'Cause' in the Bible

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.

For this cause his downfall will be sudden; quickly he will be broken, and there will be no help for him.

Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

He who takes another man's wife is without all sense: he who does it is the cause of destruction to his soul.

In a path of righteousness I cause to walk, In midst of paths of judgment,

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

The LORD won't cause the righteous to hunger, but he will reject what the wicked crave.

He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.

The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

A woman of virtue is a crown to her husband; but she whose behaviour is a cause of shame is like a wasting disease in his bones.

The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

Commit your works to the Lord [submit and trust them to Him],And your plans will succeed [if you respond to His will and guidance].

When the ways of a man are pleasing [to] Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.

A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends.

A person of violence will entice his neighbor and cause him to walk on a way [that is] not good.

A sinner takes an offering out of his robe, to get a decision for himself in a cause.

A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.

A man of great anger will bear the penalty [for his quick temper and lack of self-control];For if you rescue him [and do not let him learn from the consequences of his action], you will only have to rescue him over and over again.

To cause thee to know the certainty of sayings of truth, To return sayings of truth to those sending thee.

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, a curse without cause will not alight.

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.

One who has been the cause of a man's death will go in flight to the underworld: let no man give him help.

He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

Men of pride are the cause of violent acts in a town, but by wise men wrath is turned away.

The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

The rod and sharp words give wisdom: but a child who is not guided is a cause of shame to his mother.

If a servant is gently cared for from his early years, he will become a cause of sorrow in the end.

An angry man is the cause of fighting, and a man given to wrath does much wrong.

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.

The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

Three things cause wonder for me; four are beyond my understanding:

The shaking of milk makes butter, and the twisting of the nose makes blood come: so the forcing of wrath is a cause of fighting.

For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

And I saw that the cause of all the work and of everything which is done well was man's envy of his neighbour. This again is to no purpose and a desire for wind.

Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

Do not be in a hurry; leave his presence, and don’t persist in a bad cause, since he will do whatever he wants.

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.

And turn aside anger from thy heart, And cause evil to pass from thy flesh, For the childhood and the age are vanity!

My dove, in clefts of the rock, In a secret place of the ascent, Cause me to see thine appearance, Cause me to hear thy voice, For thy voice is sweet, and thy appearance comely.

Awake, O north wind, and come, O south, Cause my garden to breathe forth, its spices let flow, Let my beloved come to his garden, And eat its pleasant fruits!

I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

Learn to do what is good.Seek justice.Correct the oppressor.Defend the rights of the fatherless.Plead the widow’s cause.

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

And the poor man's head is bent, and the great man goes down on his face: for this cause there will be no forgiveness for their sin.

As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge.

Therefore the Lord will afflict the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion with scabs [making them bald],And the Lord will expose their foreheads (send them into captivity).”

And now, pray, let me cause you to know, That which I am doing to my vineyard, To turn aside its hedge, And it hath been for consumption, To break down its wall, And it hath been for a treading-place.

For this cause my people are taken away as prisoners into strange countries for need of knowledge: and their rulers are wasted for need of food, and their loud-voiced feasters are dry for need of water.

For this cause the underworld has made wide its throat, opening its mouth without limit: and her glory, and the noise of her masses, and her loud-voiced feasters, will go down into it.

They pronounce the guilty innocent for a payoff, they ignore the just cause of the innocent.

For this cause, as the waste of the grain is burned up by tongues of fire, and as the dry grass goes down before the flame, so their root will be like the dry stems of grain, and their flower will go up in dust: because they have gone against the law of the Lord of armies, and have given no honour to the word of the Holy One of Israel.

We go up into Judah, and we vex it, And we rend it unto ourselves, And we cause a king to reign in its midst -- The son of Tabeal.

For this cause the Lord himself will give you a sign; a young woman is now with child, and she will give birth to a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.

And I cause faithful witnesses to testify to me, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah.

For this cause the Lord is sending on them the waters of the River, deep and strong, even the king of Assyria and all his glory: and it will come up through all its streams, overflowing all its edges:

For this cause the Lord has made strong the haters of Israel, driving them on to make war against him;

For this cause the Lord took away from Israel head and tail, high and low, in one day.

For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

For this cause the Lord will have no pleasure in their young men, and no pity on their widows and the children without fathers: for they are all haters of God and evil-doers, and foolish words come from every mouth. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Who do wrong to the poor in their cause, and take away the right of the crushed among my people, so that they may have the property of widows, and get under their power those who have no father.

For this cause it will be that, when the purpose of the Lord against Mount Zion and Jerusalem is complete, I will send punishment on the pride of the heart of the king of Assyria, and on the glory of his uplifted eyes.

For this cause the Lord, the Lord of armies, will make his fat become wasted; and in his inner parts a fire will be lighted like a burning flame.

For this cause the Lord, the Lord of armies, says, O my people living in Zion, have no fear of the Assyrian, even if his rod comes on your back, and his stick is lifted up as in Egypt.

Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.

But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.

There will be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holy mountain: for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the sea is covered by the waters.

And Jehovah will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind will he wave his hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dryshod.

For this cause all hands will be feeble, and every heart of man be turned to water;