16 occurrences in 12 translations

'Forbid' in the Bible

And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:

Verse ConceptsFar Be It!

And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

Verse ConceptsBeing Found OutExemptFar Be It!

And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

Verse ConceptsWork From YouthServant Leadershipservanthood

But if her father should forbid her on the day he hears of it, none of her vows or her obligations by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the Lord will forgive her because her father had forbidden her.

Verse ConceptsGod Will Forgive

and her husband heard it, but said nothing to her and did not forbid her, then all her vows shall stand and every obligation by which she bound herself shall stand.

God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle.

Verse ConceptsFellowship OfferingThe Altar Of The Lord

And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

Verse ConceptsForsaking GodZeal, ReligiousNot Forsaking GodDifferent Gods

And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.

Verse ConceptsHairsHeadsPublic OpinionFar Be It!Hairs ProtectedIndividuals Saving Others

And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.

Verse ConceptsSmallnessFar Be It!Things RevealedThose Who Did Not Tell

And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD.

Verse Conceptsethics, socialCivic DutiesHonouring RulersResistanceThe Anointed OneThe Lord's Anointed

The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

Verse ConceptsOpposition, To Sin And EvilThe Lord's AnointedFar Be It!

and said, "The LORD forbid that I drink this this is the blood of men who endangered their own lives!" The Three elite warriors did these things.

Verse ConceptsPeople Consuming BloodRiskingrisk

And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

Verse ConceptsAuthority, of human institutionsHeirsLand, As A Divine ResponsibilityYear Of JubileeFar Be It!

And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest.

Verse ConceptsCrude LanguagePeople Consuming Bloodrisk

God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

Verse ConceptsAs Long As Life LastsFar Be It!Man Vindicates

Bible Theasaurus

Disallow (3 instances)
Forbid (49 instances)
Forestall (3 instances)
Interdict (6 instances)
Prevent (56 instances)
Prohibit (5 instances)

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