'Giving' in the Bible
Therefore the Jews in the rural [areas], living in the rural towns, made the fourteenth month of Adar a day of joy and feasting, a festive day of giving gifts to each other.
as the day that the Jews {found relief} from their enemies, and the month which changed for them from sorrow to joy, and from a mourning ceremony to a {festive day}; to make them days of feasting and joy, and giving gifts to each other and to the poor.
Then Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, sent a second letter giving the force of their authority to the order about the Purim.
Giving the force of law to these days of Purim at their fixed times, as they had been ordered by Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen, and in keeping with the rules they had made for themselves and their seed, in connection with their time of going without food and their cry for help.
Your words have raised up [the one who] stumbles, and you have strengthened knees giving way.
Who is giving rain on the face of the land, And is sending waters on the out-places.
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
Increasing nations, and sending destruction on them; making wide the lands of peoples, and then giving them up.
If only you would keep me safe in the underworld, putting me in a secret place till your wrath is past, giving me a fixed time when I might come to your memory again!
For he has covered his face with his fat,Adding layers of fat to his thighs [giving himself up to pleasures],
“But You [Lord] have closed their hearts to understanding,Therefore You will not exalt them [by giving a verdict against me].
He is giving back what he laboured for, And doth not consume it; As a bulwark is his exchange, and he exults not.
I was waiting for your words, I was giving ear to your wise sayings; while you were searching out what to say,
And none said, 'Where is God my maker? Giving songs in the night,
“Do you know the time when the wild goats of the rock give birth [to their young]?Do you observe the calving of the deer?
Can you number [the] months they fulfill, and do you know [the] time of its giving birth?
“Who sent out the wild donkey free [from dependence on man]?And who has loosed the bonds of the wild donkey [to survive in the wild],
Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,
And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.
Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave it, Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.
God -- who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth peoples under me,
The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.
The precepts of the LORD are upright, making the heart rejoice. The commandment of the LORD is pure, giving light to the eyes.
Let those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and rejoice! Let them continuously say, "Magnify the LORD, who delights in giving peace to his servant."
The wicked man borrows and does not repay,but the righteous one is gracious and giving.
And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.
I will remember and weep! For I was once walking along with the great throng to the temple of God, shouting and giving thanks along with the crowd as we celebrated the holy festival.
Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!
So will I make songs in praise of your name for ever, giving to God that which is right day by day.
And in fear men make public the works of God; and giving thought to his acts they get wisdom.
The year is crowned with the good you give; life-giving rain is dropping from your footsteps,
You, O God, did freely send the rain, giving strength to the weariness of your heritage.
Fearful, O God, out of Thy sanctuaries, The God of Israel Himself, Giving strength and might to the people. Blessed is God!
Driving out nations before them, marking out the line of their heritage, and giving the people of Israel their tents for a resting-place.
From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.
Once You spoke in a vision to Your godly ones,And said, “I have given help to one who is mighty [giving him the power to be a champion for Israel];I have exalted one chosen from the people.
And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.
giving him authority to imprison his officials and to teach his advisers.
Let them make offerings of praise, giving news of his works with cries of joy.
He has shown His people the power of His worksby giving them the inheritance of the nations.
and giving him a seat among nobles with the nobles of his people.
The entrance of thy words giveth light, giving understanding unto the simple.
Giving food to all flesh, For to the age is His kindness.
Who is giving deliverance to kings, Who is freeing David His servant from the sword of evil.
The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season,
executing justice for the exploitedand giving food to the hungry.The Lord frees prisoners.
Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.
He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them strength, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence],Praise for all His godly ones;For the people of Israel, a people near to Him.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
for giving prudence to the naive, and knowledge and discretion to the young.
Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false;
for I am giving you good instruction.Don’t abandon my teaching.
She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
Making signs with his eyes, rubbing with his feet, and giving news with his fingers;
But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.
giving wealth as an inheritance to those who love me,and filling their treasuries.
A man takes joy in giving an answer;and a timely word—how good that is!
One who listens to life-giving rebukeswill be at home among the wise.
An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.
That which is desirable in a man is his loyalty and unfailing love,But it is better to be a poor man than a [wealthy] liar.
A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.
