'Cause' in the Bible

Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

Anger on the fatherless ye cause to fall, And are strange to your friend.

Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

Is there evil in my tongue? is not the cause of my trouble clear to me?

Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me -- and I am not!

If you are clean and upright; then he will certainly be moved to take up your cause, and will make clear your righteousness by building up your house again.

Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.

For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?

Then I would say what is in my mind without fear of him; for there is no cause of fear in myself.

And that if there was cause for pride, you would go after me like a lion; and again put out your wonders against me:

It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!

Will you have respect for God's person in this cause, and put yourselves forward as his supporters?

Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

Then at the sound of your voice I will give answer; or let me put forward my cause for you to give me an answer.

“Will You cause a driven leaf to tremble?Or will You pursue the dry chaff?

For you write down bitter things against me and cause me to inherit the sins of my youth.

Even now my witness is in heaven, and the supporter of my cause is on high.

So that he may give decision for a man in his cause with God, and between a son of man and his neighbour.

You have kept their hearts from wisdom: for this cause you will not give them honour.

Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause , And hath compassed me with his net.

Truly, I make an outcry against the violent man, but there is no answer: I give a cry for help, but no one takes up my cause.

But I am certain that he who will take up my cause is living, and that in time to come he will take his place on the dust;

“If you say, ‘How shall we [continue to] persecute him?’And ‘What pretext for a case against him can we find [since we claim the root of these afflictions is found in him]?’

Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.

The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:

He takes the poison of snakes into his mouth, the tongue of the snake is the cause of his death.

He had never enough for his desire; for this cause his well-being will quickly come to an end.

For you took collateral from your brothers without cause,stripping off their clothes and leaving them naked.

You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father.

For this cause nets are round your feet, and you are overcome with sudden fear.

I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

For this cause I am in fear before him, my thoughts of him overcome me.

They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold.

They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry;

The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.

I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

I laugh unto them -- they give no credence, And the light of my face cause not to fall.

Thou dost lift me up, On the wind Thou dost cause me to ride, And Thou meltest -- Thou levellest me.

If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;

Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.

“Now Job has not directed his words against me [therefore I have no reason to be offended],Nor will I answer him with arguments like yours. [I speak for truth, not for revenge.]

If you are able, give me an answer; put your cause in order, and come forward.

Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?

For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

He sends the strong to destruction without searching out their cause, and puts others in their place.

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!

Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness -- He doth cause it to come.

Make clear to me what we are to say to him; we are unable to put our cause before him, because of the dark.

For this cause men go in fear of him; he has no respect for any who are wise in heart.

Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,

Dost thou cause him to rush as a locust? The majesty of his snorting is terrible.

Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.

His sneezings cause light to shine, And his eyes are as the eyelids of the dawn.

The son of the bow doth not cause him to flee, Turned by him into stubble are stones of the sling.

Hear, I pray thee, and I -- I do speak, I ask thee, and cause thou me to know.'

For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.

For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.

In peace together I lie down and sleep, For Thou, O Jehovah, alone, In confidence dost cause me to dwell!

Send them to destruction, O Lord; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall; let them be forced out by all their sins; because they have gone against your authority.

If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

Thou dost cause him to rule Over the works of Thy hands, All Thou hast placed under his feet.

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that men of the earth may cause terror no more. To the Director: A Davidic Song.

The counsel of the poor ye cause to stink, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

You cause me to know the path of life; in your presence is joyful abundance, at your right hand there are pleasures forever. A Davidic Prayer.

A Davidic prayer.Lord, hear a just cause;pay attention to my cry;listen to my prayer—from lips free of deceit.

Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,

For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine;The Lord my God illumines my darkness.

For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

They say, "Commit yourself to the LORD; perhaps the LORD will deliver him, perhaps he will cause him to escape, since he delights in him."

They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

Cause me to understand your ways, LORD; teach me your paths.

Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou art the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.

The secret of Jehovah is for those fearing Him, And His covenant -- to cause them to know.

That I may cause the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and declare all thy marvellous works.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?

The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.

I will give you praise and honour, O Lord, because through you I have been lifted up; you have not given my haters cause to be glad over me.

Because of all those who are against me, I have become a word of shame to my neighbours; a cause of shaking the head and a fear to my friends: those who saw me in the street went in flight from me.

Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant, Save me in Thy kindness.

My sin I cause Thee to know, And mine iniquity I have not covered. I have said, 'I confess concerning My transgressions to Jehovah,' And Thou -- Thou hast taken away, The iniquity of my sin. Selah.

For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.

I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.