'Reason' in the Bible

Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a pure and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. And he still holds firmly to his integrity, so that you stirred me up to destroy him without reason."

Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:

How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

For he crushes me with a storm, and keeps on wounding me for no reason.

Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.

He deprives the world’s leaders of reason,and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.

Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, Even by reason of my haste that is in me.

Because of thy reverence Doth He reason with thee? He entereth with thee into judgment:

"After all, you've taken collateral from your relatives for no reason; you stripped the naked of their clothing.

Then an upright man could reason with Him,and I would escape from my Judge forever.

For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite said,“I am young, and you are aged;For that reason I was anxious and dared not tell you what I think.

"Job's friends won't reason with him anymore; discouraged, words escape them.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south wind ?

Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.

When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

You are the reason I offer praise in the great assembly; I will fulfill my promises before the Lord's loyal followers.

Indeed, no one who waits on you will be ashamed, but those who offend for no reason will be put to shame.

For this reason every one of your faithful followers should pray to you while there is a window of opportunity. Certainly when the surging water rises, it will not reach them.

Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;many hate me for no reason.

He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!

Let them be desolate by reason of their shame That say unto me, Aha, aha.

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

You are the most handsome of all men! You speak in an impressive and fitting manner! For this reason God grants you continual blessings.

You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.

For this reason we do not fear when the earth shakes, and the mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,

For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.

Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

Let them be turned back by reason of their shame That say, Aha, aha.

For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them.

When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes;

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.

By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

They surround me with hate-filled words, attacking me for no reason.

The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.

All your commands are reliable. I am pursued without reason. Help me!

Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.

For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.

For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. I hate all deceitful actions.

Your unchanging word is full of wonder; for this reason my soul keeps it.

Though nobles persecute me for no reason, my heart stands in awe of your words.

He has made his people victorious, and given all his loyal followers reason to praise -- the Israelites, the people who are close to him. Praise the Lord!

To have knowledge of wise teaching; to be clear about the words of reason:

If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.

For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

The Lord by wisdom put in position the bases of the earth; by reason he put the heavens in their place.

Do not bring a lawsuit against a person for no reason, when he has done you no harm.

Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.

Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow?Who has conflicts? Who has complaints?Who has wounds for no reason?Who has red eyes?

The building of a house is by wisdom, and by reason it is made strong:

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

Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.

Though the stillborn child came into the world for no reason and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness,

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

See, this I have found, said the Preacher, one to one, to find out the reason

Behold, I have found only this [as a reason]: God made man upright and uncorrupted, but they [both men and women] have sought out many devices [for evil].”

Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom -- By reason of honour -- a little folly!

Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

For this reason the Lord, the Lord of armies, the Strong One of Israel, has said, I will put an end to my haters, and send punishment on those who are against me;

For this reason the wrath of the Lord has been burning against his people, and his hand has been stretched out against them in punishment, and the hills were shaking, and their dead bodies were like waste in the open places of the town.

For this reason the sovereign master, the Lord, says: "It will not take place; it will not happen.

For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.

But he does not agree with this, his mind does not reason this way, for his goal is to destroy, and to eliminate many nations.

For this reason the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies, will make his healthy ones emaciated. His majestic glory will go up in smoke.

And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall depart from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed by reason of fatness.

For this reason all hands hang limp, every human heart loses its courage.

The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard as far away as Jahaz. For this reason Moab's soldiers shout in distress; their courage wavers.

For this reason what they have made and stored up, they carry over the Stream of the Poplars.

For this reason my loins are full of anguish;Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor.I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.

Here is a message about the Valley of Vision: What is the reason that all of you go up to the rooftops?

For this reason the Lord, the saviour of Abraham, says about the family of Jacob, Jacob will not now be put to shame, or his face be clouded with fear.

Egypt is totally incapable of helping. For this reason I call her 'Proud one who is silenced.'"

For this reason this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "You have rejected this message; you trust instead in your ability to oppress and trick, and rely on that kind of behavior.

For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.

Their stronghold will vanish by reason of terror, and their commanders will be filled with alarm because of the battle standard," declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.

Then the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say to Hezekiah, ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria says, “What is [the reason for] this confidence that you have?

For this reason he let loose on him the heat of his wrath, and his strength was like a flame; and it put fire round about him, but he did not see it; he was burned, but did not take it to heart.

I gave the word, and made it clear, and there was no strange god among you: for this reason you are my witnesses, says the Lord.

For this reason I made it clear to you in the past, before it came I gave you word of it: for fear that you might say, My god did these things, and my pictured and metal images made them come about.

For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away.

But the sovereign Lord helps me, so I am not humiliated. For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; I know I will not be put to shame.

For this is what the sovereign Lord says: "In the beginning my people went to live temporarily in Egypt; Assyria oppressed them for no good reason.

For this reason my people will know my name, for this reason they will know at that time that I am the one who says, 'Here I am.'"

I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby," says the Lord, "and I will heal them.

For this reason deliverance is far from us and salvation does not reach us. We wait for light, but see only darkness; we wait for a bright light, but live in deep darkness.