:16

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Judgement On Old People

1 Samuel 2:31

“‘Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestral family, so that none in your family will reach old age.

Killing Many People

Ezekiel 9:9

He answered me: “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of bloodshed, and the city full of perversity. For they say, ‘The Lord has abandoned the land; He does not see.’

Leaving People Alone

Nahum 3:7

Then all who see you will recoil from you, saying,
“Nineveh is devastated;
who will show sympathy to her?”
Where can I find anyone to comfort you?

Like Good People

Matthew 12:35

A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.

Like People In Character

Psalm 106:6

Both we and our fathers have sinned;
we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.

Likening People

Matthew 11:16

“To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to each other:

Looking Intently At People

Genesis 24:21

while the man silently watched her to see whether or not the Lord had made his journey a success.

Lost People

Jeremiah 50:6

My people are lost sheep;
their shepherds have led them astray,
guiding them the wrong way in the mountains.
They have wandered from mountain to hill;
they have forgotten their resting place.

Lowering People

Mark 2:4

Since they were not able to bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they removed the roof above where He was. And when they had broken through, they lowered the mat on which the paralytic was lying.

Making People Holy

Exodus 31:13

“Tell the Israelites: You must observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you will know that I am Yahweh who sets you apart.

Marks On People

Exodus 13:9

Let it serve as a sign for you on your hand and as a reminder on your forehead, so that the Lord’s instruction may be in your mouth; for the Lord brought you out of Egypt with a strong hand.

Marriage, Between God And His People

Ezekiel 16:8-14

“Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed at the age for love. So I spread the edge of My garment over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Meeting People

Genesis 14:17

After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

Memorials For People

Isaiah 56:5

I will give them, in My house and within My walls,
a memorial and a name
better than sons and daughters.
I will give each of them an everlasting name
that will never be cut off.

Mixing People

Daniel 2:43

You saw the iron mixed with clay—the peoples will mix with one another but will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with fired clay.

Neglecting People

Deuteronomy 14:27

Do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

No Water For People

Genesis 21:15

When the water in the skin was gone, she left the boy under one of the bushes.

Not Believing People

Genesis 45:26

They said, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

Not Knowing People

Exodus 1:8

A new king, who had not known Joseph, came to power in Egypt.

Not Like People

Exodus 1:19

The midwives said to Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife can get to them.”

Not Recognising People

Genesis 27:23

He did not recognize him, because his hands were hairy like those of his brother Esau; so he blessed him.

Not Seeing People

Genesis 9:23

Then Shem and Japheth took a cloak and placed it over both their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father naked.

Obeying People

Ecclesiastes 8:2

Keep the king’s command because of your oath made before God.

Only Child Of People

Genesis 22:2

“Take your son,” He said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”

Other Sad People

Genesis 40:6

When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they looked distraught.

Pay Attention To People!

Exodus 18:19

Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and God be with you. You be the one to represent the people before God and bring their cases to Him.

Paying Attention To People

Jeremiah 26:5

and by listening to the words of My servants the prophets I have been sending you time and time again, though you did not listen,

People Acting Madly

Ecclesiastes 10:13

The beginning of the words of his mouth is folly,
but the end of his speaking is evil madness.

People Actually Doing Evil

Genesis 43:6

“Why did you cause me so much trouble?” Israel asked. “Why did you tell the man that you had another brother?”

People Appalled

Job 18:20

Those in the west are appalled at his fate,
while those in the east tremble in horror.

People As Rocks

Nehemiah 9:11

You divided the sea before them,
and they crossed through it on dry ground.
You hurled their pursuers into the depths
like a stone into churning waters.

People As Signs

Zechariah 3:8

“Listen, Joshua the high priest, you and your colleagues sitting before you; indeed, these men are a sign that I am about to bring My servant, the Branch.

People Beginning

Job 15:7

Were you the first person ever born,
or were you brought forth before the hills?

People Being Hated

Psalm 88:8

You have distanced my friends from me;
You have made me repulsive to them.
I am shut in and cannot go out.

People Being Polluted

Genesis 34:5

Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent until they returned.

People Being Silent

Job 29:22

After a word from me they did not speak again;
my speech settled on them like dew.

People Bound By Oaths

Judges 15:12

They said to him, “We’ve come to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.”

