24 occurrences in 13 translations

'Great' in the Bible

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Verse ConceptsExperimental KnowledgeSoliloquy

I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

Verse ConceptsPlanting Vineyards

I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

Verse ConceptsOwning LivestockGroups Of Slaves

So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Verse ConceptsGreat Individuals

So I said {to myself}, "{If I also suffer the same fate as the fool}, {what advantage is my great wisdom}?" So I said {to myself}, "This also [is] vanity!"

Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateUseless EndeavourWise Man Or Foolfate

For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.

Verse ConceptsBad SituationsUseless EndeavourWisdomTragedySuccess And Hard WorkEnjoying LifelegacyhardworkFutility Of Worldly Pursuits

Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.

Verse ConceptsMan's Conduct Towards GodCurbing SpeechDo Not Be RashMaking DecisionsDecision MakingThe Presence Of Godlimitationsimpulsivenessevangelising

There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun--wealth kept by the owner to be his downfall.

Verse ConceptsBad SituationsMisersHoardingStoring Treasure On EarthUnder The SunTragedy

And this again is a great evil, that in all points as he came so will he go; and what profit has he in working for the wind?

Verse ConceptsBad SituationsPhysical LabourLife And DeathTragedy

Furthermore, all his days he lives in darkness with great sorrow, anger, and affliction.

Verse ConceptsSickness

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it is great on man:

Verse ConceptsUnder The SunTragedy

If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, 'Better than he is the untimely birth.'

Verse ConceptsUnburied BodiesOne HundredNo BurialsLiving LongMiscarriages And StillbornLack Of A Proper BurialThe More Children The BetterDadsDeath Of A ChildRaising ChildrenLiveBeing A Good FatherDeath Of A FatherHaving A Good DayBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeHaving A BabyLeaving Parents For Spousefatherhood

This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

Verse ConceptsUnder The SunMan's Wisdom

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

Verse ConceptsFew People

Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.

Verse ConceptsFliesflyingbugs

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

Verse ConceptsBeing CalmPeaceablenessStaying Strong And Not Giving UpAnger And Forgiveness

If an iron axhead is blunt and a workman does not sharpen its edge, he must exert a great deal of effort; so wisdom has the advantage of giving success.

Verse ConceptsAxesSharpeningBenefits Of WisdomSuccess Through GodSuccess And Hard Workenergy

Indeed, if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be futility.

Verse ConceptsDeath, Preparation ForDark DaysOvertaken By DarknessUseless EndeavourLiving LongBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Life

And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.

Verse ConceptsPeople TeachingWise Proverbsexploringorder

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Abundant (187 instances)
Ample (6 instances)
Bully (2 instances)
Capital (60 instances)
Considerable (34 instances)
Cracking (3 instances)
Dignified (7 instances)
Eager (70 instances)
Expectant (1 instance)
Grand (3 instances)
Greater (253 instances)
Handsome (22 instances)
Honorable (62 instances)
Intense (52 instances)
Lordly (1 instance)
Outstanding (9 instances)
Smashing (12 instances)
Swell (9 instances)
Zealous (49 instances)

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