17 occurrences in 7 translations

'Practiced' in the Bible

"When a righteous man abandons his righteousness to practice unrighteousness, I'll set a stumbling block before him. He'll die. If you don't warn him, he'll die in his sin and the righteous deeds that he had practiced won't be remembered, but you'll be held responsible for his death.

Verse ConceptsApostates, PunishmentOffenceRighteous, TheStumblingAccountabilityResponsibility For Blood ShedWarning IndividualsGod HinderingIf You Turn From GodResponsible To WarnResponsibility

But she rebelled against my ordinances and my statutes. She practiced more evil than all the nations and territories around her. They rejected my ordinances and didn't live by my statutes.'

Verse ConceptsAttitudes Of RejectionRejecting ThingsRejection Of GodGrowth Of EvilThey Do Not Keep Commands

The Lord said to him, "Go through the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the people who moan and groan over all the abominations practiced in it."

Verse ConceptsForeheadsSealsSorrowUnhappinessMarks On PeopleRepenting Of AbominationsStress And Hard Times

so you will know that I am Yahweh, whose statutes you have not followed and whose ordinances you have not practiced. Instead, you have acted according to the ordinances of the nations around you.”

Verse ConceptsConformityImitating Wicked PeopleWhat Foreigners DoYou Will Know I Am The LordThey Do Not Keep Commands

Have you not copied their behavior and practiced their abominable deeds? In a short time you became even more depraved in all your conduct than they were!

Verse ConceptsDeteriorationImitating Wicked PeopleOutdoingGod's People Sinningcorruption

They were haughty and practiced abominable deeds before me. Therefore when I saw it I removed them.

Verse ConceptsDriven Away By GodProud People

Samaria didn't commit half of your sins you practiced more detestable deeds than they did! You've caused your sister to be more righteous than you, because of the detestable practices that you've committed.

Verse ConceptsComparisonsAppearancesHalf Of ThingsPeople In RighteousnessGod's People Sinning

"Now suppose that he produced a son who practiced all of his father's sins, but then that son began to fear me and stopped doing all of these things.

Verse ConceptsNot Imitating EvilEthicsFathers Responsibilities

“As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity because he practiced fraud, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.

Verse ConceptsOppressors

“Yet you say, ‘Why should the son not bear the punishment for the father’s iniquity?’ When the son has practiced justice and righteousness and has observed all My statutes and done them, he shall surely live.

Verse ConceptsIncurring GuiltSins Of The FathersResults Of Keeping The CommandmentsFathers Responsibilities

None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. He will live because of the righteousness he has practiced.

When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has practiced.

Verse ConceptsIniquity, Punishment For

"She defiled herself with all their idols. She never abandoned the immorality that she practiced in Egypt during her youth, where they laid down with her and fondled her virgin breasts, lavishing her with all kinds of favors.

Verse ConceptsBreasts, Figurative UseBeing Evil From YouthTouching To HarmPeople Not AbandoningSpiritual HarlotrySex Between Nations

Think about the wickedness that you practiced when you were young, when the Egyptians fondled your breasts, the breasts of your youth."

Verse ConceptsLewdnessBreasts, Figurative UseBeing Evil From YouthTouching To Harm

So I will put an end to your obscene conduct and your prostitution which you have practiced in the land of Egypt. You will not seek their help or remember Egypt anymore.

Verse ConceptsCessationStopping EvilForgetting PeopleSpiritual Harlotry

None of his sins that he has committed will be remembered against him. He has practiced justice and righteousness; he shall surely live.

Verse ConceptsGod Forgetting

Bible Theasaurus

Practiced (94 instances)
Practise (53 instances)
Practised (12 instances)
Proficient (4 instances)
Rehearse (7 instances)
Skilful (40 instances)
Skillful (88 instances)

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πλεονεξία 
Pleonexia 
Usage: 8

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