Then Samson told them, “Swear to me that you yourselves won’t kill me.”

People Carrying Live People

2 Kings 4:19

Suddenly he complained to his father, “My head! My head!”

His father told his servant, “Carry him to his mother.”

People Changing Their Minds

Exodus 13:17

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them along the road to the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearby; for God said, “The people will change their minds and return to Egypt if they face war.”

People Commended By God

Psalm 22:25

I will give praise in the great congregation
because of You;
I will fulfill my vows
before those who fear You.

People Cut In Pieces

Judges 19:29

When he entered his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her into 12 pieces, limb by limb, and then sent her throughout the territory of Israel.

People Destroying Foreign Nations

Isaiah 37:11

Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries: they completely destroyed them. Will you be rescued?

People Drying Things Up

2 Kings 3:19

Then you must attack every fortified city and every choice city. You must cut down every good tree and stop up every spring of water. You must ruin every good piece of land with stones.”

People Eating

John 4:31

In the meantime the disciples kept urging Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

People Ended

Genesis 6:13

Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

People Exiled

Isaiah 5:13

Therefore My people will go into exile
because they lack knowledge;
her dignitaries are starving,
and her masses are parched with thirst.

People Following People

Exodus 14:17

I am going to harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them, and I will receive glory by means of Pharaoh, all his army, and his chariots and horsemen.

People From Far Away

Deuteronomy 28:49

The Lord will bring a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you don’t understand,

People Getting Up

Genesis 23:3

Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites:

People Giving Clothes

Genesis 24:53

Then he brought out objects of silver and gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.

People Going Astray

Jeremiah 50:6

My people are lost sheep;
their shepherds have led them astray,
guiding them the wrong way in the mountains.
They have wandered from mountain to hill;
they have forgotten their resting place.

People Going Before

Matthew 17:10

So the disciples questioned Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

People Helping Orphans

Deuteronomy 26:12-13

“When you have finished paying all the tenth of your produce in the third year, the year of the tenth, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied.

People Hiding People

Deuteronomy 13:8

you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.

People Hung To Death

Deuteronomy 21:22

“If anyone is found guilty of an offense deserving the death penalty and is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,

People Improved

John 4:52

He asked them at what time he got better. “Yesterday at seven in the morning the fever left him,” they answered.

People In Caves

Isaiah 2:19

People will go into caves in the rocks
and holes in the ground,
away from the terror of the Lord
and from His majestic splendor,
when He rises to terrify the earth.

People Involved In Judgement

Exodus 18:13

The next day Moses sat down to judge the people, and they stood around Moses from morning until evening.

People Jumping

Acts 19:16

Then the man who had the evil spirit leaped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they ran out of that house naked and wounded.

People Keeping

Genesis 41:35

Let them gather all the excess food during these good years that are coming. Under Pharaoh’s authority, store the grain in the cities, so they may preserve it as food.

People Lacking Authority

Daniel 4:31

While the words were still in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared that the kingdom has departed from you.

People Made Known

Genesis 45:1

Joseph could no longer keep his composure in front of all his attendants, so he called out, “Send everyone away from me!” No one was with him when he revealed his identity to his brothers.

People Making Drunk

2 Samuel 11:13

Then David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and David got him drunk. He went out in the evening to lie down on his cot with his master’s servants, but he did not go home.

People Mourning Catastrophe

1 Samuel 11:4

When the messengers came to Gibeah, Saul’s hometown, and told the terms to the people, all wept aloud.

People Naming Things

Genesis 2:19-20

So the Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.

People Not Abandoning

Exodus 10:26

Even our livestock must go with us; not a hoof will be left behind because we will take some of them to worship Yahweh our God. We will not know what we will use to worship Yahweh until we get there.”

People Not Far Away

Genesis 44:4

They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, “Get up. Pursue the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?

People not returning

Job 7:10

He will never return to his house;
his hometown will no longer remember him.

People Of Judah

Joshua 14:6

The descendants of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord promised Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.

People Ostracised

Isaiah 66:5

You who tremble at His word,
hear the word of the Lord:
“Your brothers who hate and exclude you
because of Me have said,
‘Let the Lord be glorified
so that we can see your joy!’
But they will be put to shame.”

