'Men' in the Bible

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.Keep me safe from violent men

Protect me, Lord,from the clutches of the wicked.Keep me safe from violent menwho plan to make me stumble.

Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me. (Selah)

Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

delivering you from the way of evil, from men who speak perverse things,

From those who leave the paths of uprightnessTo walk in the ways of darkness;

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

For the upright [those who are in right standing with God] will live in the landAnd those [of integrity] who are blameless [in God’s sight] will remain in it;

and find favor and a good reputation with God and men.

He makes sport of the men of pride, but he gives grace to the gentle-hearted.

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you.

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

I saw among the young men one without sense,

For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.

The fruit of the [consistently] righteous is a tree of life,And he who is wise captures and wins souls [for God—he gathers them for eternity].

No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.

The purposes of upright men are right, but the designs of evil-doers are deceit.

The words of sinners are destruction for the upright; but the mouth of upright men is their salvation.

Evil-doers are overturned and never seen again, but the house of upright men will keep its place.

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.

A righteous man is careful in dealing with his neighbor,but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.

Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting.

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

It is repulsive [to God and man] for kings to behave wickedly,For a throne is established on righteousness (right standing with God).

Better it is to have a gentle spirit with the poor, than to take part in the rewards of war with men of pride.

The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.

Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head.

When the scoffer is punished, the naive [observes the lesson and] becomes wise;But when the wise and teachable person is instructed, he receives knowledge.

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

One who plans to do evil,Men will call a schemer.

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;

He kisses the lips [and wins the hearts of people]Who gives a right and straightforward answer.

These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

Take a man's clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.

For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding and knowledge the state thereof'shall be prolonged.

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,but the upright care about him.

When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

I am more stupid than any other man,and I lack man’s ability to understand.

There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.

Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.

Is there anything of which men say, See, this is new? It has been in the old time which was before us.

There is no remembrance of earlier things,Nor also of the later things that are to come;There will be for them no remembranceBy generations who will come after them.

And I applied my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the heavens: this grievous occupation hath God given to the children of men to weary themselves therewith.

And I set my mind to know [practical] wisdom and to discern [the character of] madness and folly [in which men seem to find satisfaction]; I realized that this too is a futile grasping and chasing after the wind.

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men:

It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.

Behold, I have found only this, that God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.”

And then I saw evil men put to rest, taken even from the holy place; and they went about and were praised in the town because of what they had done. This again is to no purpose.