859 occurrences

'Life' in the Bible

May he have long life, and may gold from Sheba be given to him: may prayers be made for him at all times; may blessings be on him every day.

O give not the soul of your dove to the hawk; let not the life of the poor go out of your memory for ever.

He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease.

So will we not be turned back from you; keep us in life, and we will give praise to your name.

Let his life be short; let another take his position of authority.

See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.

Let your gentle mercies come to me, so that I may have life; for your law is my delight.

How short is the life of your servant! when will you give your decision against those who are attacking me?

Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.

I will ever keep your orders in mind; for in them I have life.

I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.

Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.

The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.

Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.

Undertake my cause, and come to my help, give me life, as you have said.

Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.

See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.

Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.

For their feet are running after evil, and they are quick to take a man's life.

Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

Those who go to her do not come back again; their feet do not keep in the ways of life:

She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.

Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.

For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.

She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.

And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted;

Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.

So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.

The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.

I made a search with my heart to give pleasure to my flesh with wine, still guiding my heart with wisdom, and to go after foolish things, so that I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under the heavens all the days of their life.

So I was hating life, because everything under the sun was evil to me: all is to no purpose and desire for wind.

I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.

So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.

This is what I have seen: it is good and fair for a man to take meat and drink and to have joy in all his work under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; that is his reward.

He will not give much thought to the days of his life; because God lets him be taken up with the joy of his heart.

If a man has a hundred children, and his life is long so that the days of his years are great in number, but his soul takes no pleasure in good, and he is not honoured at his death; I say that a birth before its time is better than he.

Who is able to say what is good for man in life all the days of his foolish life which he goes through like a shade? who will say what is to be after him under the sun?

These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and his life is long, I am certain that it will be well for those who go in fear of God and are in fear before him.

So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.

Have joy with the woman of your love all the days of your foolish life which he gives you under the sun. Because that is your part in life and in your work which you do under the sun.

But even if a man's life is long and he has joy in all his years, let him keep in mind the dark days, because they will be great in number. Whatever may come is to no purpose.

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
βιωτικός 
Biotikos 
Usage: 2

גּאוּת 
Ge'uwth 
Usage: 8

גּוה 
Gevah 
pride , lifting up
Usage: 3

דּלה 
Dalah 
draw , enough , lifted me
Usage: 5

חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

חי 
Chay (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

חיה 
Chayah 
Usage: 264

חיי 
Chayay 
Usage: 15

מחיה 
Michyah 
Usage: 8

מעל 
Mo`al 
lifting up
Usage: 1

מרא 
Mara' 
Usage: 1

משׂאת 
Mas'eth 
Usage: 16

נוּס 
Nuwc 
Usage: 160

נוּף 
Nuwph 
Usage: 37

נטל 
N@tal (Aramaic) 
lifted up
Usage: 2

נסס 
Nacac 
lifted up as an ensign
Usage: 1

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

נתק 
Nathaq 
Usage: 27

עפל 
`aphal 
Usage: 2

עצם 
`etsem 
Usage: 126

צהל 
Tsahal 
Usage: 9

ראם 
Ra'am 
lifted up
Usage: 1

רוּם 
Ruwm (Aramaic) 
lift up , extol , set up
Usage: 4

רמם 
Ramam 
exalted , lifted up , get up , mount up
Usage: 5

רממת 
Romemuth 
lifting up
Usage: 1

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ἀγωγή 
Agoge 
Usage: 1

αἴρω 
Airo 
take up , take away , take , away with , lift up , bear ,
Usage: 52

ἀνακύπτω 
Anakupto 
lift up self , look up
Usage: 3

ἀνάστασις 
Anastasis 
Usage: 34

ἀνορθόω 
Anorthoo 
make straight , set up , lift up
Usage: 3

ἄψυχος 
Apsuchos 
Usage: 1

βίος 
Bios 
Usage: 6

Βίωσις 
Biosis 
Usage: 0

διάγω 
Diago 
lead a life 99 , living
Usage: 2

ἐπαίρω 
Epairo 
lift up , exalt self , take up , hoisted up
Usage: 14

ζωή 
Zoe 
Usage: 88

ζωοποιέω 
Zoopoieo 
Usage: 9

τυφόω 
Tuphoo 
be proud , be lifted up with pride , highminded
Usage: 3

ὑψόω 
Hupsoo 
exalt , lift up
Usage: 8

ψυχή 
Psuche 
soul , life , mind , heart , heartily Trans , not tr
Usage: 62

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