People Parting

Genesis 13:9

Isn’t the whole land before you? Separate from me: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”

People Polluting Themselves

Ezekiel 14:11

in order that the house of Israel may no longer stray from following Me and no longer defile themselves with all their transgressions. Then they will be My people and I will be their God.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

People Possessing Other Things

Genesis 23:17-18

So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre—the field with its cave and all the trees anywhere within the boundaries of the field—became

People Possibly Doing Evil

Genesis 16:5

Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for my suffering! I put my slave in your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the Lord judge between me and you.”

People Promising

Matthew 14:7

So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

People Providing Food

Genesis 42:19

If you are honest, let one of you be confined to the guardhouse, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

People Releasing Others

Genesis 40:14

But when all goes well for you, remember that I was with you. Please show kindness to me by mentioning me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this prison.

People Renaming People

Genesis 41:45

Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah and gave him a wife, Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest at On. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.

People Rotting

Leviticus 26:39

Those who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away because of their sin; they will also waste away because of their fathers’ sins along with theirs.

People Sending Creatures

Genesis 8:7

and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.

People Sending People

Luke 7:8

For I too am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under my command. 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 for Joseph, and they quickly brought him from the dungeon. He shaved, changed his clothes, and went to Pharaoh.

People Sitting Down

John 6:10

Then Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”

There was plenty of grass in that place, so they sat down. The men numbered about 5,000.

People Stripping Off

1 Samuel 31:9

They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to spread the good news in the temples of their idols and among the people.

People Stripping People

Exodus 32:25

Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them get out of control, resulting in weakness before their enemies.

People Stumbling

John 11:10

If anyone walks during the night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him.”

People Torn To Pieces

Genesis 37:33

His father recognized it. “It is my son’s robe,” he said. “A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has been torn to pieces!”

People Tumbling

Joshua 6:20

So the people shouted, and the trumpets sounded. When they heard the blast of the trumpet, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. The people advanced into the city, each man straight ahead, and they captured the city.

People Unwashed

Matthew 15:20

These are the things that defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

People Unwilling

John 5:40

And you are not willing to come to Me so that you may have life.

People Waiting

Genesis 8:10

So Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove from the ark again.

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. You can’t do it alone.

People Who Delayed

Genesis 24:55

But her brother and mother said, “Let the girl stay with us for about 10 days. Then she can go.”

People Willing

Genesis 24:58

They called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?”

She replied, “I will go.”

People With Apt Names

Genesis 30:13

Leah said, “I am happy that the women call me happy,” so she named him Asher.

People With General Knowledge

Job 13:1

Look, my eyes have seen all this;
my ears have heard and understood it.

People Withered

Lamentations 4:8

ח KhetNow they appear darker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets.
Their skin has shriveled on their bones;
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 grow weary looking for them every day. But you will be powerless to do anything.

People's Inability To Serve God

Joshua 24:19

But Joshua told the people, “You will not be able to worship Yahweh, because He is a holy God. He is a jealous God; He will not remove your transgressions and sins.

People's Inability To Understand

Daniel 2:27

Daniel answered the king: “No wise man, medium, diviner-priest, or astrologer is able to make known to the king the mystery he asked about.

Peoples Who Fled

Isaiah 2:19

People will go into caves in the rocks
and holes in the ground,
away from the terror of the Lord
and from His majestic splendor,
when He rises to terrify the earth.

Praising Specific People

Song of Solomon 6:9

But my dove, my virtuous one, is unique;
she is the favorite of her mother,
perfect to the one who gave her birth.
Women see her and declare her fortunate;
queens and concubines also, and they sing her praises:

Predestined People

Romans 8:29-30

For those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

Proud People

Exodus 18:11

Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods, because He did wonders when the Egyptians acted arrogantly against Israel.”

Pure People

Psalm 24:4

The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who has not set his mind on what is false,
and who has not sworn deceitfully.

Recognising People

Mark 6:33

but many saw them leaving and recognized them. People ran there by land from all the towns and arrived ahead of them.

Reinstating People

Genesis 20:7

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, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.”

Remembering People

Genesis 40:14

But when all goes well for you, remember that I was with you. Please show kindness to me by mentioning me to Pharaoh, and get me out of this prison.

