'Permit' in the Bible

For the Lord will pass through to strike Egypt, and when he sees the blood on the top of the doorframe and the two side posts, then the Lord will pass over the door, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you.

But Sihon did not permit Israel to pass through his border; he gathered all his forces together and went out against Israel into the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.

So Balaam got up in the morning, and said to the princes of Balak, "Go to your land, for the Lord has refused to permit me to go with you."

They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods they did not know and that he did not permit them to worship.

He said, 'Permit me to go, for we are having a family sacrifice in the city, and my brother urged me to be there. So now, if I have found favor with you, let me go to see my brothers.' For that reason he has not come to the king's table."

Then the woman said, "Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter." He replied, "Tell me."

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

I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

Permit no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

I will leave you on the ground, I will fling you on the open field, I will allow all the birds of the sky to settle on you, and I will permit all the wild animals to gorge themselves on you.

He said to her, "What do you want?" She replied, "Permit these two sons of mine to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom."

"But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.

So he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him, "Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you."

then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.

They said to him, "Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory."

and he would not permit anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.

"Now, according to your word, Sovereign Lord, permit your servant to depart in peace.

because you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor permit your Holy One to experience decay.

Therefore he also says in another psalm, 'You will not permit your Holy One to experience decay.'

The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will permit him to eat from the tree of life that is in the paradise of God.'

For three and a half days those from every people, tribe, nation, and language will look at their corpses, because they will not permit them to be placed in a tomb.