When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.
Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;stop giving your attention to it.
A man giving false testimony against his neighboris like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.
Giving honor to a foolis like binding a stone in a sling.
Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.
By words, a servant is not disciplined, for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.
She opens her mouth in [skillful and godly] wisdom,And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue [giving counsel and instruction].
The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.
If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of giving success.
His face is as beds of spices, giving out perfumes of every sort; his lips like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
"As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, your leaders are misleading you they're giving you confusing directions."
But let the Lord of armies be holy to you, and go in fear of him, giving honour to him.
and they will be dismayed. Pangs and labor pains will seize [them]; they will tremble like a woman giving birth. {They will stare at one another}, {their faces flushing}.
And it hath come to pass, In the day of Jehovah's giving rest to thee, From thy grief, and from thy trouble, And from the sharp bondage, That hath been served upon thee,
Therefore my loins are filled [with] anguish; pangs have seized me, like [the] pangs of a woman giving birth. I am {too bent to hear}, I am {too dismayed to see}.
Like pregnant woman on the point of giving birth, she writhes; she cries in her labor pains. So we were because of your presence, Yahweh.
For his God is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.
The Lord is angry with all the nations—furious with all their armies.He will set them apart for destruction,giving them over to slaughter.
Lo, I am giving in him a spirit, and he hath heard a report, and hath turned back unto his land, and I have caused him to fall by the sword in his land.'
He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might.
Thus said God, Jehovah, preparing The heavens, and stretching them out, Spreading out the earth and its productions, Giving breath to the people on it, And spirit to those walking in it.
"I have certainly stayed silent for a long time; I've kept still and held myself back. Now, like a woman giving birth, I'll cry out. All of a sudden I'll gasp and pant.
Since you're precious in my sight and honored, and because I love you, I'm giving up people in your place, and nations in exchange for your life."
Thus said Jehovah, Who is giving in the sea a way, And in the strong waters a path.
The iron-worker is heating the metal in the fire, giving it form with his hammers, and working on it with his strong arm: then for need of food his strength gives way, and for need of water he becomes feeble.
And the rest of it he makes into a god, even his pictured image: he goes down on his face before it, giving worship to it, and making prayer to it, saying, Be my saviour; for you are my god.
The Lord, who has taken up your cause, and who gave you life in your mother's body, says, I am the Lord who makes all things; stretching out the heavens by myself, and giving the earth its limits; who was with me?
Because of Jacob my servant, and Israel whom I have taken for myself, I have sent for you by name, giving you a name of honour, though you had no knowledge of me.
How absurd is the one who says to his father,‘What are you fathering?’or to his mother,‘What are you giving birth to?’”
This is the word of the Lord: I have given ear to you at a good time, and I have been your helper in a day of salvation: and I will keep you safe, and will make you a glory for the people, putting the land in order, and giving them the heritages which now are waste;
Who among you has the fear of the Lord, giving ear to the voice of his servant who has been walking in the dark and has no light? Let him put his faith in the name of the Lord, looking to his God for support.
For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and does not go back again, but gives water to the earth, and makes it fertile, giving seed to the planter, and bread for food;
If keeping from food makes you quickly angry, ready for fighting and giving blows with evil hands; your holy days are not such as to make your voice come to my ears on high.
You will be full of camel-trains, even the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all from Sheba will come, with gold and spices, giving word of the great acts of the Lord.
To grant those who mourn in Zion,Giving them a garland instead of ashes,The oil of gladness instead of mourning,The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.So they will be called oaks of righteousness,The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
And nations have seen thy righteousness, And all kings thine honour, And He is giving to thee a new name, That the mouth of Jehovah doth define.
A voice of noise is from the city, a voice from the temple, The voice of Jehovah, giving recompence to His enemies.
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- Afford (14 instances)
- Apply (36 instances)
- Break (282 instances)
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- Forgiving Yourself
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- Giving Good Things
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- Giving To God
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- Giving, Advice On
- Giving, Of Oneself
- Giving, Of Possessions
- Giving, Of Talents
- Giving, Of Time
- God Giving Breath
- God Giving Freely
- God Giving His Son
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- God Giving Light
- God Giving Rest
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