Removing People From Your Life

Proverbs 25:5

Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Renewal, Of People Of God

Isaiah 40:30-31

Youths may faint and grow weary,
and young men stumble and fall,

Resentment, Against People

Proverbs 3:11-12

Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son,
and do not loathe His discipline;

Reward, For God's People

1 Corinthians 3:12-15

If anyone builds on that foundation with gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw,

Rules About Young People

Numbers 30:3

“When a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the Lord or puts herself under an obligation,

Scattering The Peoples

Deuteronomy 4:27

The Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be reduced to a few survivors among the nations where the Lord your God will drive you.

Seeking But Not Finding People

Song of Solomon 3:1

In my bed at night
I sought the one I love;
I sought him, but did not find him.

Sending people home

Joshua 24:28

Then Joshua sent the people away, each to his own inheritance.

Separation From Evil People

Ezra 6:21

The Israelites who had returned from exile ate it, together with all who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles of the land in order to worship Yahweh, the God of Israel.

Servants Of People

Psalm 123:2

Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,
like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
until He shows us favor.

Seven People

Deuteronomy 7:1

“When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, and He drives out many nations before you—the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and powerful than you—

Short People

Leviticus 21:20

or who is a hunchback or a dwarf, or who has an eye defect, a festering rash, scabs, or a crushed testicle.

Side Of People

1 Samuel 20:25

He sat at his usual place on the seat by the wall. Jonathan sat facing him and Abner took his place beside Saul, but David’s place was empty.

Six People

1 Chronicles 3:4

Six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he ruled seven years and six months, and he ruled in Jerusalem 33 years.

Snares Laid for People

Psalm 35:7

They hid their net for me without cause;
they dug a pit for me without cause.

Stiffnecked People

Exodus 7:12-13

Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed their staffs.

Subtracting From People

Judges 21:3

and cried out, “Why, Lord God of Israel, has it occurred that one tribe is missing in Israel today?”

Taking Other People

Genesis 14:16

He brought back all the goods and also his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people.

Tall People

1 Samuel 9:2

He had a son named Saul, an impressive young man. There was no one more impressive among the Israelites than he. He stood a head taller than anyone else.

Telling Of People's Situations

Genesis 3:11

Then He asked, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

Telling What People Did

Genesis 24:66

Then the servant told Isaac everything he had done.

Telling What People Said

Genesis 27:42

When the words of her older son Esau were reported to Rebekah, she summoned her younger son Jacob and said to him, “Listen, your brother Esau is consoling himself by planning to kill you.

Ten People

Genesis 18:32

Then he said, “Let the Lord not be angry, and I will speak one more time. Suppose 10 are found there?”

He answered, “I will not destroy it on account of 10.”

Thanks To People

Acts 24:3

we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with utmost 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, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”

Those Jealous Of People

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she envied her sister. “Give me sons, or I will die!” she said to Jacob.

Those Looking For People

Genesis 37:15-16

A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”

Those Subjected To People

Psalm 74:8

They said in their hearts,
“Let us oppress them relentlessly.”
They burned down every place throughout the land
where God met with us.

Throwing People

Exodus 15:1

Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said:

I will sing to the Lord,
for He is highly exalted;
He has thrown the horse
and its rider into the sea.

Times Of People

Isaiah 54:9

“For this is like the days of Noah to Me:
when I swore that the waters of Noah
would never flood the earth again,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
or rebuke you.

Unmarried People

Matthew 19:9-12

And I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”

Useful People

2 Peter 1:8

For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Valuation Of People

Leviticus 27:2-8

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When someone makes a special vow to the Lord that involves the assessment of people,

Wealthy People

Exodus 30:15

The wealthy may not give more and the poor may not give less than half a shekel when giving the contribution to the Lord to atone for your lives.

Welcoming Other People

Luke 16:4

I know what I’ll do so that when I’m removed from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

Where People Live To This Day

Deuteronomy 2:22

This was just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites before them; they drove them out and have lived in their place until now.

Why Do People Not Do This?

Leviticus 10:17

“Why didn’t you eat the sin offering in the sanctuary area? For it is especially holy, and He has assigned it to you to take away the guilt of the community and make atonement for them before the Lord.

Writing On People

Jeremiah 31:33

“Instead, this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days”—the Lord’s declaration. “I will put My teaching within them and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Wronging Other People

Leviticus 25:14

If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, do not cheat one another.

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