'Men' in the Bible

Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

men who were carried off before their time, when the flood was poured out on their foundations?

When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

Men move boundary stones; they seize the flock and pasture them.

“Others snatch the fatherless [infants] from the breast [to sell or make them slaves],And against the poor they take a pledge [of clothing].

They make oil within the walls of these men; They tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst.

Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

“They are insignificant on the surface of the water;Their portion is cursed on the earth;They do not turn toward the vineyards.

The public place of his town has no more knowledge of him, and his name has gone from the memory of men: he is rooted up like a dead tree.

Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.

When the Almighty was yet with me, my young men round about me;

The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;

For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

But now they mock me,men younger than I am,whose fathers I would have refused to putwith my sheep dogs.

Furthermore, what could I have gained from men whose strength is gone?

They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)

They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.

The lines of his men of war put themselves in order, and make high their ways of destruction against me:

They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, Even men that have no helper.

let my own wife grind grain for another man,and let other men sleep with her.

If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

if I have covered my transgressions as men do, by hiding iniquity in my heart,

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

“But there is [a vital force and] a spirit [of intelligence] in man,And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.

“For God speaks once,And even twice, yet no one notices it [including you, Job].

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;

He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

“Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,

Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

who says to a king, “Worthless man!”and to nobles, “Wicked men!”?

"They die suddenly, in the middle of the night; people suffer seizures and pass away; even valiant men can be taken away and not by human hands.

He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.

He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

so that godless men should not ruleor ensnare the people.

Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

All men have looked on it, Man looketh attentively from afar.

He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

And it goes this way and that, round about, turning itself by his guiding, to do whatever he gives orders to be done, on the face of his world of men,

And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

“Out of the north comes golden splendor [and people can hardly look on it];Around God is awesome splendor and majesty [far too glorious for man’s eyes].

Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

Rise up, Lord! Don't let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence!

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressedso that men of the earth may terrify them no more.

The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

{To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.} Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.

He frees me from my enemies.You exalt me above my adversaries;You rescue me from violent men.

Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

Yes, wild dogs surround me -- a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.

I hate the mob of evil men, and do not associate with the wicked.

Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.

Do not give me into their hands, because false witnesses have come out against me, and men breathing destruction.

Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

“What profit is there in my blood (death), if I go down to the pit (grave)?Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness [to man]?

O Lord, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

You hide them in the protection of Your presence;You conceal them in a shelterfrom the schemes of men,from quarrelsome tongues.

Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.

The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.

Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.

Like men of deceit they put me to shame; the voice of their wrath was loud against me.

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

Do not let arrogant men overtake me, or let evil men make me homeless!

By David. Do not fret when wicked men seem to succeed! Do not envy evildoers!

Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.

Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly.

But evil men will die; the Lord's enemies will be incinerated -- they will go up in smoke.

Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

For the Lord promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

Rely on the Lord! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.