9 occurrences

'Lacking' in the Bible

If five of the fifty righteous are lacking, will You destroy the entire city for lack of five?” And He said, “If I find [at least] forty-five [righteous people] there, I will not destroy it.”

Verse ConceptsFive PeopleFortiesNumbers Of Righteous PeopleShortage Other Than Food

You shall season every grain offering with salt so that the salt (preservation) of the covenant of your God will not be missing from your grain offering. You shall offer salt with all your offerings.

Verse ConceptsGrain OfferingMineralsOfferingsSaltSournessTerms Of The Covenant At SinaiMeat offerings

They said, “O Lord, God of Israel, why has this come about in Israel, that there should be today one tribe missing from Israel?”

Verse ConceptsSubtracting From PeopleBereavementNo One To Be FoundWhy Does This Happen?

Those deputies provided food for King Solomon and for all [the staff] who came to King Solomon’s table, each in his month; they let nothing be lacking.

Verse ConceptsGovernorsTables

When there are many words, transgression and offense are unavoidable,But he who controls his lips and keeps thoughtful silence is wise.

Verse ConceptsGossipProverbsSilenceSpeech, Power And Significance OfTongueWordsVain TalkHow Silence Is WiseToo Many WordsThe TongueThe Power Of WordsMaking Mistakes

What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is defective and lacking cannot be counted.

Verse ConceptsCrookednessUncountableTwisted WaysStraightening

Yes, truth is missing;And he who turns away from evil makes himself a prey.Now the Lord saw it,And it displeased Him that there was no justice.

Verse ConceptsHuntingDivine DispleasureDispleasureGod Paid Attention To ThemMissing Someoneshunning

Her prophets are reckless and treacherous men;Her priests have profaned the sanctuary;They have done violence to the law [by pretending their word is God’s word].

Verse ConceptsPriests, Function In Ot TimesSanctuaryTreacheryCorrupt PriestsPollutionsWicked ProphetsLack Of HolinessUnfaithful

Bible Theasaurus

Deficient (10 instances)
Incomplete (4 instances)
Lacking (71 instances)
Missing (27 instances)
Wanting (60 instances)