'Down' in the Bible

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

for her house sinks down to deathand her ways to the land of the departed spirits.

By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

How long will you lie down, lazy man? When will you get up from your sleep?

“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,A little folding of the hands to lie down and rest”—

When you walk here and there, they will guide you;when you lie down, they will watch over you;when you wake up, they will talk to you.

for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

For at the window of my house, through my lattice, I looked down.

Crossing the street near her corner,he strolled down the road to her house

For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

The wise person accepts commands, but the chattering fool will be brought down.

Those who wink their eyes are trouble makers, and the mocking fool will be brought down.

The mouth of the righteous flows with [skillful and godly] wisdom,But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

A city is built up by the blessing of the upright,but it is torn down by the mouth of the wicked.

A man will be praised in the measure of his wisdom, but a wrong-minded man will be looked down on.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,but a good word cheers it up.

Righteousness protects the blameless, but wickedness brings down the sinner.

The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin,but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.

A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life,But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.

For the discerning the path of life leads upward,so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.

The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.

A violent person entices his neighbor, and leads him down a path that is terrible.

Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

By his foolish behaviour a man's ways are turned upside down, and his heart is bitter against the Lord.

A witness of Belial scorneth judgment, and the mouth of the wicked swalloweth down iniquity.

The righteous one keeps an eye on the house of the wicked—How the wicked are cast down to ruin.

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.

The mouth of strange women is a deep hole: he with whom the Lord is angry will go down into it.

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler,consider carefully what is before you,

Don’t gaze at wine because it is red,when it gleams in the cupand goes down smoothly.

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

Although a righteous person may fall seven times, he gets up again, but the wicked will be brought down by calamity.

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.

A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down.

For it is better to have it said to you, Come up here; than for you to be put down in a lower place before the ruler.

otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,and you’ll never live it down.

By patience and a calm spirit a ruler may be persuaded,And a soft and gentle tongue breaks the bone [of resistance].

If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Like the legs which are useless to the lame,So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.

Without wood, fire goes out;without a gossip, conflict dies down.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.

Who has gone up to heaven and come down?Who has gathered the wind in His hands?Who has bound up the waters in a cloak?Who has established all the ends of the earth?What is His name,and what is the name of His Son—if you know?