362 occurrences in 12 translations

'Lie' in the Bible

For now I would lie down, and I would be at peace; I would be asleep; then {I would be at rest}

Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

Why not forgive my sinand pardon my transgression?For soon I will lie down in the grave.You will eagerly seek me, but I will be gone.

God does not restrain his anger; under him the helpers of Rahab lie crushed.

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

Will things go well for you under his cross-examination? Can you lie to him, as you would to a human being?

“But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down;Man breathes his last, and where is he?

For the years that lie ahead are few, and then I will go on the way of no return.

His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.

They lie all night naked without clothing, And have no covering in the cold.

The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew will lie all night on my branch;

Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.

When the waters lie hidden as in stone, and the face of the deep holdeth fast together.

Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,

Its brood gulps down blood,and where the slain are, it is there.

His protective scales are his pride, they lie sealed tightly together.

How long, exalted men, will my honor be insulted?How long will you love what is worthlessand pursue a lie?Selah

Their eyes secretly watch the helpless, lying in wait like a lion in his den. They lie in wait to catch the afflicted. They catch the afflicted when they pull him into their net.

The one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.

There those who [are perverse and] do evil have fallen;They have been thrust down and cannot rise.

For we lie in the dirt, with our bellies pressed to the ground.

He will turn the evil upon those who lie in wait for me. Cut them off with your truth.

My enemies have trampled upon me all day long,For they are many who fight proudly against me.

They gather together and hide in ambush. They watch my every step as they lie in wait for my life.

My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

My God in His [steadfast] lovingkindness will meet me;God will let me look triumphantly on my enemies [who lie in wait for me].

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

While you lie among the sheepfolds,the wings of a dove are covered with silver,and its feathers with glistening gold.

Valiant men lie plundered, they have slept their last sleep. None of the men of war can lift their hands.

Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.

“Nevertheless, I will not break off My lovingkindness from him,Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.

My eyes gloated over those who lie in wait for me; when those of evil intent attack me, my ears will hear.

For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

May the arrogant be ashamed, for they subvert me with a lie;But I shall meditate on Your precepts.

For me [the] wicked [lie in] wait to destroy me. I give attention to your testimonies.

"I will not enter my house, or lie down on my bed,

You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.

They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

As when the one plows and breaks open the ground [and the soil scatters behind him],Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol [by the injustices of the wicked].

If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.

but these people lie in wait for their own blood. They ambush only themselves.

“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.

The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

Thorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse person, but whoever is cautious stays far away from them.

Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;

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

Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.

If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain on the earth;whether a tree falls to the south or the north,the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.

Tell me, you whom I love, where do you graze your flock? Where do you make your flock lie down at noon? Why should I be considered a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?

A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; Thine eyes are as doves behind thy veil. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of mount Gilead.

Turn away thine eyes from me, For they have overcome me. Thy hair is as a flock of goats, That lie along the side of Gilead.

Men bow down to them in homage, they lie flat on the ground in worship. Don't spare them!

So the Lord is furious with his people; he lifts his hand and strikes them. The mountains shake, and corpses lie like manure in the middle of the streets. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.

Then I said, “Until when, Lord?” And He replied:Until cities lie in ruins without inhabitants,houses are without people,the land is ruined and desolate,

The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

It will never be inhabited or lived in through all generations; no Bedouin will pitch his tent there; no shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.

But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.

Your splendor has been brought down to Sheol, as well as the sound of your stringed instruments. You lie on a bed of maggots, with a blanket of worms over you.

All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

But you have been thrown out of your grave like a shoot that is thrown away. You lie among the slain, among those who have been slashed by the sword, among those headed for the stones of the pit, as if you were a mangled corpse.

And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.

The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

Look what's coming! A charioteer, a team of horses." When questioned, he replies, "Babylon has fallen, fallen! All the idols of her gods lie shattered on the ground!"

rolling you up tightly like a ball and throwing you into a large country. There you will die, and there your splendid chariots will lie. You're a disgrace to your master's house!

Desolation remains in the city whose gates lie battered into ruins.

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁכב 
Shakab 
lie , sleep , lie down , rest , lien ,
Usage: 210

ἐπίκειμαι 
Epikeimai 
press upon , be instant , lie , be laid thereon , lie on , be laid upon , be imposed on
Usage: 7

אחשׁדּרפּן 
'achashdarpan 
Usage: 4

אכזב 
'akzab 
liar , lie
Usage: 2

ארב 
'arab 
lay in wait , liers in wait , ambush
Usage: 42

ארב 
'ereb 
lie in wait , den
Usage: 2

בּד 
Bad 
lie , liar , parts
Usage: 5

חנה 
Chanah 
pitch , encamp , camp , pitch ... tent , abide , dwelt , lie , rested , grows to an end
Usage: 143

כּזב 
Kazab 
lie , liar , vain , fail
Usage: 17

כּזב 
Kazab 
Usage: 30

כּחשׁ 
Kachash 
Usage: 23

כּחשׁ 
Kachash 
Usage: 6

לין לוּן 
Luwn 
lodge , murmur , ... the night , abide , remain , tarry , lodge in , continue , dwell , endure , grudge , left , lie , variant
Usage: 84

מארב 
Ma'arab 
Usage: 5

מרבּץ 
Marbets 
Usage: 2

נטשׁ 
Natash 
Usage: 40

נפל 
Naphal 
Usage: 434

סמך 
Camak 
Usage: 48

עקּבה עקב 
`aqeb 
heel , footsteps , horsehoofs , at the last , steps , liers in wait
Usage: 14

רבע 
Raba` 
Usage: 3

רבץ 
Rebets 
Usage: 4

שׁגל 
Shagal 
be lien , variant
Usage: 2

שׁו שׁואo 
Shav' 
Usage: 53

שׁכבה 
Sh@kabah 
Usage: 9

שׁכבת 
Sh@kobeth 
lie
Usage: 4

שׁען 
Sha`an 
lean , stay , rely , rest , lieth
Usage: 22

שׁקר 
Shaqar 
Usage: 6

שׁקר 
Sheqer 
Usage: 113

תּאן 
T@'un 
Usage: 1

ἀνακεῖμαι 
Anakeimai 
sit at meat , guests , sit , sit down , be set down , lie , lean , at the table
Usage: 10

ἀποθνήσκω 
Apothnesko 
die , be dead , be at the point of death +9 , perish , lie a dying , be slain + , vr dead
Usage: 93

ἀψευδής 
Apseudes 
Usage: 1

βάλλω 
Ballo 
cast , put , thrust , cast out , lay , lie ,
Usage: 66

ἐνεδρεύω 
Enedreuo 
Usage: 2

ἐπιπίπτω 
Epipipto 
fall , fall on , press , lie
Usage: 12

ἐσχάτως 
Eschatos 
lie at the point of death 9
Usage: 1

κατάκειμαι 
Katakeimai 
lie , sit at meat , keep , sat down
Usage: 11

κεῖμαι 
Keimai 
lie , be laid , be set , be appointed , be , be made , laid up , there
Usage: 23

μεθοδεία 
methodeia 
lie in wait , wile
Usage: 2

περίχωρος 
Perichoros 
Usage: 10

συνέχω 
sunecho 
be taken with , throng , straiten , keep in , hold , stop , press , lie sick of , constrain , be in a strait
Usage: 10

ψευδολόγος 
Pseudologos 
Usage: 1

ψεύδομαι 
Pseudomai 
Usage: 10

ψεῦδος 
Pseudos 
Usage: 8

ψεῦσμα 
Pseusma 
lie
Usage: 1

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